Accidental Innovation – Breakfast Cereal

Accidental Innovation – Breakfast Cereal

Breakfast cereal was invented in the late 19th century as a response to various social and dietary factors of the time. Here’s a brief overview of breakfast cereal invention: Granula In 1863, a strict vegetarian named James Caleb Jackson created a breakfast...
The Invention of Hair Spray

The Invention of Hair Spray

The concept of using products to style and hold hair in place dates many years. Before the invention of aerosol hairspray, various other hair-styling products and techniques were used, including gels, waxes, and even homemade mixtures. These products were typically...
Incentives for Innovation

Incentives for Innovation

The innovation industry, like any other industry, is full of buzzwords. People like to latch on to the latest academic-sounding terms and have lengthy discussions about them (Maybe you’ve already been contacted by someone who calls themselves a “thought leader” who...
What is Creativity?

What is Creativity?

As an inventor and creativity keynote speaker who leads creativity workshops, I love being able to help people tap into their creativity, even if they think they aren’t creative. It’s a skill that can be learned. And if you use it every day that skill gets...
Invention of Demolition Derby

Invention of Demolition Derby

The Great Depression spawned innovative businesses and risk takers like the Demolition Derby, which is still around today. It’s well known and loved as a low budget, rural, blue-collar type of entertainment. And it started with the deliberate car crash, pioneered by...