Must reads of the week
Must read innovation stories of the week: A culture of innovation starts with us
Any change we want to see in ANY domain starts with the man in the mirror:
I’m starting with the man in the mirror I’m asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: Getting it done
It was an ‘innovation packed’ week that had everything starting from making excuses, ideating around small ideas, how to get it done, popular tools to use to tackle challenges and how to test your ideas. Pretty good eh!
How to Encourage Small Innovations – (HBR)
Rethinking Branding through Radical Innovation – (Servant of Chaos)
Apple’s Secret? It [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: What are you the most at?
You wont stand out from the crowd if you keep playing by the same old rules as everyone else in your market. Are you the most of anything?
What is Design Thinking, Really? « emergent by design
Create a Garden of Innovation! – Idea Champions
What’s Your Company’s Sentence? – Bill Taylor – Harvard Business Review
There Really Is [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: Make new mistakes
Make new mistakes? Yes, that’s right. If you always follow the tried and true, what worked before, being right, always having the same answer then you’ll never come up with anything original. To foster a culture of innovation you need to go off the same road you’ve always been walking in and if you feel [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: Dare to question the status quo
Nothing is ever set in stone.
The status quo (how things are ‘normally done’) is usually something that is taken for granted like a religion, it makes people feel safe because it becomes something very predictable. As we grow older this natural tendency to conform and comply to set behaviors becomes worse because we need life [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: Can a successful innovation be predicted? Yes
Ronin release
Bee Season trailer
According to Phil Koos, by being aware of changing consumer needs innovation can be predicted.
War, Inc. video My Beautiful Laundrette move
Great innovation builds on what comes before it and does not require people to make radical changes in beliefs or behavior. What often looks like [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: Why pursuing innovation usually fails
Today’s business leaders and organizations are not trained to be innovative argues Adam Hartung, they’re trained to be effective and efficient and that’s why there’s a high failure rate of innovation initiatives.
We all know we need to innovate. But we just can’t help ourselves. Everything we’ve been trained to do as business leaders is [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: How to innovate everyday
How do you innovate everyday? There are no secret formulas, but there are enough ways to try and come up with your own.
Over the Top the movie
Innovation is more than brainstorming or idea generation. To be truly innovative, you have to DO something different. But ‘doing’ innovation is a different story, it doesn’t come naturally [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: Innovation must be in your vision
Innovation needs a purpose. A bold compelling vision brings everyone together on a real purpose. What’s your purpose?
How to Go from Small to Super (HarvardBusiness.org)
16 Top Augmented Reality Business Models (PERSONALIZE MEDIA)
Martin and Lewis full
Developing an Innovation Vision (Blogging innovation)
The 7 Deadly Sins of the Innovator (BusinessWeek)
How Blowing Up Your Business Can Drive [...]
Must read innovation stories of the week: creating sustainable competitive advantage
How do you win in the marketplace? Seth Godin argues that creating a sustainable competitive advantage can take many forms: own something that’s hard to copy, creating a brand, creating a network where most of the power rests on you, creating switching costs and building a culture that’s innovative.
What Really Kills Great Companies: Inertia (WSJ)
Managing [...]
