I think that every industry, public or private sector, should innovate and learn problem-solving skills. In fact, sometimes the ones that need it the most are in the public sector. Problem-solving for recreation and parks Recreation and parks departments require...
My innovation keynote speech for the Proctor and Gamble International Engineering Summit focused on the importance of diversity for innovation. Not just gender diversity, but all kinds of diversity. Diversity of culture, gender, age, race, education, and experience...
Keynote speaker for Building Code Industry Last week I was the innovation keynote speaker for the FL Building Code Officials Emerging Tech Conference. It was on problem solving in the building code industry. I wasn’t sure building code officials had a lot of...
Innovation in Education Years ago I was invited to a private screening of “Waiting for Superman” where teachers in the audience were free to express their true feelings. This was before I started speaking on innovation in education. What I learned from the...
Creativity and Problem Solving As technology takes over more of our lives, there is one skill a machine just cannot compete with…creativity. The World Economic Forum’s recently released report, The Future of Jobs, states that skill has moved from 10th...