Are consumers becoming the next great innovators? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about Eric Von Hippel's research showing that consumers are becoming product innovators.

Lincoln offers business advice. President Abraham Lincoln joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate his 202nd birthday with some advice to small business owners about being an innovator and doing what hasn't been done before.

Are the rules for start-ups changing? Jack Plunkett joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the concept of needs-based innovation for small businesses, especially start-ups, plus whether the Internet is a disruptor or a lever.

How do you reduce your carbon footprint without hurting the economy? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss climate change, the carbon footprint of the US and China and innovations that will help.

What are the right questions to ask in order to discover what works? Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about using the interrogatives, what, how, and why, to discover the answer to what works with your business and with customers.

Are you taking what works to the next level? Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about managing the change your business is experiencing based on what has worked, instead of just managing your business.

How could a pause result in identifying what works? Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the idea of how to focus more on what is working instead of on what isn't, including how to incorporate a clarifying pause into the process.

Here are three keys to creating your own economic recovery. Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how seeking opportunities, adjusting your attitude and leveraging your creativity can all make a significant contribution to building your own economic recovery.

How can innovation lead your company to your own recovery? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the marathon recovery and the contribution internal innovation can play putting your business on the road to sustained growth.

How many times have you said, “I knew that was going to happen”? Dan Burrus joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use your knowledge, experience and vision to see invisible opportunities and take advantage of what he calls "flash foresight.