Killer Innovations

Phil McKinney podcasts

As an executive at a leading high tech company, Phil McKinney shares his experience, tools, tricks and lessons learned about creativity and innovation. The goal of the podcast is to show the listeners that being creative and innovative is a skill that can be learned.

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KI_2012_14 Grow your innovation expertise from incremental to emergent to game-changing innovations
5/13/2012
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Duration: 16:05

Take on big innovation programs by building your innovation muscle. How? By growing your expertise and success from incremental innovation to emergent innovation to game-changing innovation.
KI_2012_13 How To Test Your Idea
5/6/2012
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Duration: 15:19

Before starting work on an idea, validate that it addresses a problem customers have and that your innovation is the best solution to that problem.
KI_2012_12 Innovation Attitude = Success
4/29/2012
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Duration: 16:34

Innovation Attitude - Check that you are convinced that you can innovate in your industry, you are willing to fight the self-doubt and that you are willing to get out of your innovation comfort zone
KI_2012_11 Market Timing For Your Innovation
4/22/2012
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Duration: 16:34

Market Timing of Innovation - How to know when the market is ready for your innovation so that you're not too early or too late.
KI_2012_10 Strategic Storytelling
4/9/2012
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Duration: 18:05

The ability to pitch your idea is critical to your innovation success. Using the strategic storytelling approach is a great way to engage the listener into supporting your idea.
KI_2012_09 5 Biggest Risks To Innovation
4/1/2012
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Duration: 21:38

Based on the work I've been doing with large and small companies since my retirement, I've identified the 5 biggest risks to innovation. They are corporate anti-bodies, lack of patience, ambiguous process, unprotected resources and poorly defined BHAG.
KI_2012_08 Laws of Innovation
3/25/2012
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Duration: 25:15

The Laws of Innovation - These are the set of laws that are critical for innovation success. If you violate any one of them, the consequences can be disastrous.
KI_2012_07 Idea Management Is Key To Your Innovation Strategy
3/18/2012
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Duration: 20:29

Ideas are the currency in the new economy therefore you need tools to manage this valuable asset as part of your overall innovation strategy
KI_2012_06 Co-Innovation As A Unique Type Of Innovation
3/11/2012
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Duration: 21:58

As part of the getting the innovation mix correct, recognizing that co-innovation is a unique and critical type of innovation is key
KI_2012_05 Innovation From Mergers and Acquisitions
3/4/2012
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Duration: 20:24

As part of the getting the innovation mix correct, innovation from mergers and acquisitions is an important but sometimes overused approach.
KI_2012_04 Organic Innovation
2/26/2012
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Duration: 16:05

Organic innovation, the result of internal resources, is one of the three parts of a proper mix of innovation for every organization.
KI_2012_03 Getting The Innovation Mix Correct
2/19/2012
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Duration: 19:50

Defining and managing the innovation mix (organic, M and A and co-innovation) correctly can greatly improve the overall success of you innovation efforts.
KI_2012_02 Fighting The Corporate Antibodies
2/12/2012
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Duration: 22:45

Based on Chapter 3 from Beyond The Obvious. How do you fight the corporate antibodies - those people who are the roadblocks to innovation.
KI_2012_01 Background On The Beyond The Obvious Book
2/6/2012
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Duration: 13:20

Background on the how the book Beyond The Obvious came to be
KI_2011_06 Innovation Leadership Skills
12/11/2011
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Duration: 21:14

Standard leadership skills are not enough. What are the unique innovation leadership skills needed to win in this highly competitive marketplace?
KI_2011_05 Going Beyond The Obvious
8/14/2011
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Duration: 18:39

Doing the obvious means doing the same thing everyone else does which means your average. Average is not a winning strategy. How do you go beyond the obvious and do the unexpected ... do the extraordinary.
KI_2011_05 Best Practices Means Being Average
7/18/2011
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Duration: 05:39

Best practices for innovation makes no sense. Best practices make everyone the same -- average. Innovation and creativity is about not being average. Its about standing out and doing something unexpected.
KI_2011_03 Kid Based Creativity
6/5/2011
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Duration: 08:21

How to teach kids to be more creative so they will be competitive in emerging creative economy
KI_2011_02 Innovate Education Workshop
5/30/2011
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Duration: 01:25

Can you innovate education? This is the results of the grouping exercise from the Killer Innovation Workshop on education
KI_2011_01 Corporate Entrainment
5/8/2011
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Duration: 04:20

Are you avoiding the trap of corporate entrainment?
KI_2011_01 Innovation Is About Sticking With It
2/18/2011
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Duration: 12:20

