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In theory, anyone can innovate. In practice, few do. What sets the innovators apart?

Have you ever struggled with a problem and been unable to come up with a solution, then hours or even days later, the solution came to you like a light bulb? Maybe you were in the middle of a completely unrelated acti...

All innovation begins with knowledge, a collection of facts and data about the world, from which we draw connections and germinate ideas in order to create something new. Our minds are constantly taking in information...

The Psychology of Problem-Seeking: Why It’s So Hard to Find a Good Problem

Hard tech is concerned with solving the most pressing innovation and engineering challenges facing humanity, consistently pushing up against the edges of our imagination. Hard tech is both difficult to create, and lit...

Can’t. This one word can kill innovation before it even begins. As soon as you believe something can’t be done, it can easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

A corporation with a strong focus on innovation was looking to relocate out of Seattle. An internal team was tasked with identifying the ideal cities based on a number of factors: cost of rent, availability of talent,...

At PCDworks, for more than twenty-five years, we’ve been developing innovative solutions across a range of industries. From oil and gas to healthcare to transportation, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies—we’ve se...

A psychologist, an architect, and an engineer walk into a bar…

I’ve worked in innovation for more than thirty years now, and I have more than forty patents to my name. I can confidently call myself an innovator. Looking back, though, the moment I became an innovator was actually ...

In fables and fairy tales and most novels, there’s always an antagonist. For now let’s call them the Big Bad Wolf, a clear antagonist that must be reckoned with. Always, the first step to defeating the Big Bad Wolf, a...

Let’s say two inventors have the same idea at the same time. The only difference is their location. One is based in Ohio, and the other is based in Texas. Who will be more successful?