Innovate With Empathy by @maddockdouglas
Immersive Virtual Worlds as Innovation Platforms by @ovoinnovation
Robust to Resilient for Innovation Thinking by @paul4innovating
How to Unlock Creativity by @digitaltonto
The Innovation Filter Bubble by @timkastelle
Five Common Mistakes Business Leaders Make About Innovation – WSJ
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Last week I asked if it’s possible to innovate without loving what you do. There were plenty of comments and the reactions were mixed. Most think it’s not possible because people have to be passionate about the work they do. I’m not going to argue with that.
What I will argue is that you can become passionate about just about anything if you have the right intent in mind. The context, topic, initiative is just the vehicle towards your purpose.
With that said, I think the next obvious question to ask is: Do you love creating?
I love to play.
For me it’s not so much about creating, what matters to me is making a meaningful impact. Period. If no meaningful impact is delivered, it’s a failure.…
Lessons from 175 years of Innovation by @dscofield
How Good Designers Think – HBR
How to Build an Innovation Ecosystem via @timkastelle
Special sauce in innovation – Being T-shaped and have the right network by @jabaldaia
How Power Influences Creativity – Psychology Today
Innovation’s Hidden Enemies – HBR
What is the actual role of Chief Innovation Officers? by @malbonnington
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I spotted this question on a Linkedin group and thought I post it here.
My answers is: Yes, it’s possible.
Interestingly, HBR posted an article about why you shouldn’t do what you love last week. I encourage you to read it if you haven’t already.
Here’s the thing about innovation:
Most people who are considered innovative don’t really set out to ‘innovate’. They set out to solve a problem they have/saw because they either see nobody doing anything about it, or they are personally dissatisfied.…
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If one of the most important qualities of an innovator is the ability to imagine, it is hardly surprising that children should be among the world’s most important innovators.
Bingo!
A few days ago I was on a train when a mom and her two children (both girls about 5 and 7 years old) sat next to me. One of the girls (the 5 year old) asked the other: What phone number do you want when you grow up?
The other girl gave her answer. It was looong number.
This whole interaction brought a smile to my face. To a typical adult, this is a kid being a kid. Asking dumb questions. But if we want to innovate, these are precisely the types of questions we should be asking and the type of ‘what if’ attitude we should be encouraging and practicing.
Imagine if we could choose our own phone number. Wouldn’t it be cool? This attitude brings up all kinds of questions and interesting thoughts. Just imagine if we could personalize our whole life.
What if our clothes, cars and everything we use daily would be personalized for us?
We could go on and on with this exercise and find all kinds of ideas that we could turn on their head. The point is to think without constraints and let your imagination free. Ask yourself, why, what if and why not.
Every once in awhile think like a kid and start asking dumb questions, the world needs you to.
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Ad house Wieden+Kennedy created the above mural. Over 100,000 thumbtacks were used over 351 hours to create this typographic mural that spells out Fail Harder, a message that underlines the importance of failure during the creative process.
First time I saw this mural was on the movie Art and Copy, which I watched again a few hours ago. I felt inspired to post it here and share it with you!
Here’s to the crazy ones 🙂
