Volume and velocity are essential to breaking through. How do you increase both? Steve Jobs advocated an unexpected tactic…

A simple ritual powers Jeff Bezos’ efficacy as a leader of innovation at Amazon. Every quarter, he conducts a simple audit — two simple tactics that every innovation-oriented-professional ought to leverage with regularity.

Legendary Stanford professor Bob McKim had a simple, standard response to any student seeking his feedback on a new project. Google X’s Astro Teller does something similar today.

Rick Rubin is one of the most successful music producers of all time, in any genre. His has more in common with technology innovators like Steve Jobs than some fans might suspect.

Early stage founder gets devastating feedback on a rough concept pitch. What should she do? Don’t give up quickly! Make small tweaks before making big pivots.

We tell students at Stanford to create portfolios of early stage directions for a simple reason: it increases the likelihood of success. Research shows that we’re unlikely to select our highest-potential idea.

I’m a closet statistics nerd. Good for me, because innovation is a numbers game. One of my favorite counterintuitive statistical truths is expressed by Bayes’ Theorem, which can effectively bend the odds.

Whenever a student asked legendary Stanford Professor Bob McKim for feedback on a new design concept, he consistently gave the same response: “Show me three.” Those three words contain a remarkable depth of wisdom.

A simple ritual powers Jeff Bezos’ effectiveness as a leader of innovation at Amazon. Every quarter, he conducts a simple audit — two simple tactics that every innovation-oriented-professional ought to leverage with regularity.

What do Elon Musk and Albert Einstein have in common? Both of them were willing to examine things that other people dismissed as too trivial to warrant their attention.

Whitney Burks says, “Don’t go with the first thing that comes to mind. The truly great ideas are the ones that come after that.” The sad irony is that NOT expecting better ideas to come along is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Marcus Hollinger is a modern day renaissance man. While he’s got a steady gig as CMO of Reach Records, he also just started an incredible coffee company on the side. Far from sapping him of creative energy, the side-hustle fuels fresh thinking.

We tell our students at Stanford to create portfolios of early stage directions for a simple reason: it increases the likelihood of success. Research shows that we’re unlikely to select our highest-potential idea.

A product that started as a desperate act of invention in the kitchen blender, ended up becoming one of the most beloved office supply products of all time. The story behind Liquid Paper’s inspiring beginnings…