You may be missing out on your next million-dollar idea — especially if you don't understand the principle behind "the idea that leads to the idea."
If you're a video person, I lay it all out in the video below. If reading is more your thing, skip the video and hop straight to the transcript below!
APR
2021
How to Come Up With a Great Idea
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In this video, I let you in on the secret to coming up with a great idea!
If you're a video person, I lay it all out in the video below. If reading is more your thing, skip the video and hop straight to the transcript below!
APR
2021
The Homer Simpson Moment
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What is it that separates innovators from non-innovators? The "Homer Simpson moment!"
If you're a video person, I lay it all out in the video below. If reading is more your thing, skip the video and hop straight to the transcript below!
APR
2021
Stop Playing to Win
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You may think that "winning the game" is the ultimate victory. But there's one further way to play...and it's where the real movers and shakers—the innovators—live!
If you're a video person, I lay it all out in the video below. If reading is more your thing, skip the video and hop straight to the transcript below!
APR
2021
What is Innovation?
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Are you missing out on your next million-dollar idea? I see it happen all the time. Why? Because that million-dollar (or hundred- or thousand-dollar) idea requires innovation—and most people don’t understand innovation. Because of that, they assume that they “just aren’t an innovative person.” All of that can change when you understand what innovation really is.
If you’re a video person, I lay it all out in the video below. If reading is more your thing, skip the video ...
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2021
Ketchup and Innovation
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There's a common misconception that innovations have to be ground-breaking, mind-bending, and earth-shattering in order to qualify as "true" innovations. Well, it turns out that innovations can come in all sizes and shapes!
If you're a video person, I lay it all out in the video below. If reading is more your thing, skip the video and hop straight to the transcript below!
APR
2021
Are You Wearing Blinders?
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It happens to all of us from time to time. We miss out on something great — an insightful podcast, a hot show on Netflix, or, maybe, that million-dollar idea — all because we're wearing blinders. And yes, it can even happen to you!
If you're a video person, I lay it all out in the video below. If reading is more your ...
APR
2021
This Thursday those of us in the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving Day — and, along with it, a tradition that dates all the way back to 1981!
I’m talking, of course, about the Butterball Turkey Talk Line — the go-to crisis center for all things turkey. This was a brilliantly innovative idea from the folks at Butterball!
At the core, it’s a simple idea, based on a common problem: cooking a turkey. Most people only do it once a year, ...
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2020
During times of crisis (like, say, a global pandemic), some organizations (businesses, community groups, associations, etc.) will fold, while others will flourish. This has been true throughout history.
So what is it that separates the two? Luck? Timing? A smile from the Fates?
My research shows that, more than anything else, one single trait makes the difference. One asset — which is completely free and is available to anyone — separates the organizations that ...
OCT
2020
An Innovative Cure For The Coronavirus Blues
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Let’s not beat around the bush. We are going through an unimaginably (at least until recently) difficult time — a time that requires innovative thinking. At some point, of course, the news will start to get better. But as of now, it just seems to be getting worse and worse.
It’s difficult to take. It’s all too easy (and perfectly justifiable) to fall into despair, or even depression. And there’s a certain part of that that’s appropriate. It’s part of the ...
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2020