by Doug Hall | Apr 4, 2019 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
A wise man taught me recently the difference between a Bartender and a Mixologist. A Mixologist is a guru who creates cocktails. The mixologist is a celebrated celebrity. A Bartender is a friend who creates connections. The bartender is a teacher,...
by Doug Hall | Mar 28, 2019 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
The following is my first draft of a commencement speech to a Graduate school that I’m giving in May. I’d love your ideas and advice. Family and friends this is a very special group of people. To be awarded an advanced degree requires that the candidate formally...
by Doug Hall | Mar 21, 2019 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
The last song of the Broadway musical Kinky Boots is a lesson to everyone “You change the world when you change your mind.” A mindset of curiosity discovers new ideas. A mindset of experimentation sparks fresh ideas. A mindset...
by Doug Hall | Mar 14, 2019 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
This past week I’ve been pushing myself to new levels of failure. I’m not talking polite “excuse me” failures I’m talking about down right UGH that didn’t work. In some cases they were public failures – messing up the cooking of a meal – making...
by Doug Hall | Oct 26, 2018 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
Doug Hall Following the financial crises of 2008, organizations pulled back from “thinking big” and embraced small, incremental ideas. The problem with this is these ideas still require investment of time, energy and money but with very little financial and emotional...
by eurekaranchdev | Dec 13, 2016 | Eureka! Blog
In 1947, Ole Kirk Christiansen purchased a plastic injection-molding machine. Some questioned why he did so, because for the previous 17 years he had been a carpenter and made primarily wooden toys, including traditional stackable wooden blocks. By 1951, more...
