"The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones." - Keynes Coming up with new ideas is a piece of cake. But escaping the pull of the tried and true is the difference between staying releant or not. Old ideas are like … [Read more]
What 7 calls to GoDaddy can teach you about Innovation
Posted on March 7, 2012 // Leave a Comment
For the last two days I've been transferring my blogs/websites from Blue Host to GoDaddy. My blog has been down since Sunday night and I just got it to work 15 minutes ago. Incredible isn't it? I'm writing this because I called GoDaddy a grand … [Read more]
Innovation from Tijuana: Interview with Ximena Valero
Posted on March 2, 2012 // Leave a Comment
I will be starting a series of interviews with fellow entrepreneurs from Tijuana, and will post one per week. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did. This is the first one. Reversible/Transformable Fashion by Ximena Valero Here is a short … [Read more]
A sneaky way to unearth innovation opportunities
Posted on February 28, 2012 // 1 Comment
Look beyond the obvious right? Ok, here's a very sneaky way to do that and unearth innovation opportunities. From the Businessweek article on Hybrids getting competition from plain old cars in gas mileage: “I was surprised to see that cars … [Read more]
When employees do not feel understood they resist change
Posted on February 27, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Here's an ongoing problem: When leadership tries to implement change within an organization, the biggest objection from employees usually is: "You don't understand my situation." What this statement really means is: "You do not know my job. You do … [Read more]
Innovation must reads of the week: How to reduce innovation risk
Posted on February 26, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Anti-innovation: 10 Proven Ways Not to Innovate - Forbes How to reduce innovation risk by @ovoinnovation 3 Ways To Predict What Consumers Want Before They Know It - FastCoDesign Innovation Hell: Saving Good Ideas From Premature Death - … [Read more]
How to turn Evernote into an Insight Bank
Posted on February 22, 2012 // 3 Comments
We need tools to manage our thoughts, data, information and knowledge to be able to find insights. A bit of structure and system could benefit you when seeking new ideas – and keeping track of them! Having a Brain Bank is very useful. I have … [Read more]