Do you Forecast like Punxsutawney Phil?
Have you seen the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day? You should, it is hilarious. Do you know the story of Punxsutawney Phil? Phil is a groundhog. According to the tale,
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Use the Repeat Button Wisely in Life and Work
When I listen to music I love the repeat button. I especially love the “repeat 1†button. I love to hear the same song over and over again. It drives
The morning coffee time challenge: How to turn problems into data and innovate solutions
An IBM executive gave advice to graduates. He said to develop the skill of figuring out how to do something with data. This can be finding it, gathering it, organizing
Technology Innovation Literacy
This sixth grader, Thomas Suarez, gave a TED Talk. For me that alone stands out. How many 6th graders do you see doing TED Talks? He develops IPhone apps. His
Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership Articles on Social Media
Be sure to connect with me on Facebook and Twitter where I share excellent innovation and creativity articles and videos. I'm always reading articles from great sources like FastCompany
Innovate Everywhere: How to Build a Better Fruit Fly Trap Using Innovation Skills
The Five Innovator’s DNA skills are observing, associating, questioning, experimenting, and networking. You can put these skills to use in everyday situations.
The problem. I had fruit flies one summer day.
How to find text or website themes in a split second with an innovative word frequency analysis tool
I discovered an amazing website called Textalyser that helps you to analyze the frequency of keywords. This is a great tool for starting to interpret qualitative data. I am working
Get to the Curious Point: How to Title Ideas, Messages, & Books
What can we learn from how best selling non-fiction books are titled to help us title our own ideas and messages so that people understand our ideas and want to
Incremental or Breakthrough Innovations: Go +1 or x2?
Would you rather go +1 or x2 in your ideas and innovations? How about life? How about at work? When innovating and doing things better we have choices. Do we
Innovating on the Wall: Activities for Reflection and Strategy
When you post your innovation activities on the wall and keep them there, you not only have more room to work and collaborate but you are visually reminded of what
Speech on Developing and Communicating Innovative Ideas
I had been blogging about the process of creating a visual keynote speech. I recorded a final prototype version of a speech on "developing and communicating innovative ideas" from my
How to create a visual keynote speech
I'm doing a pecha kucha keynote speech for an event called Showcase at the University of Wisconsin. This is my story of how I'm developing it. A pecha kucha is
Do Not Create Alone: How to Develop a Title Using 2 Question Surveys
I am finishing a book based on my dissertation research of high quality leadership programs. The purpose of the book is to help people innovate their own leadership programs and
Recommended Creative Thinking Books on Generating Ideas or “Thinking Tools”
During the past five years I have been immersed in creative thinking resources and reviewed many books on tools for generating ideas. I've synthesized and adapted some of the best
Out-innovate, outeducate, and outbuild: Obama’s call for a focus on education & innovation
“We need to out-innovate, outeducate and outbuild the rest of the world.†This was President Obama's memorable quote from the 2011 State of the Union Address that summed up what