by Drew Boyd | Nov 22, 2010 | Creativity Tools, Ideation, Kickstarter
One way to develop stronger innovation skills is to practice pattern recognition…seeing an inherent pattern used to create innovative products and services. Pattern recognition "builds innovation muscle" and makes you more adept at applying...
by Drew Boyd | Nov 8, 2010 | Consultants, Innovation Method, Innovation Sighting, Technology, The Wheel
Blackberry is taking a shellacking from iPhone and Android. It’s market share has declined 4% in four months. Why? The company drifted from a strategy built around its core competency and is frantically chasing its app-crazed competitors. Though Blackberry...
by Drew Boyd | Nov 1, 2010 | Help, Innovation Method, Innovation Sighting, Innovative Marketing
What big innovation do you expect within 10 years? My crystal ball is no better than others. Rather than predict innovations, I predict what characteristics they will have and how they might be invented. 1. Mobility: Future products will incorporate some degree of...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 3, 2010 | Inside the Box Innovation, The Economist, The Wheel
SIT will be conducting its 5th innovation course in New York City from Nov 1-3, 2010. This course is designed for middle management and above, but most anyone can benefit from the learning experience. Participants of previous courses were Presidents, Marketing VPs and...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 27, 2010 | Consultants, Technology
Task Unification is a great tool when you have a general idea of the direction you want to go or business challenge you are dealing with. It is one of five templates in the Systematic Inventive Thinking method. Like all the templates, it helps regulate and channel the...
