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Siri: A Disruptive Innovation

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Curt

Adam Cheyer Discusses the Origins of Siri What does it take to create a world-changing, disruptive technical innovation? The history and technology behind Siri, the world’s first intelligent computer assistant, is described here by Adam Cheyer, one of the founders of Siri, the SRI company bought by Steve Jobs for use on the iPhone-4. Siri added tens of billions of dollars of market value to Apple and profoundly changed the way the world thinks about interacting with.. Read More

Innovation for Jobs

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Curt

I4J Conference From around the world sixty invited experts on areas of innovation gathered at Google yesterday at the “Innovation for Jobs Ecosystem Conference.” The conference co-chairs were David Nordfors (founder and director of the center for Innovation Journalism) and Vint Cerf (“father” of the Internet and National Medal of Technology winner). Innovation is the basis for prosperity and the creation of new jobs but it is also responsible for job destruction and.. Read More

DNA, Luck, or Skill?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Curt

The Discipline and Practice of Innovation Innovation is not the result of a lone genius or luck. There are innovative superstars, but most professionals can be successful innovators once they learn how. And, since we all have customers, we should all be creating more value for them. Innovation is a disciplined process based on fundamental concepts from the learning sciences combined with best practices from the world’s most successful innovators.

Innovation’s Importance

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Curt

“Our most important innovation is the way we work” Since innovation is the primary driver of human progress, activities that speed up or improve innovative success have special importance. There are many inputs that can improve innovative performance, including education, government policy, and investments. But ultimately they impact how we work — how we create value for our customers — how we innovate. Today’s innovative performance is generally poor. It.. Read More

Innovation is Learning, Searching, and Creating

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Curt

“Learn fast to succeed early.” Yes. “Fail fast to succeed early.” No! The right concepts move us forward. The wrong concepts hold us back. In Silicon Valley it is often said, “You must fail fast to succeed early.” That is tragically wrong. The goal is never to fail fast. It is also demoralizing.