Many people think that only special “gifted people” in black turtle neck sweaters are capable of being creative. People who regard themselves as non-creative can probably remember back to when they were kids and how their parents would display their “works of art” on the kitchen refrigerator. Pablo Picasso said, “Every child is an artist. [...]

I saw that Mark was a follower of alpha inventions. It’s quite a unique site. This video was on the site. It seems weird at first but take a listen. Related Articles Brainstorming Aquanotes: I get my best ideas in the shower Do Schools Kill Creativity? Invention Haiku Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome [...]

I have no desire to get into the garment business so I’m looking to license a design to a novelty clothing manufacturer (if you know one or want to get into that business I have a blockbuster idea; contact me if you can help or are interested). I followed the advice of Stephen Key of [...]

Mind Maps are another one of my obsessions. You can’t always brainstorm in a group so Mind Mapping gets you ideas out of you head an on to paper so you can make some sense of it. Here is a link to a cool site for some innovation tools: InnovationTools.com The website author also has [...]

Now that you know all about ideation, you may find that you are stuck. Do you need a kick-start to your creativity? About 10 years ago I stumbled across a very creative person named, Chic Thompson. He has a site called, Whatagreatidea.com Here is a link to the “are you stuck page” http://www.whatagreatidea.com/stuck.htm There is [...]

I could use a cup like that. Now if were only Starbucks … Looks like Photoshop but I like how they used the curved lamp post for inspiration. Related Articles NAO Robot Expresses Emotions Turbo Encabulator – A Great New Invention How Chisels are Made RoboPlow Animator vs. Animation Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome [...]

I was shopping in Barnes and Noble today, or Barnes and Chernobyl as my son says (where does he ever get if from?) As you walk in the front of the store, there is the obligatory table of new year diet books. On sale of course. As I stroll further in the store, I see [...]

Michael Schrage from MIT puts innovation in the proper context, “Innovation’ isn’t what innovators do…it’s what customers and clients adopt”. Innovation occurs when a significant number of people or organizations purchase the product or service. In other words, if done properly; innovation means making money. The adoption rates of new technology are accelerating. It took [...]

This is so cool I had to share. It can’t be embedded but you can see it on YouTube. Here is the site to watch it as well. Related Articles NAO Robot Expresses Emotions Turbo Encabulator – A Great New Invention How Chisels are Made RoboPlow Animator vs. Animation Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome [...]

When I was in sixth grade, we were forced to write a Haiku poem. When I was a lad, I was not very fond of writing. Times have changed. For those not familiar with Haiku let me give you a short lesson. A haiku is a non-rhymed poem, conveying an image or feeling in two [...]