There’s this belief that technology is innovation. It’s a limiting belief. I get it, it’s sexy. It gets a lot of attention, but innovation is about more than technology. You can innovate in business model, management, processes and other areas too.
Category Archives: Innovation
Innovation Isn’t Just About Ideas
Probably the most long lasting myth about innovation is that it’s about new ideas. You’ve heard it before, someone comes up to you to tell you about their new idea and how fantastic it is. But you know what? Ideas are just that: ideas in someone’s head.
What To Do When You Fail
Last year I wrote about dealing with failure. I’ve experienced it a handful of times; we all have. As an entrepreneur, the main message is that you should expect it. Losing, making mistakes, it’s part of life. It happens to all of us. And those that don’t experience failure aren’t really living their best life; they’re content with simply sticking to a safe and predictable routine.
Don’t Let Anyone Kill Your Spirit
Anyone who’s driven to make things better will have a hard time getting it done simply because of other humans; they’re targets for jealousy and hate.
5 Essential Questions To Ask Before You Start An Innovation Project
Innovation is hard. Really hard. It’s the opposite of business as usual where you just work to maintain the status quo, and are rewarded for doing so. The process by which you take a new idea to market has a series of phases, it’s not perfect, it’s an iterative process of trial and error.
5 Scenarios For Worlds That Artificial Intelligence Might Create
There is no doubt that artificial intelligence, they key technology underpinning the Next Economy, is going to have a profound impact in our lives. How much? Well no one really knows and it’s what keeps many people up at night.
Being Innovative Doesn’t Matter. Scaling The Right Ideas Is What Matters
From the department of podcasts that you should listen to is a gem from Farnam Street’s Knowledge Project, an interview with Good To Great author Jim Collins. Among the many things mentioned on the interview is this thought right here: