Phil Mckinney
Excited about innovation and creativity? Welcome! 🥳 // CTO of HP (Ret) // CEO @ CableLabs // Innovation Coach/Mentor // Lets chat: https://t.co/Ix7srs9wTG
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1 week ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
In the world of innovation, we celebrate moments of creative insight. The lightbulb moments. The ideas that seem to appear from nowhere. But after decades in the innovation trenches, I've learned a humbling truth: the unglamorous virtue of dependability has been the true differentiator in my career. Let me take you back to a pivotal moment that shaped my entire professional trajectory. I had made a significant mistake on a critical project—the kind that makes your stomach drop.
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2 weeks ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
Every innovator eventually faces the same question: Should I protect this idea or share it freely? For most of my career, I watched people fiercely guard their intellectual property, insisting on NDAs before even hinting at their concepts. I chose a different path—and discovered something counterintuitive that transformed my approach to innovation. The Protection ReflexOur instinct to protect ideas is understandable. We're taught that ideas are valuable commodities that others might steal.
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3 weeks ago |
philmckinney.substack.com | Phil Mckinney
Every innovator eventually faces the same question: Should I protect this idea or share it freely? For most of my career, I watched people fiercely guard their intellectual property, insisting on NDAs before even hinting at their concepts. I chose a different path—and discovered something counterintuitive that transformed my approach to innovation. Our instinct to protect ideas is understandable. We're taught that ideas are valuable commodities that others might steal.
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3 weeks ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
From the harmless to the revolutionary, innovations throughout history have often been met with suspicion, fear, and sometimes outright hostility. This pattern is so persistent across cultures and time periods that it reveals something fundamental about human nature: we have a complicated relationship with the unknown. Today's breakthroughs—from artificial intelligence to genetic engineering—face similar resistance.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Phil Mckinney
23 hours agoPopular diabetes medication significantly slows down agingA team of scientists has found new clues that could change how we think about aging. Their work suggests that aging might not be set in stone. Instead, it could be something we can shape or even slow down.
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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