Becoming Uncomfortable in 2019
Welcome to 2019.
This blog marks the beginning of Perlmutter Unfiltered’s 5th year; it’s been fun writing and hearing from friends, colleagues, customers, and others from all over the world. I hope my mix of topics — innovation, leadership, and technical insight — have…
Innovation Grown from Oranges
Photo by Max on Unsplash
I have written over the years about sustainability; you may remember Ford & Jose Cuervo. Today, I'm writing about a new idea for sustainable innovation grown from the rinds and seeds of Sicily’s most famous citrus fruit — the orange.
The orange, which Sicily harvests…
Scaffolding for Creativity in Business
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash
We’ve all seen scaffolding set up to support work in the construction, maintenance, cleaning and repair of buildings, bridges, houses, and more. While these structures are rarely permanent — and are hoped to be in use only a short period of time — they must be…
Lessons Learned from Nathan's
"You can take the boy out of Brooklyn, but you can’t take Brooklyn out of the boy."
Photo by Paulo Silva on Unsplash
Growing up in Brooklyn, I could bicycle about 5 miles to the ocean and Coney Island. I would always stop at Nathan’s Famous. The stop was always for a hot dog, some…
Innovating Zero Gravity Espresso
Photo by Andreas Behr on Unsplash
Ambition to improve is everywhere, and not only limited to corporate labs and academia. I love to see examples of innovation in any field — from wind turbines to cloud seeding or surfing to strawberries. Those who are loyal readers of this blog…