As innovators that want to make things happen and are constantly seeking ways to counter resistance to change. It comes with the territory and is the most predictable challenge we will encounter. At this point, the literature around innovation is vast, so we can all agree that there are many common sources of resistance to [...]
What World Cup winner Germany can teach us about developing a culture of excellence
July 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Picture: EPA The 2014 World Cup has ended! For me it was one of the most memorable, the first round alone is worth watching again. Anyway, the Germans won. And they have lots to teach us about developing a culture of excellence, no matter what people say about their “efficient” driven culture. Here are a [...]
Is innovation really everybody’s job?
July 11, 2014 By 3 Comments
A culture of innovation. That’s the Holy Grail, how do you get there? Everyone has their ideas and theories, and there is no shortage of examples that we can analyze over and over again. Yesterday, I wrote about the things that any organization can stop doing to open the door to innovation. Being innovation-ready starts [...]
CRAP is the real killer of innovation
July 10, 2014 By 2 Comments
Executives want innovation. They constantly ask themselves “how can we be more innovative?’. But, that’s the wrong way to look at it. Rather, they should ask themselves “what kills innovation?”.
Everything is ripe for innovation
July 7, 2014 By 1 Comment
The titles of this post might seem a little simplistic, and to a certain degree it is because it isn’t that easy. But, let’s consider the following story: Ten years ago, Diane Brown found herself in a dreary hospital room, shocked that this kind of bleak environment was supposed to help her get well. Using [...]
Use deprivation tests to uncover insights for innovation
July 2, 2014 By 1 Comment
“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.”- Joni Mitchell What happens when you get a bunch of people to turn off autocorrect for a week? You get some insight! I found this story about depriving oneself of a “perceived” valuable function we’ve come used to having with us everyday very interesting:
First principles thinking: a better way to innovate
June 26, 2014 By 2 Comments
“If it’s a sure bet, we’re not interested,” – Jay Schnitzer, former director of Darpa’s Defense Sciences Office Solving problems no one else has encountered, that’s what I like to do. Last year, I was in the beginning stages of developing a new non-existent case study venture with a friend. At one point during the [...]
