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.
Storytelling & Weak Signals – How to use storytelling to ignite passion for your ideas
Dateline: Sacramento, CA Segment 1: Storytelling as a way to build support for your idea A good “story” needs to … – Connectedness – Link audience to the idea via a protagonist – Strangeness – must violate the listeners expectations – Comprehensibility – allow the listener to gain a better understanding Segment 2: Weak Signals […]Read More »Measuring Structured Innovation & Applying Killer Questions
Dateline: Washington, D.C. Segement 1: Measuring Structured Innovation – # of ideas – # of proof of concepts – # of customer tials – # reaching commercial launch – revenue within 90 and 180 days of launch – % of revenue from “new” products/services (within the doubling rule for the industry) – % of margin […]Read More »Structured Innovation Process & Changing Perspective
Killer Innovations Podcast for Tuesday, June 14th 2005 Dateline: San Francisco, CA Segement 1: Structure Innovation Process – 30% return on innovation compared to 8%-10% for traditional infrastructure – PDMA Survey (Best Firms -vs- The Rest of the Firms) # of Firms (85 , 298) % of Success (79.8% , 52.5%) % of Sales (49.2% […]Read More »Structured Innovation Part 2 & Innovation Rate
Dateline: Toronto, Canada Segment 1: Structured Innovation Process – Part #2 PDF version of the Gate Milestone Innovation Map Gate Milestone Process Map Segment 2: Innovation Rate/Doubling Rule Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_06_20.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »Scenario Planning & Computer Gaming
Killer Innovations Podcast for Monday, June 6th 2005 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Scenario Planning Questions to help your thinking around multiple futures . . . . 1) What is the “perfect” future for your business? 2) What are the 5 challenges you will face if the “perfect” future comes to pass? 3) What would […]Read More »Transforming your organization & Alternative industries
Killer Innovations Podcast for Monday, May 30th 2005 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Transforming your organization into one that is more creative – Have a good story to tell – Create your own language – Don’t mistake tokens for real change – Make innovation a group activity – Expect setbacks Segment 2: Alternative industries for […]Read More »Incremental Innovations & Role of Sci-Fi
Successful characteristics for incremental innovation Provable Divisible Reversible Tangible Fits prior investments Familiar Congruent with future direction Publicity value Role of sci-fi (science fiction) in innovation Discussion of writers like Philip K. Dick and their role as a possible source for ideas about the future. To learn more about how to find ideas that turn […]Read More »Interview with Brain Reactions & Killer Question
The May 15th Killer Innovations Podcast (Show #10) has been posted. Segment 1&2 – Interview with Brain Reactions Contact info for Brain Reactions …. web site info@brainreactions.com +1-608-335-0791 Segment 3 – Killer Question of the Week http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_05_15.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »2nd Generation Innovation Tools & Human Scale
Segment 1 – 2nd Generation Tools – Dialogue Tools – Scenario Tools – Merlin Experience – Action Learning – Practice Fields – Knowledge Management & Mapping Segement 2 – Weak Signals & “Human Scale” Segment 3 – Killer Question of the week http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_05_07.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »Killer Innovations Workshop Warm-up & Differentiation
Warm-up exercises for a Killer Innovation workshop PDF of slides I use for the warm-up exercises http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_05_01.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »1st Generation Innovation Tools & Weak Signals
Segement 1 – 1st Generation of tools – Maintenance Tools – Crossover Tools – Utility Tools – Anticipatory Tools – Emphathic Tools Additional info: Link to creativity tools site Segement 2 – What you think you know … – You know what you know – You know what you don’t know – you don’t know […]Read More »10 types of Innovation
The April 17th Podcast is posted ……. Segment 1: 10 Types of Innovation – Business Model – Networks/Alliances – Enabling Processes – Core Processes – Product Performance – Product Systems – Service – Channel – Brand – Customer Experience Segement 2: Weak Signals Segment 3: Killer Question http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_04_17.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »Ranking Ideas & Customer Segments
http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_04_13.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »Killer Innovation Workshop – How to organize and run one
http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_04_10.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »Killer Questions – How does the quality of the question improve the quality of the idea?
I just posted a new podcast titled “Killer Questions”. The basic precept is that the difference between “good ideas” and “great ideas” is in the quality of the questions being asked. Rather than asking the typical “brainstorming” questions such as: Come up with a new product that will generate xxx in 3 years Build […]Read More »Innovating to win in the ‘experience economy’
Topic: How to innovate in order to win in the ‘experience economy’ Intro: Given the shift from ‘product focus’ to ‘experience focus’, how should a company think about the experience model (compared to overall value chain of – commodities, goods, services, experience). What comes after experience? Enjoy ….. http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_03_26.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »Barriers to Innovation: The challenges or barriers that slow down or prevent the innovation process
http://archives.warpradio.com/btr/killerinnovations/070517.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/philmckinney_2005_03_22.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreRead More »Interview with David Cochran on creating the HP35 calculator
This is the 1st in a series of interviews of individuals and teams who have created what I would consider killer innovations. In this episode, I recorded an interview with David Cochran, the original Product Manager of the HP35 calculator. Per the entry in Wikipedia: The HP-35 was Hewlett-Packard‘s first pocket calculator and the world’s first scientific pocket calculator (a calculator with trigonometric and exponential […]Read More »