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AccountableEp. 72 - Embrace The Shake: Progress Despite Limitations (inspired by artist Phil Hansen)Send a textMost of us are great at following through on a plan… as long as nothing changes.But that’s not real life.In this episode, I share a story that completely reframed how I think about limitations and what to do when life throws you off your plan. It’s the story of an artist, Phil Hansen, who developed a permanent tremor in his hand and was told by his doctor to “embrace the shake.” That simple phrase changed everything for him and it’s changed the way I think about progress, ca...
2026-02-1613 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyThinking 101: A Pause, A Reflection, And What Might Come NextTwenty-one years. That's how long I've been doing this. Producing content. Showing up. Week after week, with only a handful of exceptions—most of them involving hospitals and cardiac surgeons, but that's another story. After twenty-one years, you learn what lands and what doesn't. You learn not to get too attached because you never know what's going to connect. But this one surprised me. Thinking 101—the response has been different. More comments. More questions. More people saying, "This is exactly what I needed." It's made me reflect on why I st...
2025-12-2304 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyPast Shows Archives - Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyThe WSJ Got Quarterly Reporting WrongIf quarterly reporting works so well, why did Dell pay $25 billion to get away from it? The answer reveals a broken system. Michael Dell and his investors spent twenty-five billion dollars to buy back Dell Technologies. But they weren't really buying a company. They were buying freedom from quarterly earnings pressure.
I'm Phil McKinney, former CTO of Hewlett-Packard, and I witnessed how this pressure shaped decisions for years. Today, we are exploring why the WSJ's recent defense of quarterly reporting misses what actually happens inside corporate boardrooms.
The R...
2025-09-2309 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyThe WSJ Got Quarterly Reporting WrongIf quarterly reporting works so well, why did Dell pay $25 billion to get away from it? The answer reveals a broken system. Michael Dell and his investors spent twenty-five billion dollars to buy back Dell Technologies. But they weren't really buying a company. They were buying freedom from quarterly earnings pressure.
I'm Phil McKinney, former CTO of Hewlett-Packard, and I witnessed how this pressure shaped decisions for years. Today, we are exploring why the WSJ's recent defense of quarterly reporting misses what actually happens inside corporate boardrooms.
The R...
2025-09-2309 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyThe WSJ Got Quarterly Reporting WrongMichael Dell and his investors spent twenty-five billion dollars to buy back Dell Technologies. But they weren't really buying a company. They were buying freedom from quarterly earnings pressure.
I'm Phil McKinney, former CTO of Hewlett-Packard, and I witnessed how this pressure shaped decisions for years. Today, we are exploring why the WSJ's recent defense of quarterly reporting misses what actually happens inside corporate boardrooms.
The Reality of Quarterly Pressure
I want to show you what quarterly reporting actually looks like from the inside.
Let m...
2025-09-2309 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyThe WSJ Got Quarterly Reporting WrongMichael Dell and his investors spent twenty-five billion dollars to buy back Dell Technologies. But they weren't really buying a company. They were buying freedom from quarterly earnings pressure. I'm Phil McKinney, former CTO of Hewlett-Packard, and I witnessed how this pressure shaped decisions for years. Today, we are exploring why the WSJ's recent defense of quarterly reporting misses what actually happens inside corporate boardrooms. The Reality of Quarterly Pressure I want to show you what quarterly reporting actually looks like from the inside. Let me paint you a picture. It's week seven...
2025-09-2309 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyHow To Master Lateral Thinking SkillsWhile competitors optimize existing solutions, breakthrough thinkers reimagine entire problems. The Lateral Thinking framework shifts how you perceive challenges and find hidden opportunities. A software engineer grabbed a random word from a dictionary – “beehive” – and within hours designed an algorithm that saved his company millions. While his colleagues were working harder, he was thinking differently.
This breakthrough didn't come from luck. It came from lateral thinking – a systematic approach to finding solutions hiding in plain sight.
I'm Phil McKinney and welcome to my Innovation Studio. In this episode, we will cover the lateral thin...
2025-08-1932 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyHow To Master Lateral Thinking SkillsA software engineer grabbed a random word from a dictionary – “beehive” – and within hours designed an algorithm that saved his company millions. While his colleagues were working harder, he was thinking differently.
