Category Archives: Corporate Creativity

Off the Stage and into Your Life! How Using Theatrical Improv Skills Can Help Create a More Innovative Culture at Work

July 31, 2010 – 6:43 pm

Turning Vision into Value
If you are based in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2010 Series…
SVII “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting
Wed, Aug 4, 2010
6:00-9:30 p.m.
Bay Cafe & Restaurant1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto (directions below)
Program: [...]

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What Makes Innovation Stick?

April 3, 2010 – 4:50 pm

Turning Vision into Value
If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2010 Series…
SVII “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting
April 7th, 2010
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Program: What Makes Innovation Stick?
Guest Speaker: Ken Ketch
Of course innovation [...]

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Inventors Must Improvise to be Successful

March 1, 2010 – 5:43 pm

Turning Vision into Value
If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2010 Series…
SVII “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting
March 3rd, 2010
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Program: Improvising Inventors: A Moderated Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Ed Austin — [...]

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Puzzles, Mysteries, and Muddles: Problem Solving and Innovation

January 5, 2010 – 4:31 pm

Turning Vision into Value
If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2010 Series…
SVII “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting
January 6th, 2010
6:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Program: Puzzles, Mysteries, and Muddles: Problem Solving and Innovation
Guest Speaker: [...]

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Invest in Innovation by Growing Creativity: How to Love and not Fear the “C” Word Behind Innovation

November 1, 2009 – 1:00 am

Creativity, a presentation by Jakob Denk
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In a recent Silicon Valley Watcher post, Founder/Publisher Tom Foremski blogged about “10 Reasons Why This is a Great Time to Invest in Innovation.” At the end of his post, which listed many excellent reasons why now, in an economic downturn, [...]

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Tom Foremski Discusses Silicon Valley’s Role as the Global Engine of Innovation

September 28, 2009 – 4:00 pm

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Invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2009 Series…
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
6:00-9:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Tom Foremski, Publisher and Editor, Silicon Valley Watcher
What are you observing lately, regarding Silicon Valley’s role as the global engine of innovation? Are we experiencing another comeback?
What will [...]

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A Silicon Valley Innovation Journey: From Semiconductors to Sustainability

May 30, 2009 – 7:22 pm

SVII "First Wednesday"
Innovation Society Meeting
June 3, 20096:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials
“Factories re-open, creating new jobs and cost savings for U.S. employees.”
Is this a headline from years gone by? A satirical story reported in The Onion? Or an apt characterization of the work of a [...]

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Program Change for Silicon Valley Innovation Institute Meeting on January 7th

January 6, 2009 – 2:24 pm

Turning Vision into Value
Invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2009 Series
Please Note Program Change:
Tom Foremski, Founder and Publisher of Silicon Valley Watcher, who was mentioned in my previous post, will not be speaking at the January 7th Silicon Valley Innovation Institute meeting, as he was [...]

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Perspectives from a Silicon Valley Watcher: Web Publisher Tom Foremski Talks Innovation on January 7, 2009

December 22, 2008 – 11:55 pm

Turning Vision into Value
Invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2009 Series
Next “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting:
January 7, 2009
6:00 – 9:30 pm

Perspectives from a Silicon Valley Innovation Watcher, with
Tom Foremski, Founder and Publisher, Silicon Valley Watcher
The Silicon Valley is a vibrant place to observe, and Tom [...]

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Execution Excellence—Predictably Turning Ideas into Profit

December 1, 2008 – 8:40 pm

Turning Vision into Value
Invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2008-09 Series
Next “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting:
December 3, 20086:00 – 9:30 pm
Execution Excellence—Predictably Turning Ideas into Profit

Kimberly Wiefling, Wiefling Consultingwith James Connor, Sand Hill Angels
Creativity, superior technology and brilliant people are insufficient for success. [...]

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Silicon Valley Innovation Institute Program: How Can Visual Thinking Aid Innovation?

November 3, 2008 – 1:16 pm

Silicon Valley Innovation Institute (SVII)
“First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting
November 5, 2008
6:00 – 9:30 pm
How Can Visual Thinking Aid Innovation?
Robert E. Horn, Guest Speaker
Stanford University
Join us as Robert Horn shares with us powerful examples of innovation visualizations — from Leonardo da Vinci to contemporary innovative work. Together, we will explore how these examples illustrate the [...]

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