by Doug Hall | Jan 23, 2020 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
2020 has me thinking on how things have changed in the 34 years since I founded the Eureka! Ranch. In 1986 Consumer Products were the thought leaders of innovation and the focus was on creating line extensions, category segmentations and gurus. In 2020 the thought...
by Doug Hall | Dec 9, 2019 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
Real life event last Thursday. It started with an early morning call with a client in Europe. She had an emergency need for ideas and Market Research Data Today. Completed inventing session with another client at 1:00 pm. During the...
by Doug Hall | Nov 27, 2019 | Innovation News
This morning as I exercised my mind wandered to a dear friend Scott Macaulay – who passed away from cancer way to soon. In his last year of life he spent time really noticing smells, tastes, sights and sounds. I remember him commenting on the aroma...
by Doug Hall | Nov 13, 2019 | Eureka! Blog, Innovation News
The past few days I’ve had the honor of speaking at the Singularity University event in Greece. Greece’s role in the creation of democracy is well known. It gave power to the people. After one of my talks a young lady came up to me and said...
by Doug Hall | Nov 6, 2019 | Innovation News
Nothing beats – seeing, feeling and experiencing on the front lines. If you are working on an innovation my advice is to make some, sell some and learn a ton! This past Saturday we opened our Brain Brew Distillery at the Eureka! Ranch just outside of...
by Doug Hall | Oct 30, 2019 | Innovation News
“It’s important that everyone have something important to do.” Paul Schurke said this as we embarked on an adventure to recreate Admiral Peary’s Last Dash to the North Pole. As the expedition leader Paul explained that he didn’t want people on the trip...