Journalists and the media need to take a skeptical and critical view of innovators and their innovations. Just because someone is considered an “expert” or an “innovator” doesn’t mean that they should automatically believe everything they say.
They should ask questions and demand evidence. They should be willing to challenge the idea.
What’s the secret to Silicon Valley’s success?
The truth is, there’s no one secret to Silicon Valley’s success. Rather, it’s a combination of factors that have come together to create the perfect environment for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Engineers typically focus on solving today’s problems but don’t take time to think about tomorrow. Technetix has a reputation for solving tomorrow’s problems that others in the broadband industry don’t think of.
Predicting the future is not simple, as you will almost always be wrong. Technetix empowers its employees by giving them the freedom…
What is future literacy? Future literacy is the ability to look at the world and understand how it will change in the future. This can be a valuable skill that historically has not been on most people’s radar screen.
Most people don’t think about the future much. We focus on the present, and when we…
Matt Greeley, the Founder and CEO of Brightidea, is the guest this week on The Killer Innovations Show discussing the launch of their new idea incubation tool, BrightIdea Memo.
Matt has been involved in idea management systems (IMS) since their early days. In 2005, BrightIdea launched the first-ever online innovation platform.
How does one change a social media site that has gone rogue? This is a very timely problem. I feel responsible a little to come up with solutions because I “discovered” the way that group-forming networks grow in “value” and “utility” as they scale (Reed’s Law), which leads to monopolization of the market.
To me,…
Hanno Narjus, the SVP of Video and Broadband Solutions at Teleste, joins us in discussing bringing innovation from Europe to the U.S. market and his experience at Nokia.
In an age where the latest and greatest technology is just a click away, it’s easy to become an imitator. We see something new and want it without considering whether we really need it. We buy into the hype without stopping to think about the implications of our purchase. Before we know it, our homes…
Having a chronic illness and/or a surgical procedure can be scary.
In this episode of the Heart of Innovation, we are talking about pre and post surgery stress and anxiety, especially tomophobia, the fear of surgery.
Disruptive innovation is a process whereby a smaller company or startup introduces a new product or service that is significantly cheaper, better, or faster than what is currently available in the market. This can be done in a number of ways, such as developing a new technology or business model that eliminates the need for…
The statement “what is now proved and commonplace was once just imagined” is powerful. It speaks to the idea that anything is possible if we put our minds to it. And it’s true – many things we now take for granted were once just ideas or dreams.
So what does this mean for us?
Using our Innovation Storytelling approach, the team produced the five (5) The Near Future films to inspire innovators to create technologies and experiences supported by the broadband network. This film, The Near Future—Enjoy The Ride, gives others the ability to answer their own personal “what if” with fast networks with multi-gigabit speeds in 3 to…
Most people would consider random events a nuisance that gets in the way of their productivity and disrupts their carefully planned lives. However, looking closely, you’ll see that random events can be a source of inspiration and innovation.
Description: You don’t want to miss this compelling episode of The Heart of Innovation, not only because it has the potential to save life and limb through a deep dive into how walking can help create a ‘natural bypass,’ but because a patient…
In business, open innovation is the proactive process of leveraging ideas, resources, and capabilities from beyond an organization’s boundaries in order to create new value for shareholders. It is a paradigm that enables organizations to combine internal strengths with those of other organizations in order to develop and bring new products or services to market…
In a world where technology is constantly evolving, it’s hard to know what the future will hold. But one thing is for sure: artificial intelligence (AI) will play a big role in shaping our future. Some people see AI as a risk, while others see it as a savior. So which is it?