This breakthrough didn't come from luck. It came from lateral thinking – a systematic approach to finding solutions hiding in plain sight.
I'm Phil McKinney and welcome to my Innovation Studio. In this episode, we will cover the lateral thinking framework. Not theory – a practical, step-by-step system you can use immediately. You'll try your first technique in the next five minutes. By the end of this...
2025-08-1932 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyPast Shows Archives - Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyHow To Master Lateral Thinking SkillsWhile competitors optimize existing solutions, breakthrough thinkers reimagine entire problems. The Lateral Thinking framework shifts how you perceive challenges and find hidden opportunities. A software engineer grabbed a random word from a dictionary – “beehive” – and within hours designed an algorithm that saved his company millions. While his colleagues were working harder, he was thinking differently.
This breakthrough didn't come from luck. It came from lateral thinking – a systematic approach to finding solutions hiding in plain sight.
I'm Phil McKinney and welcome to my Innovation Studio. In this episode, we will cover the lateral thin...
2025-08-1932 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyPast Shows Archives - Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyHow To Master Lateral Thinking SkillsWhile competitors optimize existing solutions, breakthrough thinkers reimagine entire problems. The Lateral Thinking framework shifts how you perceive challenges and find hidden opportunities. A software engineer grabbed a random word from a dictionary – “beehive” – and within hours designed an algorithm that saved his company millions. While his colleagues were working harder, he was thinking differently.
This breakthrough didn't come from luck. It came from lateral thinking – a systematic approach to finding solutions hiding in plain sight.
I'm Phil McKinney and welcome to my Innovation Studio. In this episode, we will cover the later...
2025-08-1932 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyHow To Master Lateral Thinking SkillsWhile competitors optimize existing solutions, breakthrough thinkers reimagine entire problems. The Lateral Thinking framework shifts how you perceive challenges and find hidden opportunities. A software engineer grabbed a random word from a dictionary – “beehive” – and within hours designed an algorithm that saved his company millions. While his colleagues were working harder, he was thinking differently.
This breakthrough didn't come from luck. It came from lateral thinking – a systematic approach to finding solutions hiding in plain sight.
I'm Phil McKinney and welcome to my Innovation Studio. In this episode, we will cover the later...
2025-08-1932 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyHow To Master Lateral Thinking SkillsA software engineer grabbed a random word from a dictionary – “beehive” – and within hours designed an algorithm that saved his company millions. While his colleagues were working harder, he was thinking differently.
This breakthrough didn't come from luck. It came from lateral thinking – a systematic approach to finding solutions hiding in plain sight.
I'm Phil McKinney and welcome to my Innovation Studio. In this episode, we will cover the lateral thinking framework. Not theory – a practical, step-by-step system you can use immediately. You'll try your first technique in the next five minutes. By...
2025-08-1932 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyHow To Master Lateral Thinking SkillsA software engineer grabbed a random word from a dictionary – "beehive" – and within hours designed an algorithm that saved his company millions. While his colleagues were working harder, he was thinking differently. This breakthrough didn't come from luck. It came from lateral thinking – a systematic approach to finding solutions hiding in plain sight. I'm Phil McKinney and welcome to my Innovation Studio. In this episode, we will cover the lateral thinking framework. Not theory – a practical, step-by-step system you can use immediately. You'll try your first technique in the next five minutes. By the end of this...
2025-08-1932 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyWhy ‘Fail Fast’ Innovation Advice Is WrongThe most popular piece of innovation advice in Silicon Valley is wrong—and it's killing great ideas before they have a chance to succeed.
I can prove it with a story about a glass of water that sat perfectly still while a car bounced beneath it.
My name is Phil McKinney. I spent decades as HP's CTO making billion-dollar innovation decisions, and I learned the hard way that following “fail fast” advice cost us billions and robbed the world of breakthrough technologies.
Today, I'm going to share five specific signs that indica...
2025-08-1222 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyPast Shows Archives - Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyWhy ‘Fail Fast’ Innovation Advice Is WrongThe most popular piece of innovation advice in Silicon Valley is wrong—and it's killing great ideas before they have a chance to succeed.
I can prove it with a story about a glass of water that sat perfectly still while a car bounced beneath it.