The challenge for innovators is not to become discouraged. Those that can stick with it, win!
KI_2010_04 Innovate The Way You Innovate
10/24/2010
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Duration: 14:00

Don't become complacent with your innovation process. Innovate the way you innovate.
KI_20100603 Interviewing Robert Scoble (@scobleizer)
6/6/2010
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Duration: 40:00

Phil interviews Robert Scoble (@scobleizer) talking about growing up in silicon valley, the early days of corporate blogging, the social network space and emerging trends (battles) that we should all keep an eye on.
KI_20100401 Interview with Bob Metcalfe - Inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com
3/30/2010
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Duration: 39:00

A series of interviews with innovation thought leaders. In this interview with Bob Metcalfe, we discuss the inventing of Enternet, founding of 3COM, the role of industry standards, the future of networking, the real history of Metcalfe's law and energy.
KI_20100315 Live Speech - Practical Innovation Skills
3/15/2010
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Duration: 32:00

A recording of a live speech on the topic of practical innovation skills - how to enhance your skills to compete in the coming creative economy
KI_20100303 Interview with Jim Sutton On Innovating The First Touch PC
3/1/2010
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Duration: 32:00

The is a series of interviews with innovation thought leaders. In this interview with Jim Sutton, we discuss the behind the scenes effort to bring to market the very touch PC back in 1983.
KI_20091217 Interview with Dave Watson from Ford and Steve Bishop from IDEO on co-innovation
12/13/2009
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Duration: 48:00

In this interview with Dave Watson from Ford and Steve Bishop from IDEO - they discuss the co-innovation project that resulted in a breakthrough innovation for the Ford Fusion.
KI_20091210 Interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee - The past and the future of the world wide web
12/5/2009
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Duration: 29:00

In this interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, he looks back on the early days of the web and looks forward to what's next.
KI_20091025 Interview With Chuck House - The Early Days At HP
10/25/2009
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Duration: 36:00

In this interview with Chuch House, he shares the early days of HP and his experiences interacting with Bill Hewlett and David Packard along with sharing thoughts on the culture of HP.
KI_20090825 Interview With Geoffrey Moore - Part 2 of 2
8/25/2009
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Duration: 28:30

Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Geoffrey Moore - author of Crossing The Chasm
KI_20090817 Interview With Geoffrey Moore - Part 1 of 2
8/17/2009
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Duration: 21:30

Part 1 of a 2 part interview with Geoffrey Moore - author of Crossing The Chasm
KI_20090810 Enabling Innovation - A Strength In Any Economy
8/10/2009
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Duration: 22:00

An apperance at the 2009 Forrester IT Forum on protecting and promoting innovation during a tough economy
KI_20090802 Interview With Art Fong
8/2/2009
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Duration: 22:00

In this interview with Art Fong, we hear about the early days of HP and the effort to re-ignite education, technology and innovation in China following the revolution.
KI_20090712 Video of Makers Faire Apperance
7/12/2009
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Duration: 22:00

Creating Killer Innovations
KI_20090620 Interview With David Cochran On The HP 35 Calculator
6/20/2009
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Duration: 42:00

Interview with David Cochran, the product manager for the HP 35, discussing the history and how of creating the calculator that changed the world.
KI_20090419 Getting Comfortable Taking Innovation Risks
4/19/2009
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Duration: 9:25

Getting over your fear of something going wrong
KI_20090315 How To Uncover Emerging Trends And Weak Signals
3/15/2009
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Duration: 18:45

The process Phil uses to be the first to uncover emerging trends and weak signals
KI_20090301 Using Creativity To Create A Killer Career
3/1/2009
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Duration: 23:00

Use the killer innovations approach of asking better questions to think differently about your current career and future job prospects
KI_20090208 Telling Your Idea Story
2/8/2009
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Duration: 15:00

Create a convincing story so that others will sacrifice to make your idea successful
KI_20090119 How To Estimate The Value Of An Idea
1/19/2009
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Duration: 15:00

How To Estimate The Value Of An Idea
KI_20090104 Improve Innovation Adoption
1/4/2009
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Duration: 15:00

Improve Innovation Adoption By Communicating The Utility and Cost Benefit
KI_20081214 Career Advice For Finding The Dream Innovation Job
12/14/2008
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Duration: 24:30

How do you find that dream job that leverages your creativity and passion for innovation?
KI_20081207 Proving The Value Of Innovation
12/7/2008
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Duration: 21:05

