OnInnovation: Visionaries thinking out loud. A video oral history project advancing a culture of innovation powered by The Henry Ford.
Current Innovators
Will AllenChampion of Urban Farming, Entrepreneur
Mitchell BakerChairperson, Mozilla Foundation
Don ChadwickProduct Designer
Bill GatesSoftware Icon, Philanthropist
Dean KamenInventor, Humanitarian
William McDonoughArchitect & Designer
Bob MetcalfeVenture Capitalist, Inventor of Ethernet, Pundit and Provocateur
Gordon MooreChemist, Co-Founder Intel Corporation, Author of Moore's Law
Toshiko MoriArchitect
Elon MuskFounder, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors & Solar City
Pierre OmidyarFounder, eBay & Omidyar Network
Stan OvshinskyVisionary of Solar-Hydrogen-Based Economy
Ann Marie SastryEngineering Professor, Lithium-ion Battery Expert
Carroll ShelbyAutomotive Designer
Martha StewartEntrepreneur, Creative Excellence
Lyn St. JamesRecord Breaker, Businesswoman
Alfred TaubmanShopping Mall Pioneer
Bobby UnserInventor, Collaborator, 3-time Indy 500 Winner
Steve WozniakCo-Founder, Apple Computer
Historic Innovators
George Washington CarverAgricultural Scientist, Social Activist
Thomas EdisonProlific Inventor, Change Agent
Henry FordFounder, Ford Motor Company
Buckminster FullerVisionary Thinker, Serial Entrepreneur
Rosa ParksCivil Rights Hero
Wilbur and Orville WrightProblem Solvers
Upcoming Innovators
Charles Elachi
Dan Gurney
Jim Hall
Chuck Jones
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Classroom Guides
Innovation 101 OverviewInnovation 101 is a unique and dynamic digital educational module that uses oral history interviews of some of America's iconic innovators (past and present) from The Henry Ford's OnInnovation website for active teaching and learning.
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In Their Own Words - Educator TestimonialsFirst-hand reactions about the impact Innovation 101 had in the classroom.
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Aspiring Innovators!This Aspiring Innovators guide is aimed at helping teachers, after-school providers and parents to create a culture that can foster creativity and innovation among youth on an everyday basis so that creativity and innovation become habits of mind and a positive strength from within.
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Boy Scouts of America Entrepreneurship Merit BadgeThe Henry Ford has identified and aligned our resources to meet the requirements of the Entrepreneurship Merit Badge. Use this guide to encourage your Boy Scouts to discover and apply the core principles of entrepreneurship.
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Boy Scouts of America Inventing Merit BadgeThe Henry Ford has identified and aligned our resources to meet the requirements of the Inventing Merit Badge. Use this guide to encourage your Boy Scouts to discover and apply the core principles of innovation.
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