OnInnovation: Visionaries thinking out loud. A video oral history project advancing a culture of innovation powered by The Henry Ford.

1950s Suburban Boom

with Alfred Taubman

5 Years Ahead of the Microprocessor

with Steve Wozniak

Wozniak talks about how he unknowingly had imagined and built a microprocessor, five years ahead of its time.

A Career In Technological Innovation

with Bob Metcalfe

A Contract with KMart

with Martha Stewart

A Culture of Distraction

with Dean Kamen

A Family Business

with Will Allen

A Fateful Night On A Couch

with Bob Metcalfe

A Life-Long Tinkerer

Henry Ford, shared by Bob Casey

A Living Laboratory Of Energy Efficiency

with Toshiko Mori

Mori talks about designing a laboratory with geothermal, natural ventilation, and solar panels to maximize its energy efficiency.

A Man Of Confidence and Optimism

Thomas Edison, shared by Marc Greuther

A Must-Win Situation

with Bobby Unser

A New Energy Infrastructure

with Bob Metcalfe

A Nonprofit in the Internet Ecosystem

with Mitchell Baker

A Passion for the Business

Henry Ford, shared by Bob Casey

A Project Can Always Be Improved

with Toshiko Mori

A Public Scientist

George Washington Carver, shared by Suzanne Fischer

A Scientist In A Segregated Age

George Washington Carver, shared by Suzanne Fischer

A Summer Job

with Dean Kamen

A Training Workshop in Detroit

with Will Allen

A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney's 1967 LeMans Win

with Carroll Shelby

Shelby describes the 1967 race, and how the pushrod engine got him outlawed from LeMans.