Here’s a common scenario: An acquaintance passes you on the street, stops, and asks you how you’re doing. You begin responding with some meaningful updates about your life, but the person asking you the question seems quite distracted — surprised yo… Continue reading
There’s a reason why the expression “ideas are a dime a dozen” is so popular. Because they are. It’s easy to get ideas. What’s not so easy is championing ideas. And by “championing”, I am referring to the kind of heroic commitment required to actua… Continue reading
Want a culture of innovation? Choose a few of the following guidelines and make them happen. If not YOU, who? If not NOW, when?
1. Remember that innovation requires no fixed rules or templates — only guiding principles. Creating a more innovative … Continue reading
Most people think Valentine’s Day was invented by Hallmark Cards. It wasn’t. Valentine’s Day is actually a well-documented, historical phenomenon — its tangled roots winding their way through centuries worth of Christian liturgy, pagan tradition, myt… Continue reading
A little known fact about innovation is that many breakthroughs have not been the result of genius, but “happy accidents” — those surprise moments when an answer revealed itself for no particular reason.
The discovery of penicillin, for example, w… Continue reading
My company, Idea Champions, is headquartered in a town that most people don’t associate with corporate consulting — Woodstock. Yes, THAT Woodstock — the Woodstock the world has come to know and love as the geographical center of all things musical… Continue reading
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Ten Tips for Giving a Kick Ass Keynote
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Some people say creativity is the key to innovation. Others say perseverance, teamwork, risk taking or R&D. I say LOVE. Yup, love. Without love, innovation shrivels and dies. Mozart has something to say about this, too. Anyway, Valentine’s Day is just 10 days away and, since we know you are working your little tushie off and may not make the time to buy the ones you love a gift — we are giving you this show to give to them. And if you feel like giving to our favorite charity for whom we are dedicating this show, that would be fantastic.
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There are 16,593,242 teenage girls living in America. One of them lives in my house. That would be my daughter, Mimi, an extraordinary 17-year old who, shall we say, has been quite an education for me.
If you have a teenage daughter, you know what I… Continue reading