Given the current economic turmoil, how do you prove to management that innovation is important?
KI_20081026 When is the best time to innovate?
10/26/2008
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Duration: 18:15

When is the best time to innovate?
KI_20080923 Adjacent Innovations
9/23/2008
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Duration: 24:15

Adjacent Innovations -- How to use adjacencies to create killer innovations
KI_20080803 A Perfect Storm Of Innovation
8/17/2008
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Duration: 28:00

A video of the CONNECTIONS keynote sharing the impact from the coming perfect storm of innovations
KI_20080713 Lessons Learned From Creating Innovation Teams
7/13/2008
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Duration: 25:00

Lessons Learned From Creating Innovation Teams Part 8 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20080629 Changing Your Perspective Skills
6/29/2008
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Duration: 15:30

Changing Your Perspective and Why The Killer Innovation Approach Part 7 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20080601 Observation Skills
6/1/2008
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Duration: 22:30

Using observation to find the unspoken needs and wants of customers Part 6 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20080420 Creative Economy - Recorded Live
4/20/2008
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Duration: 27:30

Creative Economy - Recorded live April 4th 2008 at the Business Alliance Bootcamp for Growing Companies and Entrepreneurs held in Tysons Corner, Virginia
KI_20080413 Execution - Translating Ideas to Innovations
4/13/2008
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Duration: 24:00

Execution - Translating Ideas to Innovations Part 6 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20080330 Ranking Your Ideas
3/30/2008
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Duration: 30:02

Ranking Your Ideas - Part 5 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20080224 Ideation - Creating Killer Ideas
2/24/2008
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Duration: 25:02

Ideation - Creating Killer Ideas - Part 4 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20080121 Having A Focus For Your Innovation Search
1/21/2008
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Duration: 16:15

Having A Focus For Your Innovation Search - Part 3 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20071216 Current Methods Versus A Better Way To Innovate
12/17/2007
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Duration: 21:45

Current Methods Versus A Better Way To Innovate - Part 2 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20071112 Why is innovation important
11/13/2007
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Duration: 19:00

Why is innovation so important - Part 1 of the Killer Innovations CD Project
KI_20071014 Finding and Keeping Innovation Champions
10/15/2007
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Duration: 30:00

Finding and Keeping Innovation Champions and a new creativity exercise
KI_20070930 Overcoming The Mid-project Blues and a new creativity exercise
10/1/2007
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Duration: 23:00

Overcoming The Mid-project Blues and a new creativity exercise
KI_20070916 One Dimensional Innovations
9/17/2007
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Duration: 25:00

One Dimensional Innovations - Getting out of the innovation rut
KI_20070819 The New IQ - Innovation Quotient
8/20/2007
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Duration: 44:05

The New IQ - Innovation Quotient
KI_20070729 Finding Hidden Ideas By Using Five Hats
7/30/2007
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Duration: 16:05

Finding Hidden Ideas By Using Five Hats
KI_20070715 Fighting Innovation FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)
7/16/2007
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Duration: 25:10

Fighting Innovation FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)
KI_20070617 Prioritizing Your Ideas
6/18/2007
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Duration: 20:10

Prioritizing Your Ideas
KI_20070528 Seeing The Big Picture To Innovate
5/29/2007
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Duration: 18:00

Seeing The Big Picture To Innovate
KI_20070430 Innovation Failures
5/1/2007
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Duration: 23:00

Innovation Failures
KI_20070422 Career Advice For The Creative/Innovation Economy
4/23/2007
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Duration: 33:30

Career Advice For The Creative/Innovation Economy
KI_20070325 Managing The Innovation Funnel
3/25/2007
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Duration: 24:15

Managing The Innovation Funnel
KI_20070318 Measuring Innovation Impact
3/18/2007
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Duration: 36:25

Measuring Innovation Impact
KI_20070217 Trend Safari
2/18/2007
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Duration: 29:30

Trend Safari
KI_20070128 Improv Innovation
1/29/2007
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Duration: 27:10

Improv Innovation
KI_20070114 Making The Innovation Pitch
1/15/2007
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Duration: 32:10

Making The Innovation Pitch
KI_20070101 Creating White Space Innovations
1/2/2007
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Duration: 20:02

Creating White Space Innovations
KI_20061219 Tools And Tricks To Overcome Creativity Block
12/20/2006
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Duration: 31:00

Tools And Tricks To Overcome Creativity Block
KI_20061210 India China And The Creative Economy
12/10/2006
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Duration: 27:00

India China And The Creative Economy
KI_20061202 Innovation Gravity
12/2/2006
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Duration: 16:00

