Scientists are already able to alter the genome at a rate much faster than was previously considered possible. I get excited thinking about the potential to provide children with healthy ice cream or pizza that is loaded with essential vitamins and anti-oxidants or potato chips that inhibit absorption of fat and balance insulin.
Listening to radio while driving to a meeting, I heard an interview with Brian May. He was co-founder and lead guitarist for Queen, the rock group known for such songs as “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You” (which May wrote). What fascinated me was not my reminiscing about my younger Read the full article…
Wise words from Randy Komisar in closing last night’s VLAB session at Stanford in response to a request to provide a lesson on innovation in 6 words It aptly summed up the entire session of “Entrepreneurs Uncensored”. It’s better to test early and often, quickly discovering what won’t work, correcting and improving upon what will. Read the full article…
Back in the 70’s, the only identified biological difference in cognitive ability between men and women was spatial visualization. That is, in general, males are better at mentally manipulating two-and three-dimensional figures. We also knew that the corpus callosum that connects the 2 halves of the brain is thicker in females than males meaning the Read the full article…
Late last week, Congress awarded the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest civilian award. Better late than never. The latter part of WWII, 1943-44, 1074 women flew non-combat missions in support of the war. I’m embarrassed to admit that until they were honored, I had not heard of this group Read the full article…
One major barrier to innovation is certainty of what can and cannot be done. There are epic tales- like Lord Kelvin, President of the British Royal Society of Science declaring “Heavier than air flying machines are impossible” (1895) just 8 years before the Wright Brothers had their first successful flight. Or, better known- the ‘physiological Read the full article…
This is going to be my collection of thoughts, tips, questions and references on innovation (techniques, personal barriers, group dynamics, supportive environment/corporate culture), leadership, organizations, and women leaders. For me, these are all integrally related. In particular, Womennovation is the juncture of my interests in women, innovation, organizations, and teams. (I’m preparing to do a Read the full article…