by Julie Austin | Sep 4, 2018 | Technology
Updated July 2025 Reading your cell phone in direct sunlight has long been a challenge due to harsh glare washing out the display. University of Central Florida physicist Shin-Tson Wu has pioneered a breakthrough antireflection film inspired by moth eyes that promises...
by Julie Austin | May 14, 2018 | Innovation Keynote Speaker
Updated August, 2025 Last month I had the honor of being the innovative keynote speaker for the Southeast Michigan Fire Chiefs Association on “Fire Industry Leadership in the Age of Disruption.” Standing among first responders, I was reminded that the challenges...
by Julie Austin | Nov 5, 2017 | Innovation, Uncategorized
Updated September 2025 If there’s one phrase that has the power to crush creativity, silence bold ideas, and stall progress in its tracks, it’s this one:“That’s the way it’s always been done.” It’s the ultimate excuse. A conversation killer. A safety blanket for...
by Julie Austin | Nov 1, 2017 | Innovation
Updated September 2025 From the paint bays of 1920s body shops to the kitchen junk drawer, Scotch® Tape is the tiny invention that changed how we fix, build, and improvise. This is the surprisingly human story of Richard Gurley Drew—and how a curious promise, a lot of...
by Julie Austin | Sep 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Creativity shares some of the same rules as improv. For one thing, every idea is the best idea you’ve ever heard. There’s no judging and no denying. And that’s the beauty of it. Companies and organizations that are worried about the costs of...
