David A. Owens is the professor of practice of management and innovation and is the Evans Family Executive Director at the Wond’ry Innovation Center. Over the years, Owens has done consulting for NASA, The Smithsonian, LEGO, Nissan LEAF, Cisco, and many other organizations. He has also product-designed for companies such as Apple and Dell Computer. He holds a Ph.D in management science and engineering from Stanford and an MS in engineering product design and is a registered professional electrical engineer. Owens has also published a book called Creative People Must Be Stopped: 6 Ways to Kill Innovation (Without Even Trying) in 2011, an excellent book that addresses the full complexity of what it takes to innovate.
Here are some of the things we talked about:
- What is convergent/divergent thinking and how are they important in the workspace?
- Why is structure so important in meetings?
- Are some people more creative than others in creativity?
- The importance of articulation of unique ideas
