228: Doug Hall: I just can’t stay with the status quoDoug Hall Show Notes Page
Doug Hall has an inherent fundamental curiosity within him and he stumbles along the way. He is always pulled to wonder, what if. It comes from within him and he loves it. All of his successes are because he wondered – if he could figure it out.
Doug Hall was born in Portland, Maine and raised in New Hampshire. He is the oldest of 3 children who were raised by an Engineer and a school teacher.
Since an early age he had a passion for inventing. At age 12 he invented, produced, and sold a learn to juggle kit. His Dad didn’t quite know what to say when he said he wanted to be an inventor. His advice was, “become an engineer and then a patent lawyer.” So, he ended up studying Chemical Engineering – and did inventing on the side.
After graduating from the University of Maine he took a job at Procter & Gamble in their brand management department – rising up through the ranks as they say to the role of Master Marketing Inventor. After 10 years he “retired” from corporate life and founded what is known today as the Eureka! Ranch. Their specialty is to help organizations Find, Filter & Fast Track Big Ideas.
Doug Hall is an inventor, researcher, educator and craft whiskey maker. He’s been named one of America’s top innovation experts by Inc. magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Dateline NBC, CNBC, CIO Magazine and the CBC. His new book, Driving Eureka! Problem Solving with Data Driven Methods & the Innovation Engineering System describes how to transform innovation from random acts to a reliable science.
His legacy will hopefully be the creation of the new field of academic study called Innovation Engineering – where innovation is transformed from a random art to a reliable system. That said – there is a chance that what he’ll really be known for is disrupting the world of whiskey as a result of creating a Time Compression technology that is the basis of his most recent company, Brain Brew Custom Whisk(e)y.
Doug currently resides part of the year in Cincinnati, Ohio and the rest of the year in Summerside, Prince Edward Island Canada with his high school sweetheart, Debbie. They have 3 grown children: Kristyn, Victoria, and Brad.
Tweetable Quotes and Mentions
Listen to @Innov8Engineer to get over the hump on the @FastLeaderShow – Click to Tweet
“The success of organizations comes from the interaction of different departments working together.” – Click to Tweet
“We’ve got to solve for the whole, which means we’ve got to work together.“ – Click to Tweet
“A whole lot of people are basically dying in place.” – Click to Tweet
“You determine what you’re going to do and in your sphere of influence you can do amazing things.” – Click to Tweet
“Start to put stuff in your head, cause once those ideas start in your head a chain reaction starts.” – Click to Tweet
“If you’re not learning you’re dying.” – Click to Tweet
“If you’re not growing, do something different.” – Click to Tweet
“Who should lead the future but the F’n leader?!” – Click to Tweet
“Divided leadership, is no leadership.” – Click to Tweet
“If things aren’t working, your system is wrong.” – Click to Tweet
“Never-ending continuous innovation is the secret to success.” – Click to Tweet
“Sadly, the number of top leaders who are ready to lead is small.” – Click to Tweet
“In your work, on how you work, how about if you change your thought patterns.” – Click to Tweet
“Is your boss getting a return on investment because you’re actually thinking?” – Click to Tweet
“Do your employees actually think?” – Click to Tweet
“Deep inside all of us is a little voice that tells us what we should do and what we must do.” – Click to Tweet
Hump to Get Over
Doug Hall has an inherent fundamental curiosity within him and he stumbles along the way. He is always pulled to wonder, what if. It comes from within him and he loves it. All of his successes are because he wondered – if he could figure it out.
Advice for others
Focus more on health and driving health, it makes you smarter.
Holding him back from being an even better leader
I have to get healthier.
Best Leadership Advice
You’ve got to believe that your people are good people.
Secret to Success
Caffeine
Best tools in business or life
Having people who are mission focused.
Recommended Reading
Driving Eureka!: Problem-Solving with Data-Driven Methods & the Innovation Engineering
System
Out of the Crisis (The MIT Press)
Contacting Doug Hall
Website: https://www.doughall.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Innov8Engineer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doughallinventor/
Resources and Show Mentions
Special Bonus From Doug: https://inventor.doughall.com/vip