This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit Wheel and Sprocket’s Bike Expo at the Wisconsin Exposition Center in Milwaukee. The annual expo, billed as the world’s largest bike exhibit, has been held for many years and is truly a celebration of cycling in our community. The enthusiasm of the biking community was tangible….
Some people can be creative anywhere, but many struggle with creativity. Given the right encouragement, many experts believe that anyone can be effectively creative, given the right encouragement and conditions. While this “nuture vs. nature” debate continues, in reality creativity is a combination of the two. The right environment will always help stimulate creative thought…
Researchers are hoping a new app called WhaleALERT will reduce the number of collisions between ships and whales. This new app can alert shipping operators if whales are nearby. Environmentalists are concerned that the noise of ships traveling through areas where whales reside can not only harm the mammals, but interfere with their ability to…
I’m excited to see the technological possibilities that open new doors for people with disabilities. In this case, a new smart wristwatch can alert people who are hard of hearing to the sounds around them. The watch is from South Korea-based Moneual, and it’s called the SCS1000. Here is the story from Springwise.com: Showcased at…
I came across an incredible story of two inventors, Mark Changizi and Tim Barber, who turned their research on human vision and blood flow into colorblindness-correcting glasses you can buy on Amazon for $300. Here is the story from PopSci.com: About 10 years ago, Mark Changizi started to develop research on human vision and how…
I’m making final preparations for a big week in San Diego, where some of the top thought leaders in innovation will join me for CoDev2013: Forging Collaborative Capabilities & Relationships to Accelerate Innovation. The three-day event i actually in nearby La Jolla, and kicks off Monday with a workshop that will help innovators built trust…
Have you heard of Bitcoin? It is a new kind of digital money that is being proclaimed as the first decentralized electronic currency in the world. Like the Internet, it’s not controlled by one organization or government entity. The open source project is said to be used by more than 100,000 people around the world…
Companies today are facing many challenges in today’s economy which are impacting the way they are innovating. In this segment airing on CNN in markets across the country, Cheryl Perkins, founder of Innovationedge, discusses her experiences and insights on business methods, processes, and creating consumer experiences to remain competitive in the marketplace. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://31y.30b.mytemp.website/wp-content/uploads/mediakit/iebbvideo.swf” height=”240″…
This week I’m in Shanghai, China, for the 2012 CoDev Asia Conference. The final session of Open Innovation Best Practices wrapped up yesterday, and I’m excited to announce it was both productive and inspiring. My company, Innovationedge, coordinated and sponsored the event along with The China Institute for Innovation and The Management Roundtable. As this…
For many years companies have been focusing their offerings to end users on their products. Today we see companies are realizing they can increase the value they deliver by also adding service innovation to their portfolio. This trend is often associated with business model changes that enable companies to transform their proposition and better compete…
