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“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of Innovation – Video Blog

By Shawn Nason / January 24, 2017 /

What I Learned… Recently, I shared my experience around what it is like to start a center for innovation. Here is a 7-minute video where I answered some of the following questions or statements: State of mind when starting a center for innovation How have I personally and professionally changed? What encouragement would I give leaders?…

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“No, We Can’t Do It!” – The POWER OF YES In Innovation!

By Shawn Nason / January 19, 2017 /

What I Was Doing… “No, we can’t do it!”  This is the most common phrase I have heard in my years as a leader in innovation. From big organizations to small ones, from the government to education. It seems that it is easier for people to say, no, instead of YES! This week I began working with…

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#CES2017 & Beyond: Where Has The Consumer Gone?

By Shawn Nason / January 11, 2017 /

What I Was Doing… Well, #CES2017 is history! This past week over 175k people ascended on the Las Vegas Strip to see the coolest and newest technologies for 2017. I have to say, in three days, I walked over 50k steps and saw some amazing technologies. I mean, who doesn’t love drones choreographed to the…

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The POWER OF YES In 2017!

By Shawn Nason / December 27, 2016 /

What I Was Doing:  My Story… Over a year ago I wrote a blog post titled, The Power of Yes In Innovation. I wrote these words: Each day I try to live the POWER OF YES–the power to give people the freedom to explore, test, and win, the power to let my children be all they want to…

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