The Spark
News, insights and commentary from NS
For True Disruption, Be “Gritty” in Your Approach
Nottingham Spirk You don’t have to be a hockey fan to have heard of Gritty. Released into the wild in September 2018, the fur...
Your Not-To-Do List: More Phrases That Stifle Innovation
Nottingham Spirk A recent post at FastCompany.com, titled “These Three Phrases Are Killing Innovation at Your Workplace,” gen...
Musings: Where Do Ideas Come From? Part 2
Nottingham Spirk We’re asked all the time, “How do you come up with new ideas?” The truth is, there’s no one answer. We’ve as...
Design is Collaborative & Relentless: A (360) Round Table Discussion
“My work has been constantly involved in the struggle between fine arts and their development into some functional form of wh...
Disruptive Product & Business Innovation Go Hand in Hand
Ideating is just the start. Can you identify and overcome the internal obstacles in the complex, winding path to market? Nott...
Troy-Bilt FLEX: Modular Outdoor Power Equipment
MTD Products, owner of several lines of outdoor power equipment (OPE) products, approached Nottingham Spirk with an unprecede...
The Invention Machine
John Nottingham and John Spirk are the most successful inventors you’ve never heard of, with a can’t-lose business model that...