A few months ago I was interviewed by Media Shower about my thoughts on innovation. Here are the questions and my answers about the origin of the Game-Changer blog, my background, how companies can foster free thinking and the development of new ideas, recruit creative thinkers and how anyone can learn to think innovatively. …
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Innovation posts of the week: Are you an innovator?
- 7 Game-Changing Customer Trends for 2011 – Fast Company by @exponentialedge
- Innovation in large companies – Forbes via @ralph_ohr
- Importance of Architectural innovation for business model innovation
- Are You An Innovator? The 7 Core Qualities by @matthewemay
- Why innovation makes executives uncomfortable by @ovoinnovation
- 10 business models that rocked 2010 by @nickdemey
- Ten Questions Every Game Changer Must Answer by @practicallyrad
- Finding new problems by @andrewhargadon
Innovation posts of the week: Game Changers
- First Mover vs Fast Follower – Who wins? by @dondodge
- ‘Eureka moments’ and other myths about tech innovation – CNN.com
- ‘Outside In’ Strategy for the C-suite: Put Your Customers Ahead of Your Capabilities – Knowledge@Wharton
- John Sculley: The Secrets of Steve Jobs’ Success
- Eric von Hippel on users driving innovation ahead of producers via @kiwiquick
- Scott Berkun: The Top Ten Innovation Myths in The U.S. by @berkun
- Innovation – do you WANT to win? Well, do you? by @bpluskowski
- The Great Game of Business is Changing to Networks via @ValueNetworks
- Innovation Lessons From Bees by @skap5
- Strategy is Not a To Do List via @nilofer
- Innovation and 5W1H via @ovoinnovation
- Consumers Innovate More Than Companies via @ralph_ohr
- Game Changers by @mikemyatt
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Must read innovation stories of the week: Everything you need to know about innovation
Innovation is difficult to do. There are numerous books out there about innovation that teach you a certain aspect on how to innovate yet are clearly written for experts.
Richard Watson put together a well written comprehensive article about innovation that any person can understand. Read it, share it with your team, discuss it and accept that if you want to create anything new you’re bound to fail more than a few times.
There is no magic formula!
- Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Innovation* But Were Afraid To Ask
(Fast Company)
- To Change Effectively, Change Just One Thing (HarvardBusiness.org)
- Is Open Innovation really cheaper? (Blogging innovation)
- Become a More Creative Leader (HarvardBusiness.org)
- What is strategy? (Game-Changer)
- Content is No Longer King
(Blogging Innovation)
- The Five Reasons Strategies Fail (Six Disciplines)