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 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 Nonprofit in the Internet Ecosystem

with Mitchell Baker

A Project Can Always Be Improved

with Toshiko Mori

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.

Accidents

with Carroll Shelby

Shelby talks about some of his worst car accidents, and how it never stopped him from running the next race.

Accidents Led to Innovation

with Steve Wozniak

Wozniak talks about how the machine he wanted to build, with a keyboard and display, became the next generation of computers.

Achievements

with William McDonough

McDonough talks about some of the achievements and projects that makes him most proud.

Advantages of an All Girls School

with Lyn St. James

St. James talks about how shyness led her to an all girls school, and with education and comfort, her confidence grew.

Advice

with Pierre Omidyar

Omidyar talks about how a healthy disrespect for the past can lead to innovation.

Advice

with Carroll Shelby

Shelby gives one valuable piece of advice to the future.

Advice

with Steve Wozniak

Advice for Future

with Mitchell Baker

Advice to Kids

with Carroll Shelby

Shelby talks about of working together, and finding a job you're passionate about doing.

Advice to Kids

with Alfred Taubman

Advice To Kids

with Toshiko Mori

Mori gives advice to think of others, and how you would want to world to be for the next generation.

Advice to Youth

with Stan Ovshinsky

Advice To Youth

with William McDonough

Aeron Chair

with Don Chadwick