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Hello my friend, welcome to the Game-Changer! A blog about innovation, new ideas and how the world is changing. I’m your host Jorge Barba, an Innovation Insurgent. You’re here because you’re interested in being or becoming a Game-Changer in everything you do. Let’s do it!

I’m CEO of Netek and I’m also the President of the Baja California Innovation Cluster.

I also work with startups and corporations. Need help reinventing your innovation capability, developing new growth platforms and revenue streams?

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The Group vs. Team Problem: Why Your High Performers Are Underperforming

The number one job of leaders is to build and develop teams. Team building is a skill that can be learned, and it’s incredibly important for a business to scale and accomplish its ambitions.

Jorge

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AI isn’t a cost-cutter, it’s a capacity multiplier

From Cost-Cutter to Capacity Multiplier: The Real Promise of AI

I’ve watched dozens of companies implement AI over the past two years. Most treat it like a more sophisticated calculator, something to trim expenses and streamline existing processes. They’re missing the real opportunity.

Jorge

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Curiosity Always Wins

Most people and organizations play it safe. They follow proven formulas, stick to best practices, and avoid asking uncomfortable questions. This approach is failing them.

Jorge

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Creativity, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership

The Comfort Zone Is a Graveyard for Relevance(1)

Find the Revolution Before It Finds You

by Jorge in Creativity, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership

Entrepreneurship is hard. But you know what’s harder? Being an innovator. Doing something new, better, and different is way harder than doing more of the same. It’s not for everybody.

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Creativity, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership

The Comfort Trap: Why You’re Wired to Stay Stuck

by Jorge in Creativity, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership

You tell yourself you want change. You buy the books, attend the seminars, and make the plans. Then Monday morning arrives, and you’re right back where you started. This isn’t a character flaw; it’s human nature. You love the status quo because your brain is designed to keep you exactly where you are. The principle is as true for people as it is for organizations.

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Creativity, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership

What’s Blocking Innovation in Your Team Right Now? (And Have You Asked Them?)

by Jorge in Creativity, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership

Your team isn’t innovating. You know it; they know it. Everyone’s going through the motions, delivering the same solutions they delivered last quarter, last year.