As an innovation speaker I know the value of a creative mindset. I feel like I was just born that way, but anyone can develop the same creative mindset if they work at it. By work, I mean playful, fun work. Creativity is like a muscle. You have to use it for it to get...
One way inventions have come about is by having the inventor accidentally leave something and come back to it. Then the experiment had turned into something else. It’s up to a clever and enterprising innovator to take an accidental innovation and turn it into...
If you ask 10 people “What is innovation?”, you might get 10 different answers. As an inventor and innovator, my answer is “Any new idea that adds value”. I know that’s a little simple and broad. Innovation is putting those ideas into...
Ability to Make Boring Things Interesting I’ve never understood the concept of being bored. As an inventor and innovator that’s not even in my vocabulary. Inventors are infinitely curious about the world around them. So even the topics that might seem...
Fads and Group Think Fads tend to get a bad rap. Their popularity may not have anything to do with the value of the item or the craze, but rather rely on group think. Good examples are Hula Hoops, Pet Rocks, Lava Lamps, the Slinky and Beanie Babies. Pet Rocks and...
