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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 about staying on course–even when headed straight for disaster. Rather than do something different, we batten down the hatches and sail into calamity like Captain Ahab. Management is more comfortable putting everything at risk by doing what it has done before than sailing in a new, more hopeful direction.
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Leading Innovation: 21 Things that Great Bosses Believe and Do (Bob Sutton)
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Find the 15-Minute Competitive Advantage (HarvardBusiness.org)
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The Innovator’s Vulnerability (BusinessWeek)
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Why The Pursuit Of Innovation Usually Fails (Forbes)
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Dare to be different: Look beyond your competitors (Think One Step Ahead)
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Failures are the cost of success, says DreamWorks chief (NYTimes.com)
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The difference between goals, strategies, and tactics (Brand Insight Blog)
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.
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 to most people. Yesterday I introduced you to Innovation to the Core, a book that shows you how to ‘DO’ innovation and I encourage you to buy it but for now here are a few links that can help you get started ‘doing’ innovation.
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Can Innovation Create Competitive Advantage? (Blogging Innovation)
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Innovating Every Day (Blogging Innovation)
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21 Awesome Ways to Innovate (Innovation Tools)
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Why Great Innovators Spend Less Than Good Ones (Harvard)
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Storytelling Tips from Salesforce’s Marc Benioff (BusinessWeek)
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INNOVATION: Interview with inventor Chris Hawker (Podcast)
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Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model (abovethecrowd.com)
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?
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How to Go from Small to Super (HarvardBusiness.org)
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16 Top Augmented Reality Business Models (PERSONALIZE MEDIA)
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Developing an Innovation Vision (Blogging innovation)
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The 7 Deadly Sins of the Innovator (BusinessWeek)
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How Blowing Up Your Business Can Drive Innovation
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IDEO CEO Tim Brown shares his recipe for fostering new ideas (NYTimes.com)
