Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have transformed skin cells into heart cells and brain cells using a combination of chemicals. According to Science Daily, the research lays the groundwork for one day being able to regenerate lost or damaged cells with pharmaceutical drugs: In two studies published in Science and Cell Stem Cell, the team…
This is a report from Digital Trends that makes me uncomfortable, and yet it could have some innovative applications: Forget Sony’s planned smart contact lenses, Google has just filed a patent for a smart device that would be injected directly into your eyeball. According to the patent filing, the device would replace the natural lens in…
Students at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston are doing some amazing research with nanotechnology. This is a promising report in the battle against cancers: Nanoscale magnets offer a new way to find faint, early traces of cancer in patients, according to Rice University students working on a method to capitalize on…
I’m working with CLEAR™ VIEW to help bring together COCOs from across multiple companies, industries, functional disciplines, geographies, and organizational levels for a three day in-residence session this summer. What is a “COCO”? I’m glad you asked! COCO is an acronym for Chief Organizational Capability Officers (COCOs), who are tasked with driving business performance through…
Business and organizational transformation are among the most urgent needs facing today’s leaders, as they prepare to address future trends and challenges. Responsibility for making organizations more agile, innovative, resilient, and “capable” is increasingly becoming a multi-disciplinary leadership role. With that in mind, CLEAR(TM) Institute is offering the inaugural CLEAR(TM)VIEW program, providing a 360 learning…
Thanks to technology and automation, more corporations are losing the “voice of the customer” rather than invest in human ears to listen to those who make or break our businesses. How can we be smarter about hearing what our customers have to say, and then acting on those complaints, suggestions and nuggets of insights? My…
If you’re looking for the early bird, you’ve found it. Friday, March 25, the Early Bird 15% discount for the Innovation & Leadership Summit ends. This summit is designed to maximize your time, providing actionable takeaways in two focused days. The first day is dedicated to strategy, the second to implementation, with a ‘bridge’ keynote…
I’ve lost many dear friends and beloved family members to cancer. But technology and innovation gives me hope that someday there will be a cure. Here’s a healthcare use case from Innovation Enterprise: Big Data’s Impact On Cancer Research Though significant advancements have been made in the past decade, cancer continues to be a devastating…
How will we pay for things in the future? How about with a “selfie?” Already we are swiping and chipping in ways no one could have predicted a decade ago. The technology is moving fast, but our imaginations are even faster! Check out this interesting article: The Future Of Payments: From heartbeat monitoring bracelets to…
Fast Company has released its most innovative companies of 2016. What makes them innovative? It seems that no matter the size, the most innovative corporations have some common traits: When we think of innovative companies, our minds often head straight for the game-changers. The likes of Uber, Amazon and Netflix, for example, all deploy wildly…
