OnInnovation: Visionaries thinking out loud. A video oral history project advancing a culture of innovation powered by The Henry Ford.
Current Innovators
Historic Innovators
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Innovators
Will AllenChampion of Urban Farming, EntrepreneurCEO of Growing Power, supporting people by providing access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food. | Mitchell BakerChairperson, Mozilla FoundationBaker led the release of the Firefox browser and other end-user products. | George Washington CarverAgricultural Scientist, Social ActivistCarver believed there could be a mutually profitable relationship between agriculture and manufacturing. | Don ChadwickProduct DesignerChadwick is an award-winning industrial designer who, along with Bill Stumpf, designed the Aeron Chair. | ||||
Thomas EdisonProlific Inventor, Change AgentThomas Edison is one of the most prolific inventors who ever lived. His breakthroughs have had a profound effect on virtually every aspect of daily life. | Henry FordFounder, Ford Motor CompanyHenry Ford's innovations, such as the Model T and the development of the modern assembly line, revolutionized the way the world travels. | Buckminster FullerVisionary Thinker, Serial EntrepreneurFor Buckminster Fuller, the answer was usually yes—though not necessarily as planned or envisioned. | Bill GatesSoftware Icon, PhilanthropistComputer geeks everywhere can look to Bill Gates as a role model. The phenomenal success of Microsoft, the company he founded, helped to turn the software engineer into a new kind of cultural hero. | ||||
Dean KamenInventor, HumanitarianDiscover how this prolific inventor creates with his own unique palette of mathematics and machines. | William McDonoughArchitect & DesignerMcDonough is best known as a pioneer in the green design movement, creating buildings, designs, and strategies that are "environmentally intelligent." | Toshiko MoriArchitectMori is an architect and educator, who is renowned for her research-based approach to design and architecture. | Elon MuskFounder, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors & Solar CityFrom his early days teaching himself to program computers, Elon Musk has worked to improve the quality of life for everyone through technology. | ||||
Pierre OmidyarFounder, eBay & Omidyar NetworkThe work of Omidyar was one of the driving forces behind the rise of the Internet as a consumer, community, and cultural destination. | Stan OvshinskyVisionary of Solar-Hydrogen-Based EconomyOvshinsky, together with his late wife, Iris, developed an array of energy and information-related inventions that have advanced technologies and industries. | Rosa ParksCivil Rights ActivistParks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger awakened people everywhere to see how the world could be different. | Carroll ShelbyAutomotive DesignerIn 1962, Shelby designed the Cobra sports car and went on to become one of the premier high-performance automobile designers. | ||||
Martha StewartEntrepreneur, Creative ExcellenceMartha Stewart has helped millions of individuals to see how they can infuse their lives with style and grace. | Lyn St. JamesRecord Breaker, BusinesswomanLyn St. James helped a new generation of women break into the traditionally male-dominated sport of auto racing. | Alfred TaubmanShopping Mall PioneerTaubman developed some of the most successful malls in the United States and influenced succeeding generations of architects, developers, retailers and planners. | Bobby UnserInventor, Collaborator, 3-time Indy 500 WinnerBobby Unser takes us inside the automobile racing world to understand firsthand how innovation happened. | ||||
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