Posts by Jeff Rubingh
Hire The Future
You’re about to hire someone in a key role. Your first question? “Tell me about your previous experience in this field.†OK, I get it, you want experience, a veteran, someone who knows their way around the space, who’s been there, done that. Fair enough. But is that always the right question, the most important…
Read MoreReigniting Innovation and Creativity
“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.†— Vincent Van Gogh Here’s an interesting question. Why is it that, while artistic tools have become so advanced and provide artists with the opportunity to become so much more productive, the…
Read MoreBecoming Real Innovators
“They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.â€Â ― Francis Bacon Companies today are eagerly seeking the answer to one essential question. How do we innovate? It’s been observed that 75% of companies say they’re committed to innovation as one of their top priorities [1]. But most…
Read MoreTranscendent Computing Emerges
The late 70′s must have been a crazy time. Beyond just Jobs and Woz and Gates and Allen, there was Osborne and Bricklin and Peddle and Bushnell. They must have known they were at a tipping point but just couldn’t quite sense the enormity of change that was about to take place. What emerged of course was the era of personal computing.
Read MoreInnovating YOU
How would the world be different if you controlled your own data? Wouldn’t it be great if there was an API of You, of all of your own data? What if there was a way that anyone who wanted your data would have to ask you, would have to connect to your API?
Read MoreInnovation Debt
“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.†– William Pollard
Read MoreIf You Want to Innovate – Read!
Whoever said, “if you want to read, lead”, I agree wholeheartedly. But, I would submit, “if you want to innovate, read.” Innovation is all about new ideas but where do you go to learn about what’s worked in the past and what might work in the future? Read. How do you develop the intellect and the library of ideas on which to draw for innovation? Read.
Read MoreHow NOT To Innovate
Liberal vs. conservative, PC vs. Mac, Chevy vs. Ford. Seems there’s always two points of view, two approaches, two views. Or there’s a continuum. What about “innovation� What are the opposing approaches to innovation?
Read MoreBuilding Something Other Than a Faster Horse
Eighty six years ago the intrepid and amazing Henry Ford and his Ford Motor Company introduced the Model A to the world. We have been amazed and enamored over the past few years at the long lines when a new Apple product has been introduced. But we have only to look back 86 years to witness a product rollout far more impressive in scale and magnitude.
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