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In classrooms, the workplace or for your own personal development discover the power of understanding the process of innovation from the past forward. Stimulate creative thinking and problem solving using assets from America's greatest history destination -- and insights from America's greatest innovators themselves.

Access our Video Library

Exercise your mind in less than ten minutes of time. Get inside the heads of America's thought-leaders through amazing highlight videos capturing the best of each innovator's interview sharing insights on fearlessness, failure, risk taking and creative problem-solving and even breaking the rules.

Customize, Organize and Manage Content Research

Our sophisticated search engine lets you sort and bookmark information by topics identifying and organizing interview content, and transcripts by keyword.

Share Resources and Expertise

Share, discuss and use presentations created with OnInnovation assets on our discussion page, Twitter, Facebook and more.

Get or Give Advice with our Survey Polls

Got opinions or need an answer? Tap America’s most innovative minds to help yourself or others progress ideas. To get your question featured on a survey, send your question to: oninnovation@thehenryford.org

Experience PastForward Programming

Join us as we mine the past to find insights needed to gain perspective for the future in webinars, symposiums and other “creative thinking” events including Maker City Faire at The Henry Ford. All events feature world-renowned historians and innovators of today.

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