I had the honour of being interviewed by Entrepreneur Coach Bob Minhas. We talked about Design Thinking, SCAMPER and what entrepreneurs can learn from Elon Musk, Apple and minibars. Find Bob here: https://www.facebook.com/BobMinhasLife
Never be threatened with unemployment “The world is endless, the universe inexhaustible, and the human brain will never be threatened with unemployment.” Genrich Altshuller That’s why its called luggage It is a common worry among those who seek to invent something new. And yet, sometimes you realize that inventions, even recent ones, are so bloody…
When you can’t find another head Many of the great companies were started by multiple founders. The electronics company Hewlett-Packard was started in a garage in Palo Alto, California by Bill Hewlett and David Packard. The electronics company Apple was started in a garage in Los Altos, California by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The…
Nobody likes a lineup, but there are ways to make them less onerous. One way is to make the time spent waiting shorter. The other is often just to make it feel shorter. Above all, to avoid disgruntled customers, the line must feel fair. I have been to some truck stop McDonalds where there is…
No such thing as a new idea? “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations.” Mark Twain On the one hand this…
Stay out of the red water The authors of the book The Blue Ocean Strategy are contrasting the wide open waters with the red ocean, the ocean seething with the blood of fierce competitors. They argue that instead of facing competition head on, you should strive to find new, uncharted opportunities. Their prescription has a…
Add 2+2 Easy, right? You did it in your head. Now add 25+47. Still easy? How about 174713414+104571? Math teachers urge their students to “show their work” even when the students can find the answer in their head. They do this so that the student can show that the hidden process in their head and…
What is the deal with jokes? Many jokes are about the surprise that comes from incongruity, the connecting of two ideas that don’t normally go together. And, many innovations are about connecting two ideas that haven’t previously gone together. Can we use the idea generating technique SCAMPER to come up with jokes? Let’s look at…
SCAMPER is a proven idea generating technique. In this video, I am going to examine ways we can apply SCAMPER to see patterns in the comedy genius of Seinfeld.
SCAMPER is a proven idea generating technique. In this video, I am going to examine ways we can apply SCAMPER to come up with the kinds of innovation we see at SpaceX.