Cities, Innovation, and the Future
Innovation is intimately linked with cities. This occurs for many reasons, many of which are entirely obvious. People congregate in cities, and through experiencing problems and sharing ideas for how…
Driven to Death by the Rate of Innovation
We recently had a fascinating meeting with a prominent venture capitalist based in Palo Alto, and during the course of our conversation about the pressures that his portfolio companies are…
Innovation Around the World: Palau, China, Brazil & Kenya
Innovation is happening everywhere, and there's a lot to admire about some of the insights behind these excellent ideas: Palau: Sharks, Better Alive than Dead The southwestern Pacific nation of…
Sustaining Success and Coping with Fundamental Change
The acceleration of change and its impact on business and society is a theme that we touch on constantly here in this blog. This post covers four recent events that…
A Great Learning Opportunity in London
Science, technology, and medicine are shaping our individual and collective futures. So are cities, and robots, and data analytics. So is your own creativity. These are vitally important themes that…
Creativity and Innovation
The notion of “creativity” is an elusive but important one for the field of innovation. Indeed, it is central to the principles and practices of innovation, for the innovation process…
Innovation for the base of the pyramid
There are lucrative markets all over the world that companies are vying for, and innovation is playing a role in all of them. The middle class is growing rapidly in India and China now, and millions of people join the global economic engine in these countries each year. But many people who live at the base of the economic pyramid are also seeing more economic opportunities.
When Desiging a Conference, Remember that Structure Wins
I’ve helped design a number of conferences over the years, often working with organizations who want to make significant changes to the format of their conference so that it can…
Babies and Creativity
I'm reading a book that I am enjoying enormously, and although I haven't finished it yet, I found a passage that I appreciated so much that I wanted to post…
Predicting the Future: Trend Spotting Resources
Product Trends and Inspiration Most people who have been engaged in creativity and innovation, at some point, come to realize that cross pollination and lateral thinking are important sources for…