Looking for Reviewers of the Personality Poker Book
Today marks 10 weeks before the release of the Personality Poker book. And just a few hours ago I received 100 copies of the “galleys” (the uncorrected paperback proofs). Over the next few weeks, we will be compiling a list of those in the media, including bloggers, who we think would be interested in receiving […]
Everything Has a Personality
While developing Personality Poker, one thing I discovered is that lots of things have personalities: People, Political Parties, Products, Places, and Organizations (I could not find a “p” for this last one). When you look at everything through the lens of a personality, you begin to see why individuals gravitate towards (or away from) certain […]
When a Goal is Not a Goal
This post marks the 500th entry on this blog. Today I want to discuss how to have goals that are not goals. How do you do this? For most people the present is designed to give them a future they want. For me, the future gives me the present I want. Here’s what I mean […]
Doing Nothing to Enhance Creativity
We are in such a fast paced society that we are always focused on achieving our goals. In business, these goals might be hitting quarterly earnings targets, sales quotas, or operating budgets. Even innovation initiatives are goal-driven. We measure ideas generated, time-to-market, and percent of revenue from new products. We are indeed a goal-driven society. […]
From Tarot Cards to Poker Cards to Personality Poker
In my upcoming book, “Personality Poker,” I had an appendix which discussed the history of poker cards and how this led to the Personality Poker card game. But when it came time for the final printing, the publisher felt that the book was too long. Therefore the appendix was cut and is included below for […]
Are You Smarter than a PhD?
“Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?” is an entertaining show. In the world of innovation, the biggest question is, “Are you smarter than a PhD?” Here’s what I mean… In Personality Poker we address four primary innovation styles. The spades are the ones who are, as we would say in Boston, “wicked smaht.” We […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three Innovation Distinctions (Part 3): Diversity not Homogeneity
This is the third of my “innovation distinctions” entries. [for your convenience, all three articles have been packaged into one pdf file] In the first part of this series, I wrote why you should focus on “Challenges, not Ideas.” Next, I addressed the distinction of “Process, not Events.” In this final entry, I discuss why […]