The Power of Patterns That Guide Our Thinking

10 years ago

Could creativity be as simple as following templates? In 1914 psychologist Wolfgang Köhler embarked on a series of studies about…

Holiday Innovation: The SIT Patterns in Christmas Gifts

10 years ago

'Tis the season for catalogs, and my favorite is Hammacher Schlemmer, America's longest running catalog, "Offering the Best, the Only…

Innovation Sighting: Attribute Dependency in Smart Apps

10 years ago

Are online reviews going extinct? From Yelp to Amazon, reviews these days are good for just one thing: Seeing what…

Teaching Creativity With a Story: A Lesson From Paul Smith

10 years ago

Creativity is considered by many to be a rare, elusive gift only musicians or bohemian New York artists possess. And…

What China Must Do to Innovate

10 years ago

Innovation is an essential ingredient to the growth and success of China's economy. The use of methods such as Systematic…

Innovation Sighting: Task Unification in Kitchenware

10 years ago

Many "wearable tech" devices measure the calories you burn in a day. But weight watchers know that's only half the…

Innovation Sighting: Subtraction in Email

10 years ago

The only thing worse than having too many emails is getting very long ones. When I open an email and…

Entrepreneur’s Library: Episode 5 – “Inside The Box” by Drew Boyd

10 years ago

Listen to the Entrepreneur’s Library: Episode 5 - "Inside The Box" by Drew Boyd.

Can Creativity Be Taught? Insights from Jacob Goldenberg and Others

10 years ago

Can creativity be taught? Here are insights from Professors Jacob Goldenberg, Rom Shrift and others on this seemingly elusive topic…

It’s Back! Innovation and Design Thinking MOOC

10 years ago

The course will help you master the tools necessary to generate new ideas and quickly transform those concepts into a…