Innovation Gravity
KI_20061122 Creating Insanely Simple Innovations
11/22/2006
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Duration: 27:00

Insane Simplicity
KI_20061106 Brain On Auto-Pilot
11/7/2006
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Duration: 21:00

Brain On Auto-Pilot
KI_20061015 10 Infrastructure Requirements For The Creative Economy
10/16/2006
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Duration: 25:01

10 Infrastructure Requirements For The Creative Economy
KI_20061001 High Performance Innovation Teams
10/2/2006
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Duration: 27:00

High Performance Innovation Teams
KI_20060916 Innovation Economy Speech at Reuters
9/17/2006
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Duration: 30:00

Innovation Economy Speech at Reuters
KI_20060827 Corporate Corruption Of Innovation
8/28/2006
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Duration: 27:29

Corporate corruption of innovation
KI_20060814 Resource Constraints Impact On Innovation
8/14/2006
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Duration: 25:00

Resource Constraints Impact On Innovation
KI_20060729 The Role Of Innovation
7/30/2006
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Duration: 42:00

The Role Of Innovation
KI_20060716 Five Fears Of Innovators and External Innovation Networks
7/15/2006
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Duration: 35:10

Five Fears Of Innovators and External Innovation Networks
KI_20060703 Best Time To Innovate and Proactive Ways To Find Ideas
7/3/2006
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Duration: 34:49

Best Time To Innovate and Proactive Ways To Find Ideas
KI_20060625 Overcoming Innovation Block and How To Prevent Innovation
6/26/2006
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Duration: 37:20

Overcoming Innovation Block and How To Prevent Innovation
KI_20060619 Creative Failure Methodology and Becoming An Innovation Evangelist
6/20/2006
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Duration: 30:20

Creative Failure Methodology and Becoming An Innovation Evangelist
KI_20060610 Listening Skill and Rules Of Future Forecasting
6/10/2006
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Duration: 41:17

Listening Skill and Rules Of Future Forecasting
KI_20060604 Observation Skills and Contradictions
6/5/2006
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Duration: 24:20

Observation Skills and Contradictions
KI_20060523 Transition To The Creative Economy
5/23/2006
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Duration: 26:55

Transition To The Creative Economy
KI_20060430 Personal Barriers To Creativity
5/1/2006
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Duration: 33:10

Personal Barriers To Creativity
KI_20060422 Return Of The Lone Inventor
4/23/2006
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Duration: 31:58

Return Of The Lone Inventor and Wicked Innovations
KI_20060410 Importance of the Innovation Process
4/10/2006
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Duration: 36:06

Importance of the Innovation Process
KI_20060402 Show 50 - Listener Feedback
4/3/2006
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Duration: 32:37

Show 50 - Listener Feedback
KI_20060326 Rest and Relaxation for Better Innovation
3/26/2006
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Duration: 25:15

Rest and Relaxation for Better Innovation
KI_20060318 American Inventor and Listener Questions
3/18/2006
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Duration: 50:00

American Inventor and Listener Questions
KI_20060228 Improve Innovation Efficiency
3/1/2006
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Duration: 26:25

Improve Innovation Efficiency
KI_20060220 Innovation Toolkit and Prosperity Denial
2/20/2006
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Duration: 26:00

Innovation Toolkit and Prosperity Denial
KI_20060211 Innovation of Design and Finding a Mentor
2/11/2006
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Duration: 34:00

Innovation of Design and Finding a Mentor
KI_20060204 Start-up Innovation
2/4/2006
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Duration: 20:10

Start-up Innovation
KI_20060122 Management Model Innovation
1/22/2006
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Duration: 29:45

Management Model Innovation
KI_20060108 CES Innovations
1/9/2006
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Duration: 32:05

CES Innovations
KI_20060101 Outcome Driven Innovation and Innovation Budgets
1/1/2006
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Duration: 36:20

Outcome Driven Innovation and Innovation Budgets
KI_20051218 da Vinci Method and Outcome Based Innovation
12/19/2005
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Duration: 30:07

da Vinci Method and Outcome Based Innovation
KI_20051213 Productivity from Innovation and Innovation Education
12/14/2005
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Duration: 29:45

Productivity from Innovation and Innovation Education
KI_20051205 Innovation Rules and Virtual Anthropology
12/6/2005
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Duration: 32:47

Innovation Rules and Virtual Anthropology
KI_20051123 Creating a Pipeline of Innovation and Tryvertising
11/24/2005
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Duration: 28:35

