by Drew Boyd | Nov 26, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Evaluation Ideas, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
The Attribute Dependency Technique tends to produce innovations that are smart. They seemingly know when to adjust or change in response to a change in something else. It is one of five techniques of the SIT innovation method, and it accounts for a majority of new...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 3, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Innovation Method, Innovation Sighting, Innovative Marketing, Pinterest
“The Quiet TimeTM Universal System turns cell phones off automatically in designated areas such as theaters, hospitals, doctor’s offices, and business meeting rooms. Our patented technology converts your incoming calls to text messages and alerts the cell...
by Drew Boyd | Jul 30, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Technology, The Wheel
When Joseph Gayetty invented commercially available toilet paper in 1857, he called it “The greatest necessity of the age!” Of course, he wasn’t exaggerating. The use of paper for toileting dates back to the 6th century AD. Gayetty’s Medicated...
by Drew Boyd | Jul 2, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
The Columbia Sportswear Company is launching a new line of clothing that keeps you…cooler. The Omni-FreezeĀ® ZERO is a specialized fabric weave that increases the surface area of the fabric that contacts your bare skin. This transmits heat faster and feels cooler...
by Drew Boyd | May 21, 2012 | Creativity Tools, Evaluation Ideas, Ideation, Innovation Sighting, Jared Diamond
Toyota is designing a new technology that will react to the driver’s mood. It will adjust how the car behaves depending on whether the driver is sad, happy, angry or neutral. The technology uses a camera to identify facial emotions by taking readings from 238...