OnInnovation: Visionaries thinking out loud. A video oral history project advancing a culture of innovation powered by The Henry Ford.
Innovators
 Mitchell BakerChairperson, Mozilla FoundationBaker led the release of the Firefox browser and other end-user products. |  Don ChadwickProduct DesignerChadwick is an award-winning industrial designer who, along with Bill Stumpf, designed the Aeron Chair. |  Thomas EdisonInventor, LeaderThomas 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. |  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. | ||||
 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. |  Steve WozniakCo-Founder, Apple ComputerWozniak's inventions and machines are credited with contributing greatly to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s. |  Wilbur and Orville WrightProblem SolversWhen it came to the problem of flight, Wilbur and Orville Wrights' systematic approach led to insights that simply eluded their contemporaries. | ||||
