Who is Braden Kelley?
I am an innovation speaker, trainer, marketing strategist, and recognized thought leader.
And also co-founded the world's most popular innovation web site:
"I help organizations use social media and other tools to attract and engage customers, partners, and employees to help the organization achieve its goals.
If you're looking to create a culture of innovation, tackle some of your innovation barriers, train your employees to be more innovative, or build a more profitable, more social business -- let's talk."
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Category Archives: Innovation
How healthy are your innovation efforts?
As organizations become more mature in their process excellence efforts, an increasing number of organizations are turning their attention to try and achieve innovation excellence. So where should your journey of a thousand innovation steps begin? As your organization begins … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Innovation, Management
Tagged data analysis, Employees, innovation audit, Innovation Culture
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Will Aereo strike the Death Knell of Cable Television?
Somewhere across the vast reaches of social media (I can’t remember where) I came across a small but growing internet television service called Aereo that allows you to stream live television over the internet on any device or even to … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
Tagged Antennas, Cable Television, Comcast, DVR, entertainment, Streaming Television, television, TV, Video Streaming
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Accelerating Innovation Requires Accelerating Knowledge and Insight
Okay, I admit it, I came across the History Channel’s series Ancient Aliens recently and I’m intrigued, mostly because it is fascinating (and frightening) to me how long it takes to develop true knowledge and insight, but how quickly it … Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, Innovation, Technology
Tagged Insights, knowledge, knowledge sharing, Networking, sharing
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Using Gravity to Save and Improve Lives
I came across an IndieGogo project that is focused on building and trialing a gravity-powered power station that can serve either as a lantern or as a flexible power source that can be used to power a task light, recharge … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Product Innovation, Social Innovation
Tagged Africa, energy, gravity, green, india, kerosene, lighting, NGO, power, Science, Solar
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Innovation Ripe for the Plucking
Too often we all run around trying to pluck a gamechanging idea out of thin air that nobody has ever seen, solving a problem that has never been solved, when really if the truth be told, there are still lots … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Innovation, Product Innovation
Tagged elegance, food, simplicity, value
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How to Design Like Apple
Steve Jobs was a notorious perfectionist. Apple engineers and designers went through hundreds of revisions on every prototype that made it into his hands. But Jobs’ maniacal obsession paid off. No gadget on the market is as instantly recognizable nor … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Design, Innovation
Tagged ipad, iphone, Johnny Ive, Jonathan Ive, Macbook, Steve Jobs, videos
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Amazon Makes Copy and Paste Fun
When companies start from the premise that innovation is all about value, it is amazing just how many innovations – big and small – that they can achieve. So how do you make something as dull as giving someone a … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, marketing
Tagged Amazon, Birthdays, e-Cards, eCommerce, Fun, Gift Cards, Holidays, Jib Jab
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New Thought Paper – Winning the War for Innovation
There is a war for innovation brewing, and building a deep innovation capability is the only way to win it. The question is, will you lead the charge onto the innovation battlefield, or will you let your competitors bring the … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Leadership, Management, Strategy
Tagged Thought Leadership, Thought Papers, War for Innovation, White Papers
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Eight I’s of Infinite Innovation – PDF Version
In the wake of my hugely popular article on Innovation Excellence I’ve decided to make it available as a PDF. Download the Eight I’s of Infinite Innovation PDF now Some authors talk about successful innovation being the sum of idea … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Management, marketing, Strategy
Tagged Continuous Innovation, Creativity, Design, frameworks, growth, ideas, Infinite Innovation, Mental Models, NPD, success
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