The Complex Relationship Between Innovation and Risk
Risk vs. reward can be a hard thing to balance. All of business, it has been argued, boils down to weighing the likely rewards of a decision against the likely [...]
Military Invention Day
Two weeks ago, my wife and I looked at the weekend weather report - more rain. If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, then you've experienced record breaking rainfall recently. [...]
The State of Innovation in Education
I was surprised to read the findings of a recent survey in which researchers found that only 38% of graduates reported that their educational establishment was at the forefront in [...]
A Collaborative Product Development Stage Gate
You might be surprised to learn that silica sand is used in a wide variety of industries: everything from the oil & gas vertical to products in sports & recreation. [...]
How Innovation Helps Address Sustainability Challenges
Innovation builds more than just better products. One of the greatest challenges facing business at the moment is sustainability. Getting the most out of the resources you have access to, [...]
Will Blockchain Change How Financial Businesses Innovate?
Blockchain will change finance, even if you never buy a bitcoin. The world's financial system was never built to do the things that it does. If twenty years ago, you'd [...]
9 Ways Bailey’s Irish Cream Can Help You Innovate
It’s a cold, wet Spring, so let’s take a moment (and a sip or two?) to reflect on how great ideas become reality. Specifically, let’s consider the invention of [...]
Connecting the Dots between DevOps and Innovation
How can DevOps encourage innovation? DevOps, short for development and operations, is all about breaking down “silos” in organizations. It's not enough that one group does the work of designing [...]
How to Boost Innovation by Recycling Existing Ideas
When it comes to innovation, businesses can often find it seemingly impossible to generate completely new ideas. In these early stages of product development, it can sometimes seem like all [...]
Mindfulness and Innovation
The start of a new year is so motivating. A fresh start, a new leaf - we usually enter a year with a lot of good intentions and plans to [...]