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What can hospitals learn from shark skin?

What can hospitals learn from shark skin?

by Roger Firestien | Aug 23, 2022 | Blog, Videos Callout

Have you ever been working on a tough problem and you got stumped? You step away from the problem. You might even take a walk outside and then—Kapow—the idea hits you? Nature is a great inspiration for our creativity. In Take an excursion—Create a breakthrough,...
Why Innovate? When The World Changes, Creativity Is King

Why Innovate? When The World Changes, Creativity Is King

by Roger Firestien | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Videos Callout

Watch the 3-Minute Video Check out the 9-part video course What happens when the world changes unexpectedly, and you find yourself scrambling to solve problems that you never anticipated? Change is uncomfortable. And radical change can be terrifying. But change is the...
Find out how a waffle inspired a billion-dollar business

Find out how a waffle inspired a billion-dollar business

by Roger Firestien | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog, Videos Callout

Spoiler alert: You may be wearing a pair! What do you do when you run out of ideas and you need a breakthrough? In one of my new online courses To create breakthroughs, make connections you will learn a simple technique that you can apply to ANY problem whenever you...
Find out what really causes a heart attack. It’s not what you think.

Find out what really causes a heart attack. It’s not what you think.

by Roger Firestien | Feb 16, 2022 | Blog, Videos Callout

Do you want creative ideas? Then you need to ask the right questions. In one of my new online courses To Get Better Ideas, Solve the Real Problem, learn how the language you use to describe a problem will determine whether you solve the actual problem or just a...

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