Author name: Noah McNeely

Someone will probably do it. That someone should be you! You dealt with the problem for years with your “work arounds”. As frustrating as they were, the work-arounds at least made the task a little easier or less problematic. Still, you always knew that there had to be a better way. Then, one day, you […]

Brainstorm. noun: a violent transient fit of insanity On their dictionary website, Webster’s defines brainstorming as a way of developing new ideas through “intense group meeting encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous contributions from all members” Over time, enough books and articles have been written about the idea of brainstorming that it would take weeks to read

In my career, I have developed products for a wide range of clients. Some are huge, multinational corporations, others are established mid-sized companies, and others are start-ups or entrepreneurs. One thing they have in common is the desire to innovate and develop the right products to propel their businesses forward. What that “right product” is,

I meet with inventors and entrepreneurs all the time. One of the great joys I take in my career is seeing the passion that these innovators have for their ideas, and for the businesses they are building. Almost all of the inventor-entrepreneurs I meet have a story of inspiration – the epiphany they had that

Automotive pioneer Henry Ford is famously credited with saying “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”. Of course, we all know that Ford didn’t deliver faster horses – he innovated an automobile that middle class Americans could afford. In some ways, he helped define the American middle class

In my career, I work with inventor-entrepreneurs on a daily basis. Some are experienced business people, some are new to the concept of building a business, and some really have no clue what building a business entails. But, one thing they have in common is that they are passionate about their ideas and inventions –

No, I’m not saying that artists make bad inventors, or that inventors shouldn’t have an artistic side to them. But, there is a very important distinction between developing something for yourself, and developing something for a broader group of users. In many ways, that distinction parallels the differences between ‘art’ and ‘design’. In a fundamental