The Myth of Serendipitous Innovation

10 years ago

With so many successful products created through serendipity, it makes you wonder whether companies can rely on it to create…

How Patterns Boost Our Performance…Without Even Knowing It

10 years ago

Humans are creatures of habits, and these habits can be analyzed and codified into rules that help us perform better.…

The Subtraction Technique: Reframing Your Business Model

10 years ago

I had just finished a talk on Systematic Inventive Thinking in which I had stressed the usefulness of the Subtraction…

Inside versus Outside: The Story of the Inside the Box

10 years ago

Go behind the scenes of "Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results." Enjoy this one hour…

The Division Technique: Cutting Innovation Down to Size

10 years ago

You can frequently make groundbreaking innovations simply by dividing a product into “chunks” to create many smaller versions of it.…

Think Inside the Skyscraper: Innovations in Architecture

11 years ago

Skyscrapers are amazing from any vantage point - near, far, or even inside. If you look closely, you'll spot the…

Innovation and Design Thinking MOOC to Return This Fall

11 years ago

The University of Cincinnati's popular Massive Online Open Course called "Innovation and Design Thinking" will return this Fall beginning in…

The Six Best Books on Creativity and Innovation

11 years ago

Creativity is what you do in your head to generate an idea, while innovation is the process of putting it…

Task Unification: The Essence of Citizen Science

11 years ago

“Simply by taking that fifteen-minute step, these citizen scientists make a contribution to saving bees,” LeBuhn said. “It’s remarkable having…

Academic Focus: Columbia Business School on Marketing and Innovation

11 years ago

Columbia Business School is offering a three-day Executive Education program called Marketing and Innovation. The program will teach Systematic Inventive…