Perception separates the innovator from the imitator. To see anew, learn to set aside preconceptions by exploring new perspectives. How might we shift our perspective and explore what we might be missing? This is a common question I ask myself all the time because I want to overcome our human tendency to bring our preconceived [...]
Creativity Inc.: what it takes to build and sustain a culture of excellence
April 21, 2014 By 2 Comments
Creativity Inc. by Ed Catmull is a humble look at what it takes to build and sustain a culture of excellence, one that embraces originality in its truest form.
New doesn’t equal innovation
April 17, 2014 By 1 Comment
Just because something is new doesn’t mean it should be touted as an innovation. What’s an innovation and what isn’t? Normally, people believe that just because they’ve never seen or heard about something that it’s new, and therefore innovative. In their heads, because it’s new, it also means that it will succeed. Of course, it [...]
Failure isn’t the goal, it is a means for innovation
April 15, 2014 By 1 Comment
Last week I wrote about how you can ask yourself one question to innovate how you innovate: What can we learn from ___company___ about __challenge__? I then posted some ideas from Amazon and Google that help them drive innovation, which you can use for inspiration. Well, here’s another idea you can use to get you [...]
Jeff Bezos: Failure can’t be separated from invention
April 14, 2014 By 3 Comments
How do you maximize people’s potential to drive innovation? As Bob Ross says, “We don’t make mistakes, only happy accidents”. So, let employees make happy accidents. This is what happens at the world’s most innovative companies, one of which is Amazon. There are many lessons we can learn from Jeff Bezos about maximizing people’s potential [...]
Which is more valuable, good ideas or good people?
April 11, 2014 By 1 Comment
The answer is obvious, right? Well, not so. Some think that ideas matter more because you can snap them out of thin air. Which is why I think most people guard their ideas. They think they are unique on their own… That isn’t true. Ideas matter, but execution is where the rubber meets the road. [...]
