A few weeks ago, I got the chance to interview the authors of the bestselling innovation book, The Innovator’s DNA. Below is the transcript of what I was able to record from our call. Before, here is short bio of each author: Hal Gregersen is the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Chair of Innovation and Leadership [...]
What is the greatest impediment to creativity?
Posted on April 26, 2013 // 2 Comments
Question-to-innovate Series: This the twentieth of a series of weekly posts where I will answer a few common questions about innovation. Please feel free to add your own response. Also, if you have any questions you think we should discuss, let me know. The greatest impediment to creativity is your impatience. Let me explain… Bravery [...]
Template mentality does not equal innovation
Posted on April 23, 2013 // 3 Comments
Well, well, well. My rant about innovation consultants hit a nerve. In particular, I liked this response from Roger von Oech: .@jorgebarba Some consultants read a few #innovation books, call themselves experts w/o conceiving & implementing new ideas, or risking $. — Roger von Oech (@RogervonOech) April 15, 2013 The problem with reading books and [...]
What do good failures look like?
Posted on April 12, 2013 // 1 Comment
Question-to-innovate Series: This the nineteenth of a series of weekly posts where I will answer a few common questions about innovation. Please feel free to add your own response. Also, if you have any questions you think we should discuss, let me know. A few weeks ago I set the record straight about the relationship [...]
To be taken seriously, should advice giving innovation consultants be innovators themselves?
Posted on April 9, 2013 // 10 Comments
Gregg Fraley and I both are of the opinion that a non-creative innovation consultant who knows the theory, but doesn’t get his hands dirty, has no business in giving game-changing advice. Via Gregg Fraley in response to this article about creativity gurus: Interesting that even the experts don’t really know how, exactly, to be more [...]
What is the most important innovation skill I should practice?
Posted on March 22, 2013 // Leave a Comment
This the eighteenth of a series of weekly posts where I will answer a few common questions about innovation. Please feel free to add your own response. Also, if you have any questions you think we should discuss, let me know. On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to interview the authors of The Innovators DNA. [...]
What are the most important things you can do to speed and improve the creative process?
Posted on January 18, 2013 // Leave a Comment
This the fourteenth of a series of weekly posts where I will answer a few common questions about innovation. Please feel free to add your own response. Also, if you have any questions you think we should discuss, let me know. This is an interesting question. Here are a few thoughts on how you can [...]