My name is Phil McKinney. I spent decades as HP's CTO making billion-dollar innovation decisions, and I learned the hard way that following “fail fast” advice cost us billions and robbed the world of breakthrough technologies.
Today, I'm going to share five specific signs that indica...
2025-08-1222 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyWhy ‘Fail Fast’ Innovation Advice Is WrongThe most popular piece of innovation advice in Silicon Valley is wrong—and it's killing great ideas before they have a chance to succeed.
I can prove it with a story about a glass of water that sat perfectly still while a car bounced beneath it.
My name is Phil McKinney. I spent decades as HP's CTO making billion-dollar innovation decisions, and I learned the hard way that following “fail fast” advice cost us billions and robbed the world of breakthrough technologies.
Today, I'm going to share five specific signs that indica...
2025-08-1222 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyWhy 'Fail Fast' Innovation Advice Is WrongThe most popular piece of innovation advice in Silicon Valley is wrong—and it's killing great ideas before they have a chance to succeed. I can prove it with a story about a glass of water that sat perfectly still while a car bounced beneath it. My name is Phil McKinney. I spent decades as HP's CTO making billion-dollar innovation decisions, and I learned the hard way that following "fail fast" advice cost us billions and robbed the world of breakthrough technologies. Today, I'm going to share five specific signs that indicate when an...
2025-08-1222 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyInnovation Partnership Autopsy: HP, Fossil, and the Smartwatch MarketInnovation partnerships can create breakthrough markets—or hand them to competitors through terrible decisions. I know because I lived through both outcomes.
Bill Geiser from Fossil and I had it exactly right. We built the MetaWatch—a smartwatch with week-long battery life, Bluetooth connectivity, and every feature that would later make the Apple Watch successful. We had HP's massive retail reach, Fossil's manufacturing scale, and the technical vision to create an entirely new market.
But our organizations couldn't execute on what we knew was right. Leadership chaos at HP and innovation paralysis at Foss...
2025-08-0522 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyInnovation Partnership Autopsy: HP, Fossil, and the Smartwatch MarketInnovation partnerships can create breakthrough markets—or hand them to competitors through terrible decisions. I know because I lived through both outcomes. Bill Geiser from Fossil and I had it exactly right. We built the MetaWatch—a smartwatch with week-long battery life, Bluetooth connectivity, and every feature that would later make the Apple Watch successful. We had HP's massive retail reach, Fossil's manufacturing scale, and the technical vision to create an entirely new market. But our organizations couldn't execute on what we knew was right. Leadership chaos at HP and innovation paralysis at Fossil killed a pa...
2025-08-0522 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyPast Shows Archives - Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyTrain Your Brain to Outthink AI: Boost Creativity 40% (2025)Harvard neuroscientists confirm: creative thinking uses neural pathways that AI can't replicate – and never will.
Hello, I'm Phil McKinney, and welcome to my innovation studio.
Welcome to Part 2 of our series, Creative Thinking in the AI Age – on strengthening your uniquely human creativity while using AI as a partner, not a replacement.
In Part 1, we explored the alarming decline in creative thinking as we've grown dependent on AI. We saw how our ability to solve complex problems without algorithmic assistance has dropped by 30% in just five years, and how this...
2025-05-1323 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyTrain Your Brain to Outthink AI: Boost Creativity 40% (2025)Harvard neuroscientists confirm: creative thinking uses neural pathways that AI can't replicate – and never will.
Hello, I'm Phil McKinney, and welcome to my innovation studio.
Welcome to Part 2 of our series, Creative Thinking in the AI Age – on strengthening your uniquely human creativity while using AI as a partner, not a replacement.
In Part 1, we explored the alarming decline in creative thinking as we've grown dependent on AI. We saw how our ability to solve complex problems without algorithmic assistance has dropped by 30% in just five years, and how this...
2025-05-1323 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyTrain Your Brain to Outthink AI: Boost Creativity 40% (2025)Harvard neuroscientists confirm: creative thinking uses neural pathways that AI can't replicate – and never will.
Hello, I'm Phil McKinney, and welcome to my innovation studio.
Welcome to Part 2 of our series, Creative Thinking in the AI Age – on strengthening your uniquely human creativity while using AI as a partner, not a replacement.
