This page contains a summary of all of the past shows in the form of an archive. They are presented in date order starting with the newest. If you are looking for a specific topic, I would suggest you use the search function to the right.
Innovating Design And The Changing Role of Designers S11 Ep17
The role of designers and design thinking is impacting every product and service being created. The old days of a product being created and then tossed over the wall to a designer to “wrap it in plastic and make it look nice” are long gone. With the introduction of products like the iPhone and Tesla, customers […]Read More »Inspiring Next Generation Innovators With Micromanufacturing S12 Ep16
The first challenge every innovator will experience is the task of taking their idea and turning it into something real. If your idea is a physical items such as a electronic device, a tool or any other tangible 3D item, how do you go about manufacturing it? What innovators need is access to reasonably priced […]Read More »How To Overcome The Innovation Antibody Of Impossible S12 Ep15
As with any idea, taking that spark and turning it into a product and a company runs into a never ending set of challenges. Early in the process, the innovation antibodies will come out in force. The one innovation antibody response that creates pause is when people you respect say that your idea is impossible. Should you go […]Read More »Kid Entrepreneurs: A 10 Year Old Who Is Franchising His Idea S12 Ep14
As a kid, I would setup a lemonade stand to try to make enough money to maybe go the movie or buy some candy. How times have changed. Kid entrepreneurs are not settling for a few bucks in their pocket. They are taking entrepreneurial opportunities by the horns and creating real businesses with real income […]Read More »7 People You Should Recruit to Your Innovation Team S12 Ep13
When building an innovation team, taking special care that all of the official and unofficial roles are filled is key – not to mention teamwork. So what are those critical roles for the innovation team? In this weeks Killer Innovations Show, we address a listener question: What are the roles I should look for when […]Read More »Finding and Benefiting From A Coach and Mentor S12 Ep12
How do you find and take advantage of an innovation, business and/or career coach/mentor? I was the beneficiary of a great mentor who had a major impact on my career success. As a result, I believe others can benefit from finding the right mentor that can help them through this thing called life. So, do […]Read More »Innovating Healthcare in America S12 Ep11
In this weeks show, we dive into an an area that is ripe for innovation – healthcare. With are currently seeing one of the most partisan, divided political cycles. Is there really an opportunity to be disruptive by innovating healthcare in Amercia? My guest, Dr Stephen Klasko, shares his perspective on what it will take to transform and […]Read More »8 Ways To Deal With Innovation Antibodies Who are Blocking You S12 Ep10
Everywhere you turn, there seems to be someone who is blocking you from making progress on your idea. These innovation antibodies seems to have one more reason as to why your idea won’t work. In this weeks Killer Innovations Show, we are answering a listener question on how to deal with these innovation antibodies. Here […]Read More »What Are Your Most Pressing Questions on Innovation? S12 Ep9
This weeks show is what we call an “Ask Phil” episode where we take your questions on innovation via Facebook or via email, and answer them live during the show. The questions answered during the show were: “I loved your post about feeling stupid!!! You give the best advice that is grounded in you immense amount […]Read More »How A Day Job Annoyance Launched A Medical Innovation S12 Ep8
We all have experienced that regular work annoyance. That thing that is like finger nails on a chalk board. When you ask why, you typically hear back that “its always been done this way”. True innovators don’t settle and keep asking “why” — and then go out and innovate a solution. In this example, go […]Read More »Why Is An Ability To Change Critical For Innovation Success? S12 Ep7
The ability of any organization to have innovation success is defined by its willingness and ability to do things differently. To change. Lets not fool ourselves – change is hard and makes everyone unconformable. In this weeks show, we discuss the role of change, fear and failure on innovation success. We cover such topics as: Why is […]Read More »How To You Use Emerging Trends To Create Innovation Opportunities? S12 Ep6
Detecting emerging trends and turning them into innovation opportunities can have a dramatic impact on an organization. Where do you find and track these emerging trends? By tracking sites such as TrendWatching, you can gain insights into what is changing so that you aren’t surprised and are able to create new products and services ahead of your […]Read More »What Is The Innovation Behind Chatbots And Why Is It Important? S12 Ep5
