Should Failure Be Rewarded To Spur Innovation? – Slashdot Forbes Leadership Highlights of the Week: All About Innovation – Forbes The Role Imagination Plays In Innovation – Fast Company The Innovation Matrix Explained: Innovation Commitment by @timkastelle What Really Replaces Marketing (Madness) by @wimrampen The fallacy of the “rapid pace of innovation.” – Slate Magazine [...]
Innovation must reads of the week: The fallacy of the “rapid pace of innovation”
Posted on April 8, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Innovation and Diversity
Posted on March 27, 2012 // 8 Comments
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 [...]
When employees do not feel understood they resist change
Posted on February 27, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Here’s an ongoing problem: When leadership tries to implement change within an organization, the biggest objection from employees usually is: “You don’t understand my situation.” What this statement really means is: “You do not know my job. You do not realize what I have to deal with on a regular basis, and now you are [...]
Every strategy should Make a Difference
Posted on February 13, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Isn’t it kind of old to see the word ‘differentiate’ on proposals? I mean, any strategy should be different. And adding the words ‘different’ to proposals doesn’t necessarily make it different. Difference is in the actions. Not the words. Here’s a thought: Let’s frame differentiation as creating memories. Look at the video below:
Innovation must reads of the week: Age of Disruption?
Posted on January 29, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Is Innovation Too Messy To Be Managed And Taught? Hardly – FastCo Design The Truth: Creativity Comes From Blending Dissonant Goals Into Radical Harmony – FastCo Design Are You Learning as Fast as the World Is Changing? – HBR Truthtellers by @johnsonwhitney Age of Disruption? – Dachis Group Want Innovation? Hire for Skills not Attitude [...]
If you can’t answer these questions, your business is irrelevant
Posted on December 9, 2011 // Leave a Comment
We recently met with representatives from one of the largest energy utility providers in Mexico to talk about their current issues and how we might help them transform themselves. Before we met, I created a list of 20 questions to ask them. These questions, which went into detail about their their current strategy, could give [...]
Innovation posts of the week: Fire all the managers
Posted on November 20, 2011 // 1 Comment
Is Inertia Winning Over Innovation? – Fast Company 8 Secrets To Creative Thinking (Hint: Steal From Others) – FastCo Design First, Let’s Fire All the Managers – HBR A One-Two Punch to Foster Creativity – Strategy+Business The 3 Biggest Barriers To Innovation, And How To Smash Them – FastCo Design Building an Integrated Innovation Capability [...]
