This is a guest post by Dr. Ralph Ohr. Dr. Ohr has extensive experience in product/innovation management for international technology-based companies. His particular interest is targeted at the intersection of organizational and human innovation capabilities. You can follow him on Twitter @Ralph_Ohr. A while ago, I came across the following tweet by Gary Hamel: Tomorrow’s [...]
Innovation posts of the week: The Genius behind “Genius Lunches”
Posted on January 22, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Flipping Orthodoxies: Overcoming Insidious Obstacles to Innovation – Monitor The Surprising Benefits of Solitude – HBR What is the definition of “innovation”? by @ovoinnovation How Apple Disrupts Markets and then Goes on to Dominate by @timkastelle and @digitaltonto Why Is Diversity Vital For Innovation? – Forbes The genius behind “Genius Lunches” – Salon
The importance of workplace diversity for innovation
Posted on December 30, 2011 // 1 Comment
My friend and business partner Christian Laborin created the above illustration for someone very special to him. He put it on his Facebook cover and very shortly the comments came in. Including Jose Zelaya, a friend from Disney Studios, stopped by to give his two cents: There is so much love in this illustration! Bingo! [...]
Infographic: How diversity in the workplace can help drive innovation success
Posted on December 1, 2011 // Leave a Comment
Innovation is driven by diversity of ideas, viewpoints, not more of the same. That’s a fact! Credit: Socialcast
How diversity helps break linear thinking in your innovation team
Posted on August 16, 2011 // 3 Comments
I’m not so sure if I should write this post. It contains an email with some info that is best to keep private. But I just can’t contain myself as it’s a visceral example of why having a diverse set of people with different backgrounds, education and mental models makes your team more likely to [...]
