A Matter of Six Steps to Innovation

BLOG A Matter of Six Steps to Innovation Over the years I’ve spent working with innovators, I’ve identified six steps in the trajectory of idea from idea to products at scale. The six basic steps for an innovation process are: Idea Product Evaluation Approval Payment...

A Matter of Out of the Box Innovation

BLOG A Matter of Out of the Box Innovation In the arena of invention and innovation, IP typically means ‘intellectual property’ – a subject near and dear to my heart as a patent attorney and innovation strategist. The basic categories of intellectual property include...

A Matter of Ponding Innovation

BLOG A Matter of Ponding Innovation On a recent trip to Manhattan, my meetings ended early, and I headed over to MoMa. The photo above is my attempt to capture the sense of scale from Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” painting. My photo is a fragment from one of the three...

A Matter of Fishing Line Innovation

BLOG A Matter of Fishing Line Innovation I once found myself on the wrong side of a Louise Bourgeois exhibit. By wrong side I mean, all could see were the crates. I missed it. The next best thing was the box of wonderful note cards I bought in the MoMa gift  shop –...