How to Innovate, Part 2: Distill

How to Innovate, Part 2: Distill

June 6, 2023 In part one of this 5-part series on how to innovate, we dove deep into how to better observe our surroundings. We learned why great ideas start with more ideas, and how to observe the world around us step by step. But it isn’t enough to simply collect...
How to Innovate, Part 1: Observe

How to Innovate, Part 1: Observe

May 23, 2023 Every day you think you see the world as it is, but in truth, so much goes on that you’re never even aware of. You mow through a bag of chips while watching a movie and don’t remember the second bite. You drive to work and don’t remember even backing out...
Unleash What’s Possible

Unleash What’s Possible

May 9, 2023 In a recent article, I talked about the 3-story limit that architects in the early 1900s had to deal with. How wood and bricks were the only materials they could use. But those materials had a problem: buildings could only be built so high because wood and...
Innovation Tactics from Childhood

Innovation Tactics from Childhood

April 11, 2023 Do you remember the magic and wonder of the world when we were kids? When we were little, we noticed everything around us. We paid attention to the smallest detail. Ants carrying bits of dirt one by one. How ice cream melts and runs down the side of a...