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  • When good enough IS good enough

    One of my first mentors once told me, "Good enough is nevergood enough." Great advice. Perfection is not easily achieved. It takes commitment. It takes a level of persistence and stubbornness to reach the pinnacle of execution. But, perfection for the sake of perfection can be a false god....


  • Creativity Beyond Google Goggles

    Android-based Google Glasses may soon hit the market. For a price tag between $250 and $600, Google can filter your world 24 hours a day at 3 or 4G. Before surrendering any more of my cognitive processes to technology, I'll share some insights from the opposite end of the spectrum.

    Several months...

  • The Problem Solving Dilemma
    A dilemma suggests a choice between two or more equally undesirable alternatives. It’s a frequent managerial situation where a decision, and ultimately trade offs must be made to solve a problem. The real problem is not the lack of attractive alternatives, but a lack of understanding of the problem itself.
  • Innovative business model based on the laws of physics
    Business models that capitalize on opportunities overlooked by conventional market structures can be very lucrative territory for an innovative entrepreneur. It is the essence of innovation to focus on what’s missing rather than what’s there. The solution is in the model. Strategically reorienting business elements creates a series of opportunities for products or services. It’s a foundation for serial entrepreneurship. Hayden Hamilton, is mining the market gaps left unattended by industry giants with a series startups. He is applying basic laws of physics to economics with interesting results.   
  • Measuring the wrong metrics. Where innovation often fails.
    A truncated quote is often attributed to Peter Drucker, “You can’t manage what you cannot measure.” The continuation of that thought continues, “You can’t measure everything that matters.” The first half has become embedded into our DNA. The second half is simply...