I don’t have just one, but a few. My favorite quotes about innovation come from people who are not in the business of innovation. They are not Captains of Industry. What they are, is cultural icons. Both these people are my heroes, and share the same two initials: MJ
Critical thinking is an inspiration starter, not a hope killer
Posted on September 25, 2012 // 3 Comments
Why does critical thinking have a bad reputation? Is it because it seeks to uncover the truth? Do people think that the truth is negative? Is it because it is a Hope Killer? I think that criticism is a form of optimism. @cloverleafinnov wrote a nice post about how to think like an innovator. One [...]
How do you encourage employees to share ideas?
Posted on September 21, 2012 // 3 Comments
This is the second 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. Good ideas can come from anywhere, but just asking for them doesn’t mean [...]
Disrupt Success
Posted on September 20, 2012 // Leave a Comment
From Roger Van Oech’s Innovative Whack Pack: Hat Tip: Farnamstreet
Why is innovation so hard for large companies?
Posted on September 13, 2012 // 13 Comments
This is the first of a series 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. There are many reasons why large companies don’t innovate. But to simplify, it is [...]
What is the purpose of innovation?
Posted on September 5, 2012 // 9 Comments
This question may be similar to the question “what is innovation?“, but it isn’t. Why innovate? Before answering, lets consider what innovation is. Two weeks ago I argued that because innovation means different things to different groups, that you should come up with your own definition of what innovation is. For me, innovation is ideas [...]
You must own change before it owns you
Posted on September 4, 2012 // 1 Comment
Back when I was an IT Consultant, I knew that “preparing for what might be” was my “one thing”, and it just came natural for me. And today, one of the cool things about the work I do is I get prepare my clients with “what if’s” all the time. Most don’t like it because [...]
