Texas Innovation Keynote Speaker Blog
Real-world strategies, trends and expert tips from Texas’s leading innovation keynote speaker to spark creativity and drive growth.
How a Bird Inspired a Bullet Train Engineer to Innovate
Inspiration for innovation is literally all around us. Mother nature has supplied us with billions of years of natural R&D. If you ever think that everything that could have been invented has been invented, think again. If you only got your inspiration from...
What Type of Innovator Are You?
In 1962 the book "Diffusions of Innovations" came out. It was a phrase coined by communications professor Everett Rogers to explain how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology is spread through cultures. Rogers explained in his book that four main elements are...
Inventor Spotlight – Ann Moore
Inventor and pediatric nurse Ann Moore proved that you can make an old idea new again. It was during her time in the Peace Corps in West Africa that she first saw mothers carrying their babies around on their backs in fabric harnesses. The babies seemed very content...
The Value of Incremental Innovation
A good portion of my day is spent working with small businesses, especially bricks and mortar stores, on how to compete and stay ahead of the curve in a time when change is so rapid. But there is a lot of resistance to being the first to jump off the cliff and try...
What I’ve Learned as an Innovation Keynote Speaker
For the past five years I've worked with corporations and associations as an innovation keynote speaker. The speeches are very interactive with the audience, with games and improv, so no two are ever the same. I've worked with children's hospitals,...
Innovation Lessons Companies Can Learn From the Pilgrims
A pilgrim is someone who makes a long and difficult journey. As an inventor and innovator I have definitely found that journey to be a rough and rocky one, that has never gone as planned, and I've learned a lot of innovation lessons along the way. For the 102...
Inventor’s Spotlight – Woman Inventor – Margaret Knight
I'll never forget the day I got a call from someone who was shocked that a woman had invented the wrist water bottle. We should be so far beyond that in our society, but the fact that fewer than 15% of all patents are issued to women proves that we still have a long...
Maximize Innovation With a Creative Office Space
What do flowers, plants and waterfalls have to do with innovation? A lot, according to an eight month study conducted by Texas A & M University. The study found that offices that included plants, flowers and waterfalls caused women to become more flexible and...
Inventor’s Spotlight – Frederick Walton
It's hard to image that at one time people walked on bare boards in their homes. Rugs had been around for centuries, but a mass-produced, easy to clean floor covering didn't exist until the mid 1800's. That was until British inventor, Frederick Walton, invented and...
Women Scientists and Engineers as Inventors
The first creativity workshop I ever put on was for a group of women engineers. Years later I'm still an innovation keynote speaker for many conferences of engineers and scientists. They're not only able to come up with great ideas, but they also know how to make...
Innovative Sales Rep Turned Accidental Inventor
Invention ideas can come from all kinds of places. Sometimes they come from necessity. Sometimes they come from frustration. And sometimes they come from pure accident. Sometimes they come from trying to solve a completely different problem. That’s one of the things I...
Inventors Spotlight – Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is best known for the Gettysburg Address and for abolishing slavery, but did you know he is also the only President to be an inventor and patent holder? In 1849 he filed a patent for a device that would help lift riverboats over sandbars, and two...
Creativity and Problem Solving Through Low Tech
Updated July 18, 2025 Creativity and Problem Solving Through Low-Tech Magic Ready to turbocharge your creative superpowers without another gadget? Believe it or not, the secret sauce to top‑tier problem solving isn’t in the latest app—it’s in good old pen, paper, and...
Why Creativity Gets Better With Age
Aging, in general, gets a bad rap. Though it's true that as you age your body slowly goes through changes and all vital organs begin to lose some of their function. A seventy year old may not be able to compete physically with a twenty year old in a marathon, but...
The Innovator Behind “A Christmas Carol”
The story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley has withstood the test of time since 1843. The classic novella written by Charles Dickens, cuts to the heart of even the most jaded, and brings a ray of hope that the Christmas...