by devadmin | May 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
How an ancient culture learned to cultivate fortune — and what it can teach the rest of us The first time I saw a maneki-neko , Japan’s iconic beckoning cat, I assumed it was a passive charm. A wishful little figurine sitting on a shelf, waiting for luck to...
by Julie Austin | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
My book “Creating Serendipity: Think Like an Inventor to Generate Good Luck” is all about creating luck instead of waiting around for it to happen. Finding a four leaf clover is what we call dumb luck or blind luck. But how did it become associated with a...
by Julie Austin | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
As a motivational speaker who speaks on innovation I am constantly beating the drum about the value of an IP portfolio. Big corporations know how valuable it is, but small businesses and startups also need to have one. My patent protected me for years until I was...
by Julie Austin | Mar 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
I was recently the keynote speaker for Destinations Southwest on the topics of innovation and competitive advantage. As someone who travels a LOT I can tell you that competitive advantage in the DMO world is very important. As a traveler I can go anywhere. Why would I...
by Julie Austin | Jan 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
As an innovation keynote speaker I always say that learning best practices is great. You need to learn from others who are in your industry about what works and what doesn’t work. But it’s not innovation. Innovation the process of turning a new idea into a...
by Julie Austin | May 27, 2025 | Creativity, Uncategorized
If we’ve learned anything in the past few years, it’s that government can and will be disrupted. It can be disrupted in many ways—peacefully or violently, internally or externally, technologically or ideologically. I have friends who have government jobs...
