Posts by Drew Boyd
Innovation Sighting: Task Unification and GladWare Containers
Task Unification is defined as: assigning an additional task to an existing resource. That resource should be in the immediate vicinity of the problem, or what we call ‘The Closed World’. In essence, it’s taking something that is already around you and giving an additional job.
Read MoreGetting the Right Talent for Innovation
When I hire innovation team member, I always look for certain characteristics beyond just job experience and track record. I look for people who are competitive by nature, who have a high tolerance for ambiguity, who are great at networking, and who have a good head for numbers.
Read MoreHow and Why You Want to Strip Great Ideas of their Identity
Drew Boyd shares examples and strategies for boosting creative output and idea generation in the workplace.
Read MoreInnovation that Shapes Who We Are
When you try on a new piece of clothing, like a shirt or a new jacket, what do you see when you look in the mirror? If you’re like most consumers, you’re not looking at the clothing. Rather, you’re looking at yourself and thinking about how that new clothing fits the image of the person you are or want to become. As a innovator, you need to understand this very important aspect..
Read MoreInnovation Sighting: Adjustable Airline Seats
Here’s a nice example of the Attribute Dependency Technique, one of five in the innovation method called Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT). It’s a great tool to make products and services that are “smart.” They adjust and learn, then adapt their performance to suit the needs of the user.
Read MoreInnovate to Reduce Your Customer's Risk
Do you remember a time when you were just about to buy something, but at the last minute, you stopped and said, “No, I don’t think I’ll buy this.” So what stopped you?
Read MoreThe 2015 Breakthrough Innovation Report
Nielson released its 2015 BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION REPORT tthat features best practices from winning brands – with seven specific case studies from Pepsico, Kraft, MillerCoors, Kellogg’s, Nestle Purina, Atkins and L’Oreal Paris.
Read MoreInnovation Sighting: Buttons That Lie and the Subtraction Technique
Think about how often you push buttons during the normal course of a day, at home, in our car, and elsewhere – elevators, crosswalks, and so on. Did you ever stop to wonder how many of those buttons you push don’t actually work?
Read MoreCreating New Products With The Division Technique
You can frequently make groundbreaking innovations simply by dividing a product into “chunks” to create many smaller versions of it.
Read MoreNew Tricks for Old Dogs: The Task Unification Technique in Surgery
CPP has long frustrated physicians. Although some doctors have suspected that factors such as endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome can cause CPP, it has always been difficult to make a definitive diagnosis. And without such a diagnosis, CPP is nearly impossible to treat. Or was. Until Dr. Palter had his idea.
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