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How To Avoid Common Foot Problems in the Summer
In the summer, your feet are exposed to the elements more often which is especially concerning for those with diabetes, neuropathy, and Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.), which is poor circulation due to plaque build-up in the arteries. Podiatrist Dr. David Alper joins hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips to talk about how to prevent…
Innovating with Nanobots What You Need to Know
Innovating with Nanobots: What You Need to Know
During the Cold War, Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman investigated the possibility of science on a microscopic scale. He wanted to create machines that could assemble molecules atom by atom. While this sounds like science fiction, the "nanoscale" exists. Nanobots exist. Nanotechnology is growing rapidly, and I believe its impact will be significant. The Nanoscale In 2016, IBM researchers announced they…
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Selective Neglect – What Do You Not Do?
It can be tough to know which tasks to focus on, and it's easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of work that needs to be done. We want it all. But by using the Eisenhower Matrix, we can focus on the right tasks and apply selective neglect to those we should delegate or ignore…
Welcome To The Launch of The Innovators Network
There is a lack of accurate representation of innovation in the media. Too often, journalists and media platforms sensationalize innovations for the sake of generating traffic or are biased for or against a specific innovation. Add to this the hero worship of innovators, which is unfortunately all too common, and you have a recipe for…
Process Innovation - Including the Innovation Process
Process Innovation – Including the Innovation Process
Process innovation is the implementation of new or significantly improved processes to achieve tangible outcomes. There are two types of processes: operational and managerial. Operational processes seek to improve efficiency through streamlining activities and eliminating production waste. Managerial processes strive to enhance the effectiveness of a process by improving coordination and decision-making. Redesigning the process’s…
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Chunka Mui on Innovating a Perfect Future
Chunka Mui is passionate about changing the world by thinking through future problems. He loves to ponder what is possible in the future, given the exponential growth we are experiencing now. As innovators, we forget to consider our innovations' unintended consequences.   Chunka says innovators also don't think enough about the intended consequences. His latest book, A…
Should You Outsource Your Innovation Process? Outsourcing Innovation Process
Should You Outsource Your Innovation Process?
Outsourcing your innovation process is an exciting way to increase innovation competitiveness. Utilizing organizations like an innovation agency can allow firms to focus on other business areas. The results are increased efficiency, improved quality, faster innovation implementation, reduced innovation risk, and increased flexibility. Outsourcing innovation can be a powerful tool to help companies speed up their growth.…
Innovating with Design Thinking
Innovating with Design Thinking
Design plays a vital role in our lives and is ever-evolving. In the past, it meant designing or planning something. In the early 1800s, the term was synonymous with art, and in the late 1900s, it referred to creating products or services. Over time, design has gone from being a specialized field tied to specific…
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Continue Innovating During An Economic Downturn?
The current economic downturn may have you feeling like you need to hunker down and wait it out. Especially in innovating during an economic downturn. This is understandable—no one wants to risk their hard-earned money in uncertain times. But this is actually the optimal time to take innovation leadership by continuing to invest in ideas…
The Science of Creativity
The Science of Creativity
The science of creativity has many theories and ideas that seek to explain it. New approaches and models are constantly emerging, which provide some insight but are not exhaustive. One theory suggests that creativity combines cognitive processes, including knowledge, imagination, etc. However, proof shows that experts and those with fresh eyes can often be creative in the…

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