Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro

  Like dinosaurs and gas-guzzling SUVs, is the traditional New Year’s Resolution rapidly becoming a thing of the past? According to a survey by Stephen Shapiro, the answer is a resounding “Yes.” In a survey

Yes, innovation can help you develop new products. But it can also be a useful tool for helping you: recession-proof your business, reduce costs, increase service levels to customers, increase overall employee performance – and

A few years back, I helped the Quill Corporation (a division of Staples) launch their innovation efforts. To introduce innovation to the employees, we kicked things off with a competition – “The Quillionaire” – based

While in Asia, I heard a great expression, “Before You Can Multiply, You Must First Learn to Divide.” I now find myself using this saying nearly every day. The idea is that if you want

Last night I was on “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch” on CNBC. I was there to discuss how to save your job during a down economy. I had a number of tips prepared,

I just arrived back from Asia at 1am yesterday morning. My first stop while in the states? “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch” on CNBC. In 2 hours we start taping the show that is

I am here in Bangkok and loving it. The people are so nice. The food is great. And the massages (legit ones!) are cheap. I check email once, maybe twice a day. And I only

How are you doing with the 30 day challenge? For me, the first few days were tough. What made it even more difficult was that my hotel does not have internet access in the rooms.

It has been nearly 24 hours without my BlackBerry. It’s funny. When dieting, all you can think about is food. When your BlackBerry is stolen, all you can think about is your Blackberry. How much

While here Malaysia, my BlackBerry was stolen. It reminded me of something I wrote in my book Goal-Free Living: Every day we are presented with numerous opportunities, but they often pass us by without our

Today I leave for Asia and will be gone for 3 weeks. Before I go, I want to throw out an idea I have been playing with. It’s rough, and I will write more about

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