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The Innovation Minute #3: The 5 D’s of Differentiation

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Today’s Innovation Minute – The 5 D’s of differentiation: Distinctive, Defensible, Disruption-Proof, Desirable and Disseminated. Be sure to watch the previous episodes!   Transcription: In the last video I talked about differentiation, and the fact that you can’t innovate everywhere, you only want to innovate where you differentiate. Today I want to talk about the […]

The Innovation Minute #2: Differentiation

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Installment #2 of The Innovation Minute. Today I discuss differentiation, a critical aspect of improving innovation ROI. You can watch all of the videos here. Transcription: Today I want to talk about the first part of my FAST Innovation Model which is the F, which means focus. There is a belief in the world of innovation […]

My New eLearning Course is Available!

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It has been a while in the making, but it is finally here! In partnership with MindScaling, we are thrilled to announce the release of my new eLearning course. This is a highly graphical and interactive course that will engage people from the start. There are activities, assessments, and animations. We even provide downloads and […]

Introducing the Innovation Minute

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I know that a lot of you are really busy and have limited time to digest heavy innovation content. Therefore, I’ve decided to launch TheInnovationMinute.com, 60 seconds of innovation inspiration each Wednesday. Here’s the first installment where I introduce my FAST Innovation model. The first few videos set the stage (so please be patient). After that […]

Starting Tomorrow…The Innovation Minute

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Tomorrow morning I will be launching a new series… The Innovation Minute Each Wednesday I will publish a video with 60 seconds of innovation inspiration to help you quickly understand ways to better drive innovation in your business and your career. You can watch the videos here, or you can find them quickly at TheInnovationMinute.com. […]

When You Are the Best, You Should be Worried!

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Back in 1993, I started speaking. At the time I was a consultant with Accenture (then Andersen Consulting). By the mid 90’s, I was speaking 50 to 100 times a year at company and client events around the world. Invariably, after a speech, people would line up to shower me with accolades and acknowledge my […]

Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech

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As readers of this blog know, on July 21, 2015, I was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. That evening, I received the National Speakers Association’s Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE) award in front of 1,500 people at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC.

Magic and Creativity Video

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Although I have dedicated the last 20 years of my life to understanding innovation, I no longer attend innovation conferences, unless I am speaking. Also, I read very few innovation books. Why?

Innovation Philosophy Video

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Many people have asked me to summarize my innovation philosophy. Although I have many articles on the topic, to make it easy, I decided to create a 6-minute animation. This video summarizes the three key mistakes companies make when innovating – and what they can do to address those issues. Following these steps can lead to […]