Innovation and entrepreneurship are my passions. I am particularly intrigued by social entrepreneurship. I don't think that making the world a better place and making a profit are mutually exclusive.
I started a not-for-profit organization for student inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs, Young Inventors International. The organization currently has more than 1,800 members around the world, with 500 patented and patent pending technologies. And many of our members are social entrepreneurs.
I am fascinated by the processes that help innovators bring new ideas to market.
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- I agree! "Innovation Is a Better Way to Compete" - http://bit.ly/4qDUpJ
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- Reading an interesting debate about open innovation: http://bit.ly/6e752l Is the term over-hyped? What will the future hold?
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- Business Week's Best Innovation and Design Books of 2009 - http://bit.ly/7gqXNn
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- Podcast interview with Aaron Fulkerson of MindTouch w/inspiring ideas for building a community of devoted users - http://bit.ly/g4X6j
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- Dell is stepping up its crowdsourcing initiative - http://bit.ly/50FKrn
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Fetching RSS feed... please stand byNonfiction Books I'm Reading
Managing Intellectual Capital: Organizational, Strategic, and Policy Dimensions (Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies)
Amazon Price: $45.00 (as of 12/31/2009) 
The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas
Amazon Price: $13.60 (as of 12/31/2009)
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Amazon Price: $17.16 (as of 12/31/2009)
Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution
Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 12/31/2009)
Nonfiction Books I've Read Recently
Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed
Help and inspiration to build companies and projects that change the world.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/31/2009)
Focus : The Future of Your Company Depends on It (HarperBusiness Essentials)
All of the motivation an entrepreneur could need to focus is in this book.
Amazon Price: $6.78 (as of 12/31/2009)
Crossing the Chasm
Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 12/31/2009)
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials)
Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 12/31/2009)
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
Amazon Price: $9.78 (as of 12/31/2009)
My Favorite Blogs
- EclectEcon
- Prof. John Palmer's blog is a fantastic read. Prof. Palmer is a former professor of mine and he always makes me think (and laugh about a science as dismal as economics). There is hope yet (particularly if the Ban the Penny Campaign succeeds).
- How to Change the World
- The original Apple Evangelist, Guy Kawasaki offers entrepreneurs practical tips for building ventures worthy of evangelism.
- Truck and Barter
- Engaging blog on a variety of topics related to economics (and, inextricably, politics).
- DealBreaker
- An entertaining and at times informative "Wall Street Tabloid."
Cool Technologies
- Nuvvo
- Create your own elearning modules on demand. Blogs made everyone an expert. Nuvvo makes everyone a teacher.
- Vyew
- Someone described this technology to me as "free Webex." Tools that connect are cool. Free tools that connect are even cooler.
- meebo
- Aggregates a number of IM applications on a single (remote) site.
- YouOS
- Cool concept for an OS accessible from a remote server - access the YouOS desktop (and their custom apps) from anywhere! (My concerns: data security; "boxy" interface).
- Otavo
- If you're looking for recommendations for anything from best restaurants to latest web 2.0 technologies, check out this collaborative community.
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- Roger Anderson Roger Anderson May 5, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
- Great lens. I see that you're reading "the Art of the Start" you're going to love it. Guy makes some great points. While i was here i rated you.
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- Roger Anderson Roger Anderson May 5, 2007 @ 12:49 pm
- Great stuff - young innovators often have the best ideas and get the worst advice. Keep adding to it so that your readers visit more often. The most important business transformation is from nothing to spectacular!
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- Tonylg Tonylg Feb 12, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
- Interesting some good things here like nuvvo, it looks interesting for teaching distributed courses, also look at moodle if you are interested in this, a complete VLE in a box. (need own server to host it). Good Lens *****
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- KimberlyDawnWells KimberlyDawnWells Aug 29, 2006 @ 9:41 am
- Hello, love your lens! Lots of great information to sort through. Please visit the Inventors and Innovators Group and add your lens - we'd love to have you!
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