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Life Balance

December 14, 2011

A trait of the innovator is an intensity of focus. Think about Thomas Edison sleeping in his laboratory or the engineers at Apple computer not sleeping for four days straight and living on pizza and coke. Boy, that really sounds glamorous and exciting, doesn’t it? Sure, as long as someone else is doing it. But [...]

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Contracompatible

August 19, 2011

My friend David Staley discusses his concept of Universitas as a gathering of diverse minds to create and innovate. We get together each month (30-50 people) for dinner and discuss pertinent topics. In front of the group last night David mentioned a light bulb that turned on for him when he saw an ad for [...]

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Situational Awareness

July 20, 2011

Awareness is critical to the invention process, specifically to help you identify a need in the marketplace. I’ve always found driving time as great thinking time. A three hour trip is sure to generate a great idea or two I will want to pursue. An invention I’m working on now has to do with vehicle [...]

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Writing as an Awareness tool

June 28, 2011

As a writer, I think I take for granted the value of writing and creating media every day. Perhaps your job or normal tasks don’t require you to write each day. I’ll suggest that you add writing to your repertoire, even baby steps, so that you can begin to take advantage of the benefits. First, [...]

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Initiative – The balancing act – Fish or cut bait

June 16, 2011

There are many stories of failure after failure before success occurs, teaching us to never give up. A significant argument for not giving up from an innovation perspective is the learning that occurs. Each trial generates new information. We learn about what doesn’t work, or what combination of components works better. Another point is that [...]

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Irreverent Curiosity

May 27, 2011

British scientist and author Jacob Bronowski said, “It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.” A great example of achieving success through an increased sense of curiosity is the high school student in Lincoln, New Hampshire, [...]

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The Role of Consciousness

May 2, 2011

Consciousness is used to monitor the environment for us, bringing stimuli from the environment to our attention and awareness. The process can be seen when we’re quietly reading inside our home on a windy day. Our focus is on the reading and our awareness includes the book, possibly the comfortable feeling of being inside, and [...]

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Meijer: I may be able to find chopped green chiles

April 25, 2011

Meijer is launching an app that will direct me to the right shelf for the product I want. Hallelujah!!! I’m pretty domestic. I like to cook, do my share of the clean-up, etc. But send me to the grocery store and my blood pressure increases 50 points. My wife makes a great dip that requires [...]

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3 Ways to train people to be curious

April 21, 2011

One trait of the innovator is to lead by example and there is no more important area for this than curiosity. We’ve talked about the negative training received throughout our lives that is designed to dampen curiosity to the point where the brain literally stops coming up with questions. We have to teach the people [...]

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Find Your Game

April 4, 2011

It’s easy to focus on something if you enjoy it. Have you ever been lost in a great movie or a book? The feeling is that time is suspended and you are surprised how connected you are with the material. Concentration on the material comes easily. If someone walks in the room you may not [...]

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