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…
I’m back on the West Coast this week and it turns out that by coincidence while I am here there is going to be an impressive solar eclipse. Not only are solar eclipses uncommon, but when they do occur, they can only be seen from the few places on Earth where the actual path of…
I’ve been spending a lot of time on the road this year, and although it is sometimes difficult to be away from home, it allows me to learn more about different cultures and different approaches to everyday life. Beyond the major things like language, food and people, sometimes it’s the little things that make an…
If you’ve ever liked a photo online and wondered how and where you can find that must-have item, now there’s a new online tool to help people do that. It’s called CrowdSend, and it encourages users who find an item they like to “ask the crowd” where to buy it. Users need to set up…
I frequently talk to clients and business associates who don’t speak English, and that’s why I am very excited to see technology remove language barriers. A Japan-based company, NTT DOCOMO, has launched the Hanashite Hon’yaku app that allows speakers of two different languages to carry out a phone conversation by translating their speech in…
