Innovation Stories

How Creative Constraints Boost Innovation

As defined by TEDEd Educator Brandon Rodriguez, “Creative constraints are the requirements and limitations we have to address in order to accomplish a goal.” This includes factors such as: Cost Timeline Required materials Availability of materials Technical specifications Current technology

The Top 10 Women innovators of All Time

Women Innovators historically haven’t had the opportunities or visibility their male counterparts enjoyed. In fact, when Forbes released its 2020 list of 100 Most Innovative People in Business, there was only one woman on the list. There remains an enormous

How the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan is Boosting Innovation

Highlights The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has allocated billions of dollars to federal, state, and municipal government innovation efforts. How those funds are spent will depend on federal and state directives, goals, and initiatives. Several municipalities and states are

Here Are the Top Five Crowdsourcing Wins of the Past Year

2021 marked a year when major brands looked toward crowdsourcing to improve their products and reduce waste. Here are five stories worth drawing innovation strategy inspiration from. LEGO In 2021, LEGO saw enormous growth as a company and as a

Creative Analysis – Innovation’s Secret Sauce

Are you a “right-brain” thinker or a “left-brain” thinker? The idea that certain brain hemispheres can be stronger in different people and lead to different styles of thought has lingered in pop culture, and our approach to innovation, for decades.