NESTA Open Innovation Conference Videos
Last week I spoke at an event hosted by NESTA – the UK’s National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts. The day focused on Open Innovation and had some spectacular speakers including Cheryl Perkins (the former Chief Innovation Officer for Kimberly-Clark), Karim Lakhani (an open innovation guru from Harvard Business School), Stefan Lindegaard (a […]
Great Event in Canada
This weekend I am speaking at a very cool event! And I would love to have you join me. What: The Ultimate Success Event When: Saturday April 17th, 2010 from 8am to 6:30pm Where: Chateau Cartier Hotel close to downtown Ottawa Canada But, to kick things off, the weekend starts Friday night with a private […]
Is Crowdsourcing Disruptive?
There was an excellent post by Hutch Carpenter. In the article, he asked the question – “Is Crowdsourcing Disrupting the Design Industry?” He makes an excellent case for the value (and pitfalls) of crowdsourcing design work – especially from the perspective of the designer. As readers of this site know, I have used design crowdsourcing […]
LG Electronics Open Innovation Competition
Last year, LG Electronics ran an open innovation competition in search of the next generation cell phone. If you did not enter last year, you have another chance to win $20,000. According to their press release… LG Mobile Phones, the fastest growing mobile phone brand in North America, is partnering with crowdSPRING, an online marketplace […]
Open Innovation Design
Nearly 2 years ago, I used open innovation to develop the logo used on this site. I am now using open innovation again to help redesign my Personality Poker cards. As you know, later this year, the Personality Poker book will be published by Penguin’s Portfolio imprint. The publisher designed the book cover (we aren’t […]
Podcast on The Brain Advantage
Brad Kolar is one of the brightest guys I know. He and I worked together in Accenture back in the mid-90’s. He has been a contributor to all of my books. And now he is the co-author of a fascinating book called “The Brain Advantage. ” I had the privilege of receiving a review copy […]
Is it Dali Time…Or Hammer Time?
Yesterday I met with Jeff Boudro, the “Director of Really Cool Stuff at Staples.” And from spending time with him, I can attest to this being the truth! Case in point is the picture left… Jeff bought a clock that has 9 dials, each one representing a different timezone. For example, the top row of […]
Does Stress Limit Creativity?
Friday I was stuck in New York City. I wasn’t sure I would ever get out. The Tri-State area was getting hammered by a snow storm. I was scheduled to leave at 1PM, hours after the snow began. The airports were closed. And to make matters worse, earlier in the day, two people were struck […]
On CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutch
Stephen Shapiro on Donny Deutsch’s The Big Idea.
What We Don’t Know We Know
Last night I went to a seminar. On the whiteboard, the seminar leader drew an oft-used framework: There are things you “know.” For example, I know I can speak English. There are things you “know you don’t know.” I know I can’t speak Chinese. And there are things you “don’t know you don’t know.” Obviously […]