There's gotta be a better way!

There’s gotta be a better way!

OK, you’ve set your mind to be more creative/innovative, but where do you start? I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “everyone’s a critic”. It describes the (good? bad?) habit people have of critiquing things that they find faulty or not up to their expectation. The next time you find yourself in that situation, do 2 […]

Barbie and the Curse of Knowledge

Barbie and the Curse of Knowledge

Innovation doesn’t always come from experts. Beware of the “curse of knowledge” It’s the early 1950s. Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children’s toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the […]