Do you think of life as a game? It's more than just an analogy. Life really is a game, and there are rules. Rules that can help us survive and thrive. This article will show you how to win this one-in-a-million chance at life by knowing how to make others aware of your innovation skills…
Stephen Key joins us to discuss how inventors can successfully license inventions— their most valued ideas.
Licensing Inventions
Stephen has an extensive following on YouTube, where he coaches, mentors, and advises inventors. His channel focuses on those who have ideas but don’t want to start a business. Creative people want to do what they are good…
The world is a place of normality. It's the place where we go to school, work, and come home to our families. We see the same people every day and do the same things. We are used to doing things in a certain way and we don't question it. But what if we were to…
Greg Shepard of BOSS Capital Partners joins us to discuss autism, neurodiversity, and entrepreneurship.
The School System and Learning Styles
Growing up, Greg struggled with learning in school and communicating. He had a different style of learning that schools did not teach. He scored very high in some areas but struggled in others. Greg’s kids go to…
It's a question that all businesses must ask themselves at some point: are we playing the innovation long game or have we settled for the quarterly short-term metric of innovation success?
What does it take to stay engaged in an era when trend shifts happen with dizzying speed, and new technologies can quickly render yesterday's…
Rob Tiffany joins us to discuss innovations around digital twins and where the technology is making an impact.
Digital Twins
Rob is an industry analyst working around wireless communications, IoT, digital twins, etc. Digital twins are digital representations of a physical object. These representations arose with NASA when they used them as digital models of spacecraft.…
I just don't understand why people keep insisting on dissenting from me. It's really quite frustrating and annoying. But I suppose I'll just have to deal with it because it's not like I'm ever wrong about anything. ? ?
Dissenting is expressing disagreement with or opposing an opinion, view, or attitude. So if someone is dissenting,…
Scott Crowder of IBM joins us to discuss quantum computing and its potential to change the world of technology.
Quantum Computing and Its Impact
Scott leads the quantum computing efforts at IBM. Quantum computing is an entirely different information science than what is considered classical computing. Quantum scales exponentially, whereas classical scales linearly. Data with structure,…
Your gut is surprisingly smart. It knows what’s good for you, and how to keep your body functioning properly. When you are in danger, it is your gut reaction that triggers your fight-or-flight response. But do you trust your gut? Do you trust its decisions? Chances are, sometimes you do and sometimes you don’t. You…
Alan Proithis of Capstone Partners joins us to discuss private 5G networks and the importance of innovation collaboration.
5G Innovation
Allen and I have worked together at different companies since the mid-90s. He is currently focused on private 5G networks. There is an unprecedented amount of investment and interest in the mobile space. People want to apply…
It's easy to fall back on repetition and patterns. We all do it, especially when we're tired or stressed. After all, it's a lot easier to keep doing what we've always done than to try something new. But there's a downside to relying too much on repetition and patterns: lazy thinking.
When we rely too…
Peter Lierni of Solutioneering joins us on the second episode of Season 18. The Solution Engineering Tool (SET) is a framework that takes an engineering-based approach to win competitive deals.
The Solution Engineering Tool
As a Navy officer, Peter lived on a ship, which he described as a system of systems. After leaving the Navy, he…
Hope or cynicism? This is a question that has been debated for centuries, and there is no simple answer. Some people believe that hope is the key to a bright future, while others feel that cynicism and pessimism are more realistic. Hope gives us the strength to face challenges head-on and to keep moving forward,…
Welcome to season 18 of the Killer Innovations podcast! We are thrilled to kick off the 18th year of Killer Innovations. This episode is dedicated to answering your questions about the podcast.
Ask Me Anything: Killer Innovations Q&A
What was the original impetus for the podcast?
My mentor Bob Davis, who I attribute much of my success…
Disruptive innovation has the potential to change our world for the better, but it can also have negative consequences for certain individuals and industries who cannot adapt to the changes.
In order to leverage how disruptive innovation work, we must first understand what it is and how it works. What is the theory behind disruptive…
Playing it safe will lead to the decay of human progress. The way to a great future is through innovation and creativity.
This may sound like something from the dawn of time, but it has never been more true in today's world. Innovation and creativity are at the heart of our economic recovery, our environmental sustainability,…


