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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Update – Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire
by Braden Kelley Beginning on October 5, 2010 my new book Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire – A Roadmap to a Sustainable Culture of Ingenuity and Purpose will begin shipping from online retailers in the United States. It will be available … Continue reading
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My View on Crowdsourcing Published on BusinessWeek.com
Helen Walters, Business Week’s Editor for Innovation and Design, recently gathered opinions on crowdsourcing, via Twitter. I replied with a quote via email and Business Week published it recently with a dozen others. Here’s mine: You can find the whole … Continue reading
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Followup – Motoring Innovation
I came across an interesting article today on stackable cars that is a good followup to my article about vehicle ownership and whether the combined Zipcar and Flexcar represent an innovation in the automotive industry. The stackable electric cars are … Continue reading
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Followup – How Charity Could Help Spread Innovation
A good example of a charity investing in technologies that could lead to a better society is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and their $22 Million investment in a company called FoldRx. Check out this article in the Boston Globe. The … Continue reading
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How Charity could help spread Innovation
Every once in a while innovations come along that offer profitable opportunities for the inventors and business minds that turn them into innovations, but offer even greater possibilities for humanity if widely adopted. I read an article in Fast Company … Continue reading
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How Small is Too Small?
When it comes to a hotel room, how small is too small. There are several new entrants into the hotel market that are promising to shrink not only the price of a room, but the size of it as well. … Continue reading
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Most Successful Loser in History
I came across an interesting branding article on a BusinessWeek blog the other day about Al Gore, and I have to say one thing about Al Gore: Has there ever been a more successful loser in history? Al Gore lost … Continue reading
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Followup: Innovation Loves the Early Adopter
Best Buy announced today that it has exited the analog TV business. Of course, this makes it easier for them to promote that all televisions purchased in their store will work in the all-digital future, but buried in the press … Continue reading
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Innovation Loves the Early Adopter
Where would our technology industries be without the early adopters? Our technology industries thrive on those people and companies who are willing to pay high prices for the latest in entertainment technology or business solutions. Personally, I don’t have the … Continue reading
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Innovation at the Bottom
Came across an article on a BusinessWeek blog talking about the One Laptop Per Child project announcing their plan to offer a line of accessories. The article talks about a $10 DVD Player and a $100 Projector, and how they … Continue reading
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