Valuable Innovation We’ve all gotten them. Parking tickets. But what started out as a valuable innovation for one group became a nuisance for another group. Like most inventions, it was all the result of a problem. The problem was that in Oklahoma back in the...
Innovation Microwave Oven Many of the inventions we have now started out as accidents. One accidental innovation was the microwave oven. We take it for granted when we want a quick cooked meal, popcorn or a warmed over slice of pizza from the night before. It’s...
Accidental Innovation – Super Glue As an innovation keynote speaker and inventor I often talk about the “aha moment”. This is when it seems as though an idea just comes to you from out of the blue. But there are other ways inventions happen when...
The Value of Prototyping in Research and Development Last week I was the innovation keynote speaker for the James Hardie Research and Development Conference for their scientists and engineers. I normally don’t show anyone my first prototype, but I wanted to show...
As a creativity keynote speaker, one of the things I talk about is serendipity, or finding something valuable that you’re not looking for. Scotch brand tape was one of those serendipitous ideas. Invented to solve one problem and ended up solving many more....