In Part 1, we explored the alarming decline in creative thinking as we've grown dependent on AI. We saw how our ability to solve complex problems without algorithmic assistance has dropped by 30% in just five years, and how this...
2025-05-1323 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyTrain Your Brain to Outthink AI Boost Creativity 40% (2025)Harvard neuroscientists confirm: creative thinking uses neural pathways that AI can't replicate – and never will. Hello, I'm Phil McKinney, and welcome to my innovation studio. Welcome to Part 2 of our series, Creative Thinking in the AI Age – on strengthening your uniquely human creativity while using AI as a partner, not a replacement. In Part 1, we explored the alarming decline in creative thinking as we've grown dependent on AI. We saw how our ability to solve complex problems without algorithmic assistance has dropped by 30% in just five years, and how this cognitive atrophy affects ever...
2025-05-1323 min
Placed For A PurposeKnock-Knock: How Humor Breaks the Ice with Phil CallawayPhil Callaway, an award-winning author, speaker, and humorist known for his best-selling book, "Laugh Like a Kid Again," joins us for a conversation about the profound power of laughter and how it can break down barriers, open hearts, and bring light to even the darkest situations. Phil shares personal stories, including how humor helped him navigate the challenges of his wife’s battle with Huntington’s disease within her family. Phil emphasizes the importance of humility, vulnerability, and realness in our relationships, particularly with our neighbors, and how these qualities, combined with a sense of humor, can create meaningful conn...
2024-08-2043 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyPast Shows Archives - Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyBest Career Advice Ever ReceivedDuring a recent lunch with interns, I shared the best career advice I ever received. Bob Davis, my mentor who hired me for my first job as a software programmer, imparted wisdom that has guided my career trajectory. Bob saw my potential and advised me to build more than technical skills. He moved me through various departments: IT, marketing, finance, and sales. Each rotation lasted six months, giving me insights into how different parts of the organization worked and how to communicate with non-technical people.
Embrace the T-Shaped Career
This experience broadened my...
2024-07-0213 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyBest Career Advice Ever ReceivedDuring a recent lunch with interns, I shared the best career advice I ever received. Bob Davis, my mentor who hired me for my first job as a software programmer, imparted wisdom that has guided my career trajectory. Bob saw my potential and advised me to build more than technical skills. He moved me through various departments: IT, marketing, finance, and sales. Each rotation lasted six months, giving me insights into how different parts of the organization worked and how to communicate with non-technical people.
Embrace the T-Shaped Career
This experience broadened my...
2024-07-0213 min
The Imposter Syndrome Network PodcastPhil McKinneyToday we chat with Phil McKinney, a successful business person and innovator who has been the CTO of HP and the CEO of Cable Labs.We explore Phil’s career journey from starting as a software engineer and working on projects such as the original Mac, biometric security, and computer graphics, to leading the innovation program at HP and creating products that earned HP a spot on Fast Company’s list of the most innovative companies.He shares some of the lessons and insights he learned along the way, as well as some of the ment...
2024-04-0937 min
Lawyerist Podcast#471: Unleashing Your Inner Creative, with Phil McKinneyLet’s bust a myth: Creativity isn’t an innate talent that you’re lucky to have or out of luck if you don’t. And it’s not just about the arts. Everyone is creative, and it comes in all forms. In this episode, author Phil McKinney gives actionable tips on how to overcome the idea that creativity can’t be learned. Listen to hear tips, formulas, and guidance on how to bring creativity into your day-to-day firm life. Links from the episode: Phil’s book: Beyond the Obvious If today’s podcast resonat...
2023-10-1936 min
AI and the Future of Work: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace, Business, Ethics, HR, and IT for AI Enthusiasts, Leaders and AcademicsPhil McKinney, former CTO of HP and CEO of CableLabs, shares the formula for turning ordinary teams into innovation machinesSend a textPhil McKinney, former HP CTO and one of the "50 most innovative" thinkers on the planet according to Fast Company, has helped develop products used by more than a half billion people. Hear Phil put on a master class in how to turn ordinary teams into innovation machines.Listen and learn...Phil's seven rules of innovation.What it means to have a "T-shaped" career... and why you should want one.How Phil got his start in podcasting... in 2005! Phil's secrets for how to become more creative. The top skill CEOs look for in...
