Phil Mckinney
Innovation Architect | Turning Innovation Dreams into Repeatable Success | Podcast (since '05) | YouTube | Former HP CTO | Finding new ideas that work 🎧 🎥 📝
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3 days ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
Innovation's greatest heresy? Doing nothing at all. When Apple faced relentless pressure to release a low-cost iPhone to compete in emerging markets, Tim Cook made a decision that baffled industry analysts. Rather than rush to capture market share with cheaper devices, Apple chose not to innovate downward. While competitors flooded developing economies with budget smartphones, Apple maintained its premium positioning.
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1 week ago |
theinnovatorsnetwork.substack.com | Phil Mckinney
Our ability to solve complex problems without AI has plummeted 30% in just five years. That's not just a statistic – it's the sound of your brain cells surrendering. We are announcing a new series we are calling – Creative Thinking in the AI Age – on strengthening your uniquely human creativity while using AI as a partner, not a replacement. Today, we will explore how AI dependency is creating a pandemic of reduced creative thinking and why this matters more than you might realize.
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1 week ago |
philmckinney.substack.com | Phil Mckinney
You can have innovation or control, but never both. This fundamental tension explains why the most valuable work in your organization happens in the shadows. The tighter you manage, measure, and monitor, the more innovation retreats underground, finding routes around your carefully constructed systems. While corporate mythology celebrates the eureka moment in gleaming laboratories, true innovation rarely originates from formal systems.
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2 weeks ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
When we think about great inventions, we often picture a genius having a sudden flash of insight. But is that how innovation really works? Or are we just discovering things that were bound to happen anyway? Look at any major breakthrough and you'll see it didn't come from nowhere. Every new idea builds on older ones. Thomas Edison didn't invent electricity from scratch - he figured out how to make it useful in everyday life.
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2 weeks ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
Last night, my twelve-year-old grandson asked to borrow my Killer Questions card deck—a set of question prompts designed to spark critical thinking and creative problem-solving. As we sat at dinner, he thoughtfully worked through the questions, applying them to his budding online business selling laser-cut creations he designs and produces himself on his Glowforge Pro. I watched with pride but also reflection.
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Are there thinking/creativity tools that outsmart ChatGPT? 🤔 While everyone's rushing to AI for creative solutions, there are physical tools that engage different parts of the brain. The results surprised me. Link to full video 👉 https://t.co/FdwNqGieSb #AI https://t.co/T6cQ95nSxN
Ideas aren't fixed assets that depreciate when shared—they're more like seeds that multiply when planted in fertile ground. Ideas grow more valuable through circulation, combination, and refinement. Full article on Substack 👉 https://t.co/QjWYEAB9aA #share #Innovation #ideas https://t.co/0Ip5pbVGu1
This video shares the 6 thinking steps that powered Jobs' greatest innovations. Not just theory - it deciphers the frameworks you can apply without his infamous intensity. See a rare glimpse of the real Jobs, applying these same mental models away from the spotlight. Learn https://t.co/v6sJ6RvRhw