“What is innovation?” is the ‘million-dollar question’. In fact, it is almost a ‘two-billion-dollar question’ which is roughly the number of hits one gets when searching for the definition of innovation. Innovation became a ‘buzz’ word that a lot of people use without really knowing what it is and understand what it covers.

This kicks off an article series about Part one of my book: Venus Genius: The Female Prescription for Innovation. Part one describes “How we got here”, exploring innovation through the feminine lens.

It is not a novel thought that diversity is necessary for meaningful innovation. Now, when we think ‘diversity’, we automatically jump to gender and ethnicity - there are some other types of diversity that are less mentioned but are still…

Tired of a pink iPad with an uploaded cooking recipes App, or a pink bicycle, or a pen for women that incites you to ‘act as a lady and think like a man’? The Washington Post is making the point…

I recently had the privilege of attending the MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentation in NYC, where 17 students presented their work. I was absolutely amazed at the quality of their thinking and output. I was particularly impressed they did…

As a kid, I was fascinated by a very simple physical experience--you cool down a bottle of water, and when it’s supercooled, you give a sharp knock on the bottle and the water instantly turns into slushy ice before your…