2022-03-1337 min
The Corporate BartenderThe Corporate Bartender - Bringing Innovation To Your Organization with Phil McKinneyToday's episode is one of my favorites! We're talking about innovation and we are JACKED to have innovation thought leader, Phil McKinney on the program! If you want to skip straight to her interview, 5:27 is your spot.If you don't know Phil, you should get on that, he's AMAZING.Phil's passion is innovation. He's the CEO of CableLabs, an author, coach, and the host of the longest continuously produced podcast...EVER. It's called Killer Innovations, and has been running since before iTunes!He was the CTO at Hewlett Packard, He's the author of t...
2021-05-191h 11
5 Minutes To New Ideas With Phil McKinneyThe Overlooked Secret to InnovationAs a society, we have a problem. Some years ago, the late Nobel Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer was asked by a reporter, "Doctor, what's wrong with people today?" The famous doctor was silent for a moment, then he said, "People simply don't think!" Why do some not use our brains and think? The brain is a fabulous mechanism. It is capable of processing eight hundred inputs per second for seventy-five years without exhausting itself. Scientists tell us that humans use approximately 2 percent of the brainpower available...
2020-08-1004 min
5 Minutes To New Ideas With Phil McKinneyAffordanceOn January 13, 2018, the people of Hawaii woke to a shocking alert on their phones and TVs. An incoming ballistic missile was on its way and that the warning was not a drill. It was 38 minutes later that the alert was retracted. During those 38 minutes -- panic set in. People were trying to figure out what to do. People drove their families to highway tunnels in hopes it would protect them. We can only imagine the fear that raced through the population of more than a million people. How did this happen? Hawaii Emergency Alert...
2020-07-1306 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/17/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/17/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-05-1839 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/10/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/10/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-05-1139 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/03/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/03/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-05-0439 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/26/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/26/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-04-2739 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/19/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/19/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-04-2039 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/12/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/12/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-04-1338 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyLooking Back at 15 years of Killer InnovationsThis week's guest is one who is all too familiar to us. Phil McKinney, the host of the Killer Innovations show, will be joining us for the 16th anniversary of the Killer Innovations podcast. Bob O'Donnell, a Silicon Valley veteran, the President, Founder, and Chief Analyst at TECHnalysis Research, joins us to discuss the history of the Killer Innovations and some memorable moments on the show. How It All Started Let's talk about the backstory of the podcast. How did it get started and what was the motivation behind it? In 2004 while at...
2020-04-0738 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/05/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 04/05/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-04-0639 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/29/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/29/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-03-3039 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/22/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/22/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-03-2239 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/15/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/15/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-03-1538 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/08/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/08/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-03-0839 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/01/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 03/01/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-03-0139 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/23/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/23/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-02-2339 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/16/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/16/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-02-1638 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/09/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/09/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-02-0938 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/02/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 02/02/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-02-0238 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/26/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/26/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-01-2638 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/19/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/19/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-01-1938 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyFuture Innovation Platforms #CES2020Today's guest is one of the top technology industry analysts, well known in Silicon Valley and globally. When he talks about your company or products, you hope it is more positive than negative as his word moves the markets. Our guest is here with us at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is his 50th. This week on Killer Innovations, Tim Bajarin joins us to discuss what is real and becoming a future innovation platform. How's it Shaping Up CES has evolved over the years from a heavy focus on video and audio to every...
2020-01-1438 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/12/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/12/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-01-1238 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/05/2020Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 01/05/2020The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2020-01-0538 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/29/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/29/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-12-2939 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/22/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/22/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-12-2239 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/15/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/15/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-12-1539 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/08/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/08/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-12-0839 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/01/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 12/01/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-12-0139 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 11/24/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 11/24/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-11-2438 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 11/02/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 11/02/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-11-0238 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/27/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/27/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-10-2739 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyInnovating the New NBA ExperienceCreating and continually innovating the entertainment experience to keep your customers on the edge of their seat is a monumental undertaking? Can the entertainment experience go to new levels? What cool innovations and technologies is the sports industry doing to make your time watching an event/ game more enjoyable. Today's guest is always on the forefront of what it takes to keep customers engaged in the experience. Steve Hellmuth has been innovating the customer experience for over 30 years from the Olympics to Major League Baseball and today the National Basketball Association with some of the most experiential ideas, innovations...