Creating a Pipeline of Innovation and Tryvertising
KI_20051113 Cost Benefit Analysis of Innovations
11/14/2005
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Duration: 31:10

Cost Benefit Analysis of Innovations
KI_20051106 Futurecasting and Listener Contributions
11/6/2005
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Duration: 36:06

Futurecasting and Listener Contributions
KI_20051101 Team Diversity for Brainstorming
11/2/2005
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Duration: 35:00

Team Diversity for Brainstorming
KI_20051024 Innovation Timing
10/24/2005
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Duration: 28:42

Innovation Timing
KI_20051017 Innovation Mentoring
10/18/2005
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Duration: 31:00

Innovation Mentoring
KI_20051012 Stealth Innovations
10/12/2005
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Duration: 30:08

Stealth Innovations
KI_20051003 Katrina Innovations
10/4/2005
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Duration: 37:00

Katrina Innovations
KI_20050925 Overcoming Your Idea Critics and The Conceptual Age
9/26/2005
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Duration: 27:00

Overcoming Your Idea Critics and The Conceptual Age
KI_20050919 Building on the innovations of others
9/19/2005
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Duration: 40:05

Building on the innovations of others
KI_20050912 Ethnography and Life Caching
9/12/2005
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Duration: 41:30

Ethnography and Life Caching
KI_20050905 Creating an Innovation Culture
9/5/2005
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Duration: 30:45

Creating an Innovation Culture
KI_20050828 Idea Quota and Twinsumer
8/28/2005
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Duration: 27:30

Idea Quota and Twinsumer
KI_20050821 Fast Prototyping
8/21/2005
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Duration: 33:50

Fast Prototyping
KI_20050814 Redefining the Innovation Opportunity
8/15/2005
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Duration: 35:10

Redefining the Innovation Opportunity and Tweens
KI_20050807 Biology Based Innovations
8/7/2005
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Duration: 27:30

Biomimicry - Using biology as a source for ideas and innovations
KI_20050731 Emergent Innovations
8/1/2005
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Duration: 32:40

Emergent Innovations
KI_20050724 Innovation Success Rate
7/25/2005
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Duration: 31:15

Innovation Success Rate
KI_20050717 Collaborating for Innovation
7/18/2005
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Duration: 36:05

Collaborating for Innovation
KI_20050710 Financial Criteria for Killer Innovations
7/10/2005
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Duration: 32:10

Financial Criteria for Killer Innovations
KI_20050703 Storytelling & Weak Signals
7/4/2005
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Duration: 35:00

Storytelling & Weak Signals
Killer Innovations for June 26th 2005
6/26/2005
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Duration: 35:00

Measuring Structured Innovation & Applying Killer Questions
Killer Innovations for June 20th 2005
6/20/2005
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Duration: 31:00

Structured Innovation Part 2 & Innovation Rate
Killer Innovations for June 14th 2005
6/14/2005
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Duration: 30:00

Structured Innovation Process & Changing Perspective
Killer Innovations for June 6th 2005
6/6/2005
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Duration: 30:30

Scenario Planning & Computer Gaming
Killer Innovations for May 30th 2005
5/30/2005
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Duration: 30:00

Transforming your organization & Alternative industries
Killer Innovations for May 21st 2005
5/22/2005
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Duration: 29:30

Incremental Innovations & Role of Sci-Fi
Killer Innovations for May 15th 2005
5/16/2005
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Duration: 30:00

Interview with Brain Reactions & Killer Question
Killer Innovations for May 7th 2005
5/8/2005
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Duration: 30:00

2nd Generation Tools & Human Scale
Killer Innovations for May 1st 2005
5/2/2005
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Duration: 41:00

KI Workshop Warm-up & Differentiation
Killer Innovations for April 23rd 2005
4/24/2005
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Duration: 30:00

1st Generation Innovation Tools + Weak Signals
Killer Innovations for April 17th 2005
4/17/2005
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Duration: 28:00

10 types of Innovation & Weak Signals
Killer Innovations for April 13th 2005
4/13/2005
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Duration: 30:00

Ranking Ideas & Customer Segments
Killer Innovations for April 10th 2005
4/10/2005
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Duration: 30:00

Killer Innovation Workshop - How to organize and run one
Killer Innovations for April 3rd 2005
4/3/2005
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Duration: 28:00

Killer Questions
Killer Innovations for March 26th 2005
3/27/2005
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Duration: 24:00

Innovating to win in the 'experience economy'
Killer Innovations for March 22nd 2005
3/23/2005
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Duration: 24:00

The challenges or barriers that slow down or prevent the innovation process.

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