Michael Schrage from MIT puts innovation in the proper context, “Innovation’ isn’t what innovators do…it’s what customers and clients adopt”. Innovation occurs when a significant number of people or organizations purchase the product or service. In other words, if done properly; innovation means making money. The adoption rates of new technology are accelerating. It took [...]

I was shopping in Barnes and Noble today, or Barnes and Chernobyl as my son says (where does he ever get if from?) As you walk in the front of the store, there is the obligatory table of new year diet books. On sale of course. As I stroll further in the store, I see [...]

I saw this video posted on http://maunderingme.wordpress.com/ It’s one of those videos you almost stop before it ends but you are glad you watched the whole thing. Watch it to the end … please. I hope it will inspire you. You might be interesed in reading … Have You Found Your Calling? Perfectionism, Procrastination, and [...]

 The goal of innovation should be to create sustainable competitive advantage—not just create inventions with little or no market value. In order to compete, the product of service being offered must provide value to the consumer, be differentiated from competitors’ offerings, and be protected from imitation. Frequently employees and managers involved with product development are [...]

Although I am not an architect, I do appreciate architecture, design, and history. This year for Christmas, my wife bought me a Lego set. Yes a Lego set. You are never too old for Lego! Lego has a new line of kits that have broad appeal. The series, called Lego Architecture; showcases building such as [...]