2019-10-2237 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/20/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/20/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-10-2138 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/13/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/13/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-10-1438 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/06/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 10/06/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-10-0738 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/29/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/29/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-09-3039 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/22/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/22/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-09-2339 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/08/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/08/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-09-0938 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/01/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 09/01/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-09-0238 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyInnovation BootcampOn April 4, 2008, Phil McKinney, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Hewlett Packard, delivered the morning keynote speech at the fifth annual Business Alliance Bootcamp for growing companies and entrepreneurs in Washington DC. Creativity Economy What I am going to do today is give you my perspective on some of the economic challenges and also encourage you in thinking differently when working to create value. Knowledge is becoming a commodity. If you have a job that can be taught at a University, your skill is at risk and your job is at risk. The impact of this...
2019-08-1337 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 07/28/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 07/28/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-07-2938 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 07/21/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 07/21/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-07-2238 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 07/14/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 07/14/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-07-1538 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/30/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/30/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-07-0138 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/16/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/16/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-06-1738 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/16/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/16/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-06-1738 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/09/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/09/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-06-1038 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/09/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/09/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-06-1038 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/02/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/02/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-06-0338 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/02/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 06/02/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-06-0338 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/26/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/26/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-05-2738 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/26/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/26/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-05-2738 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/19/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/19/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-05-2038 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyKiller Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/19/2019Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney: 05/19/2019The award winning Killer Innovation radio show, hosted by Phil McKinney, shares the skills and lessons learned from the hosts +30 year career developing award winning products and technologies. The objective is to share with the audience how to harness the power of innovation to radically improve their personal, career and business success.
2019-05-2038 min
5 Minutes To New Ideas With Phil McKinneyWhat They Could BecomeGreat leaders - in business, government or society, know that when it comes to others, there is always more than meets the eye. Earl Nightingale once shared a story that reminds us to look beyond what we think is obvious. It seems that the NBC orchestra was about to be formed, David Sarnoff, chairman of the board of NBC, gave one directive: "Do not hire away any players from existing orchestras." The people in charge managed to put together a superb orchestra -- all except for the first clarinetist. When the great maestro...
2019-03-2806 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyDon't Let the Funnel Dry Up! Create an Innovation Challenge S14 Ep37For innovation leaders, one of the hardest tasks is keeping the innovation funnel full. Yet, this is key to sustaining an innovation effort. What's worked for me is to create an innovation challenge. Today's show lays out a process for making an innovation challenge. Creating a challenge will keep the funnel stocked with high quality ideas. What's an Innovation Challenge? An innovation challenge is no mere cattle call. A vague request for innovative ideas from everyone will result in low quality ideas and not many. An innovation challenge is a well-defined effort to draw in the best...
2018-11-1837 min
5 Minutes To New Ideas With Phil McKinneyCan I recombine existing components to create new products for customers I don't currently serve?Magazine publishers are in the same predicament as the book-publishing and recording industries before it. How do you keep your customers believing that your content is worth paying for when there is endless free content available on the Internet? Some fashion magazines are experimenting with making their print issues feel like "must-buy" items; Bazaar and Elle both offer subscriber-only covers with edgier photography. Others, like the British style magazine i-D, routinely print magazines with multiple, collectible covers. There is a growing audience for boutique fashion magazines that have high cover...
2018-06-1104 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyStartup meets BigCo - the Confluence of Innovation in Cincinnati S14 Ep9When civic and business leaders have a meeting of the minds, amazing things can happen. Cincinnati is home to several major corporations and health care organizations. The demand is high for tech innovation. This midwestern city has created a unique approach to draw in the best talent. Cintrifuse is the confluence of innovation in Cincinnati. Cintrifuse exists through public private partnership. Its purpose is threefold. It's a startup accelerator and venture capital fund. It's also the go to source for large companies seeking innovative solutions to their tech problems. CEO Wendy Lea comes to Cincinnati from Silicon Valley as...
