Innovation

Innovation – Inflatable Highway Safety Cones Problem I know you’ve seen those little triangle warning reflectors that disabled truck set up along the side of the highway when they break down.  If you have, you’ve also seen half or more of them blown over by other passing trucks. Last year my wife’s car broke down

Food Hacks Grilled Cheese Sandwich Let me slip in a couple of food hacks here.  I want you to think differently about how to do things.  I am encouraging you to think differently about everything!  You can do this!  It’s easy once you practice it! Let’s start with the traditional Grilled Cheese Sandwich.  Everybody’s favorite

The Hot Dog As we are talking so much about food, let me give you one other simple food hack, the hot dog.  Again, one of my favorite foods.  I know…  Please don’t send me hate-emails if you a vegetarian, vegan, with PETA, care about the Ozone, or my health.  I only eat the one

Innovation – The Garden Hose Dilemma Here’s a simple problem we all have had and can be easily solved if we are willing to break convention. Problem We’ve all experienced the frustration of trying to use a garden hose, only to have it twist gnarl, kink, and tangle.  It seems no matter what we do,

Innovation – Leaning Tower Of Pisa Here’s an innovative solution that is really out of the box.  I tried to introduce it to the Italian government, but bogged down in bureaucracy and indifference then finally gave up.  I still am sure it will work. Problem The learning Tower of Pisa is a spectacular monument and

Innovation – Leaf Bag Dilemma Let’s look at another trash bag issue this time with leaf and yard debris bags.  Let’s start by defining the problem. Problem You place the bag inside your trash can so the can will give it shape and hold it up and open.  So far, so good.As soon as you

Innovation – Plant-Pops  Problem How about this one?  Do you have a lot of houseplants that need to be watered every few days?  Are you tired of waiting for the water to filter into your potted plants?  Do you have to mix separate plant food for each different kind of plant? Solution Then give them

The Three C’s Of Innovative Thinking   In this chapter, we get down to business with an an actual formula to help you solve problems on a daily basis.  The Three C’s of Innovative Thinking was the result of nearly three years of analyzing the process, I instinctually used to solve problems.  It was difficult