With the growing interest of organizations to have a closer, real-time connection with their customers, there is the emergence of business-to-consumer messaging channels coming from startups and even well established companies. To address the growth of customer interactions with these new messaging platforms, organizations are turning to chatbots, natural language processing, artificial intelligence and machine […]Read More »How To Find The Top Talent For Your Next Innovation
What do you do if you have that next great idea but don’t have the technical skill to turn it into that next breakthrough innovation? Would you even know how to interview and qualify a person to take on your idea? Many will turn to their network of friends and family or to one of […]Read More »Should You Trademark Your New Innovation? S12 Ep3
One of the more common questions asked by innovators is about patents and trademarks. For some reason, many innovators focus on patents believing that they need one to secure funding and/or support for their idea. That somehow a patent validates novelty. Given the average cost to secure a patent ($20,000 to $30,000 USD), how should […]Read More »What are the 3 things that every organization should do to be truly innovative? S11 Ep2
It seems that every organization is looking for the secrets to make their teams more innovative. Is it hiring? Or is it office space design? In this weeks Killer Innovations Show, Thomas D. Kuczmarski, president and founder of Kuczmarski Innovation and co-founder (with journalist Dan Miller) of the Chicago Innovation Awards, shares his thoughts on what […]Read More »What Are The Steps To Go From An Idea To On The Shelf? S12 Ep1
In this weeks show, we talk with Tracy Hazzard of Hazz Design whee she has co-invented 35 patents with an 86% commercialization rate and designed 250+ consumer products bought everyday generating over $750 million for her clients. How does she go from idea to on the shelf? On the show, we discuss: The common challenges innovators […]Read More »Valuable Secrets From Innovation Coaching and Mentoring S11 Ep52
This week, I share my experience with innovation coaching and innovation mentoring in response to questions from a recent blog post. Over the years I’ve mentored and coached hundreds of executives, teams and entire companies. Each one is unique and different and I walk away learning something from each and every one. Over the years, […]Read More »Robert Scoble on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality S11 Ep51
This weeks guest was Robert Scoble. Robert was the futurist at Rackspace who recently announced he was joining UploadVR. In this new role, Robert will be covering the latest advances in virtual reality and augmented reality. During the interview, Robert and I discussed: SXSW and what was the buzz at the show. His perception of […]Read More »7 Must-Haves For A Killer Innovation Pitch S11 Ep50
In this weeks Killer Innovations radio show, we pick up on a series we started in early February to take you from a blank page to brainstorming to a killer idea. Now you need to create and deliver your innovation pitch. As background, those shows covered: How to create and use predictions to create an […]Read More »Cartoons Creativity and Innovation with Tom Fishburne S11 Ep49
This weeks guest on the Killer Innovations radio show was Tom Fishburne. Tom is a cartoonist that pokes fun at marketing, creativity, design and innovation and I’ve shared his cartoons on my blog many times. His work is meant to challenge conventional thinking and to cause teams and leaders to see themselves in the cartoons. While I’m […]Read More »What Are The Next Hot Innovations Coming From Startups? S11 E48
For this weeks show, Phil invited Kym McNicholas (Emmy award winning journalist) to join him to discuss and debate the latest innovations coming from startups. They cover startups that presented at Sir Richard Branson’s Extreme Tech Challenge finals on Necker Island, the personal reactions from seeing the reveals of new VR technologies at TED and […]Read More »How To Run A Next Generation Brainstorming Session S11 Ep47
Most organizations use the traditional approach to host brainstorming session with their teams. If they took the time to evaluate the impact, they would recognize that there are some inherent weaknesses in the way brainstorming have been done in the past. Is there a next generation brainstorming approach? In this weeks show, we share with you how […]Read More »6 Golden Rules of Brainstorming S11 Ep46
Two weeks ago where we discussed creating an innovation timeline and last week we then discussed on to take the items from a timeline and do prepare scouting reports for each item. This week we are going to take the next step and discuss how to take all of this and generate ideas by understanding the rules […]Read More »Scouting The Innovation Battlefield S11 Ep45
This weeks show continues our discussion from last week. Now that you understand what an innovation timeline is, what should you do next? You need to take each of the innovation items on your timeline and scout the innovation landscape or what I call the innovation battlefield – depending on the level of competition in […]Read More »