The Spark
News, insights and commentary from NS
John Nottingham at Innovation Intersection
“People say innovation is risky, but the riskiest thing is not to innovate.” Nottingham Spirk Co-CEO John Nottingham discusse...
Innovation in the New Normal Webinar Recap
Business leaders talk to NS about how they’re navigating unprecedented disruption For the second installment of Nottingham Sp...
Keeping Innovation Alive: Webinar Recap
It’s difficult in the best of circumstances to maintain momentum on innovation projects. Nottingham Spirk is asking business ...
Biomimicry: The Future of Innovation
Northeast Ohio has long been known as a center for medtech innovation. But there’s another sector in which Greater Cleveland ...
John Nottingham at TEDxAsburyPark
“I’d like to have you remember the last time you saw something that made you say the word ‘Wow.’” So begins John Nottingham's...
Empower Teams with Purpose
By Bill Nottingham Every three years, Lottery League brings together musicians from across Greater Cleveland and assembles th...
TEDxAsburyPark Preview with John Nottingham on “Getting to Wow”
John Nottingham will take the Paramount Theater stage in Asbury Park, New Jersey on May 18 for the 7th edition of TEDxAsburyP...
Lessons from Google's "Moonshot Factory"
We highly recommend the recent Atlantic article “Google X and the Science of Radical Creativity,” which provides a rare glimp...
Musings: Where Do Ideas Come From?
We’re asked all the time, “How do you come up with new ideas?” The truth is, there’s no one answer. We’ve asked our associate...
The Business of IoT: What's your hardware strategy?
The “Big Data” era still needs devices, but developing and releasing them requires new ways of thinking. Juicero is a highly ...
Disrupt Markets, Enhance Lives
Technology that changes everything really just gives us more of what we already love. By Bill Nottingham © 2017 Consumer Tech...
SXSW: A “Mini-CES” in Austin
There is so much happening at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin that it can feel a bit overwhelming. Last ye...
New Year: Resolve to Innovate More in 2017
Want to disrupt markets? Start by disrupting yourself. The “Eureka!” moment is a real thing, but it’s widely misunderstood. I...
From "it can't be done" to "best of show": SmartMouth package design
Packaging World, the leading trade publication for the packaging industry, recently praised the Triumph’s SmartMouth Mouthwas...
Cub Cadet HAULER: Innovative Versatility
MTD (Headquartered in Valley City, OH), owner of Cub Cadet lawn and garden tractors, is partnering with NS to develop new pro...
Commentary - "Goodbye, TiVo?" via Verge.com
This is a commentary piece based on an article found on theverge.com and written by Chris Ziegler. Chris is a longtime TiVo f...
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