2018-05-0837 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyMy Secret to Sourcing Innovation S13 Ep28When it comes to sourcing innovation, most focus on trying to come up with a clever technical or business hook. Over years of experience of both innovation success and failures, I've uncovered three areas of focus for sourcing innovation that will have significant impact. Before jumping into the three areas of focus, there is a basic skill that is required. That is the ability to create questions that will cause you to look at these three areas differently. Power of Questions I believe that a good question is one that causes people to really think...
2017-09-1239 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyA 5th Grade Innovator Whose Idea Could Save Kids Left In The Car S13 Ep20What inspirations feed your ideas for innovation? In this case, seeing a news report on a tragic death of a 6 month old baby let a young entrepreneur to create an innovation that could save kids left in the car. Bishop Curry is headed into the 6th grade this fall. Its was a the tragic death of Fern Theford, a six month old infant, in 2016 that was the inspiration to innovate a solution to prevent this accident from happening again. In a Washington Post article on the accident, the author Travis M. Andrews shared: ...
2017-07-1839 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyGrassroots Innovation Using The Kickbox Process From Adobe S13 Ep16Inside any size organization, getting everyone engaged on innovation can be daunting. Its not just as simple as saying that innovation is important. You need to show the organization how. At Adobe, Mark Randall reversed engineered his approach to grassroots innovation and structured into a process called Kickbox. He didn't stop there. He and Adobe decided to open source the Kickbox approach to grassroots innovation to help other organizations innovate. During the interview, Mark and Phil discussed: Grassroots Innovation Mark's work experience that led him to being at Adobe and heading up innovation. His e...
2017-06-2038 min
Killer Innovations with Phil McKinneyWhat Are Your Most Pressing Questions on Innovation? S12 Ep9This weeks show is what we call an "Ask Phil" episode where we take your questions on innovation via Facebook or via email, and answer them live during the show. The questions answered during the show were: "I loved your post about feeling stupid!!! You give the best advice that is grounded in you immense amount […]
2016-06-0139 min
Podcast Archives - AEC BusinessKiller Innovations – Interview with Phil McKinneyPhil McKinney is an award winning innovator of technologies and products used by 100’s of millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. In this interview, Phil shares ideas on how to innovate in the construction industry. In this interview, we discuss What are killer innovations Where to innovate How to use questions as an innovation tool How to brainstorm […]
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2016-05-2822 minAEC BusinessKiller Innovations – Interview with Phil McKinneyPhil McKinney is an award winning innovator of technologies and products used by 100’s of millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. In this interview, Phil shares ideas on how to innovate in the construction industry.
In this interview, we discuss
What are killer innovations
Where to innovate
How to use questions as an innovation tool
How to brainstorm effectively
About Phil
Since 2005, Phil has shared his expertise in innovation and creativity, free of charge (in an approach he refers to as “paying it forward”) through his award winning weekly podcast Killer Innovations™. Phil has been credited with forming and leading multiple teams...
2016-05-2822 min
The Bryan Kramer ShowDefining and Achieving Innovation With Phil McKinneyPhil McKinney, author and CEO, joins the Bryan Kramer Show for real talk on what it means to be innovative and how to overcome corporate obstacles to achieve dynamic results. In This Episode Why being innovative means relearning something you used to know How simple questions can lead to powerfully innovative ideas when answered repeatedly Why creating an innovative climate means winning over "corporate antibodies" The challenge of the 90% failure rate How innovation stems from teams rather than individuals Resources Phil McKinney on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google+ Killer Innovations Phil McKinney's Blog B...
2016-05-2532 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneyWhat Are The Next Hot Innovations Coming From Startups? S11 E48For this weeks show, Phil invited Kym McNicholas (Emmy award winning journalist) to join him to discuss and debate the latest innovations coming from startups. They cover startups that presented at Sir Richard Branson's Extreme Tech Challenge finals on Necker Island, the personal reactions from seeing the reveals of new VR technologies at TED and […]
2016-03-0239 minKiller Innovations with Phil McKinneySo – Who Won The Innovation Competitions? S11 Ep41In this weeks show, Phil McKinney and Kym McNicholas talk about the winners of the technology and innovation competitions held at CES along with an eclectic set of companies and innovations they believe could be winners in 2016. They discuss: Extreme Tech Challenge – one of the largest innovation competitions with more than 3,000 entrants each year, […]
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