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 [...]
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 [...]
Innovation must reads of the week: The 177 Myths of Innovation
Posted on April 7, 2013 // Leave a Comment
[View the story "Innovation must reads of the week: The 177 Myths of Innovation" on Storify] Innovation must reads of the week: The 177 Myths of Innovation Storified by Jorge Barba· Sat, Apr 06 2013 16:46:39 Mega Summary: the 177 Myths of Innovation wp.me/p4vkk-3lpScott Berkun ‘[C]reativity is an import-export game. It’s not a creation game.” [...]
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. [...]
Innovation must reads of the week: The Right Ideas in All the Wrong Places
Posted on March 17, 2013 // Leave a Comment
This post from @andrewhargadon is right on the money: #Innovation, #Strategy, and your Innovation Strategy – bit.ly/XcXPFI — Ralph-Christian Ohr (@ralph_ohr) March 15, 2013 RT @sniukas: The Right Ideas in All the Wrong Places via @stratandbiz buzz.mw/-GLu_y #innovation — strategy+business (@stratandbiz) March 14, 2013 Interesting:Is The ‘Innovator’s Dilemma’ About To Get Disrupted By ‘Big [...]
10 ways leaders can ignite innovation
Posted on March 13, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Here is a short article I wrote for a Mexican Business Magazine that will be published in a few weeks. What would happen if your company could innovate consistently? This is a worthy challenge, and, one not many can meet. But, if you have the will and drive, you will. Innovation is the only source [...]
