Cost Benefit Analysis of Innovations

Dateline: Cupertino, CA and Albuquerque, NM Segment 1: Cost Benefit Analysis – What are the ‘costs’ for using your product/service? – What are the ‘benefits’ to your user? – Validate by observation Segment 2: Observations from Listeners – What ‘jar’ have you put yourself in? Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week Segment 4: Listener […]

Futurecasting and Listener Contributions

Dateline: Washington, D.C. Segment 1: Futurecasting – Define a future – Document it (competitors, customers, industries, governments, etc.) – Link it back to the ‘current’ – Define the alternative paths to get to this future – Challenge yourself on what you would do different today Segment 2: Weak Signal – India (Listener Contribution) from Rushikesh […]

Why Do The Best Brainstorms Come From Highly Diverse Teams?

  Segment 1: Team Diversity From Tom Kelly’s new book – “The Ten Faces of Innovations” (see link below) The Anthropologist The Experimenter The Cross-Pollinator The Hurdler The Collaborator The Director The Experience Architect The Set Designer The Storyteller The Caregiver Some additional diversity that I’ve found creative …… The Poet The “…but” person The “wild […]

Innovation Timing – When is the best time to launch my killer innovations?

Dateline: London, UK Segment 1: Innovation Timing – Price Timing – Adoption Timing – Displacement Timing – Zero Price Timing Segment 2: Weak Signals – Rich Media Shopping Experience Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week http://media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/KI_20051024.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

The Influence Of My Innovation Mentor On My Success

Dateline: Palo Alto, CA Segment 1: Innovation Mentoring – Early career mentor – Pay it forward Segment 2: Weak Signals – Minipreneurs – Ebay – Multi-level marketing Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week http://media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/KI_20051017.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Stealth Innovations – Keeping innovations below the radar screen of management

  Dateline: Miami, FL and Palo Alto, CA Segment 1: Stealth Innovations (hiding under management radar) Go quiet until you have momentum If possible secure a passionate customer Trust your gut Segment 2: Weak Signals — using “top 10 trend” lists to identify opportunities Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week http://media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/KI_20051012.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | […]

Katrina Innovations

Dateline: Palo Alto, CA via New Orleans Segment 1: Katrina Innovations – McGyver Effect – Crisis as a catalyst for innovations Segment 2: N/A Segment 3: Killer Questions of the Week – Reverse Killer Questions http://media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/KI_20051003.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Overcoming Your Idea Critics and The Conceptual Age

Dateline: Half Moon Bay, CA Segment 1: Overcoming Your Idea Critics Segment 2: The Conceptual Age Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week http://media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/KI_20050925.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More

Building on the innovations of others

Dateline: Palo Alto, CA Segment 1: Building on the innovations of others Segment 2: Weak Signal – Micro-selling Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week http://media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/KI_20050919.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More