Innovation isn’t reserved for a select few—it’s a skill anyone can cultivate with the right mindset and habits. It’s not just about following a process; it’s about how you think, how you approach challenges, and how you see the world around you. By shifting perspectives, asking better questions, and embracing curiosity, you can unlock creative potential in ways you never imagined.
Tag Archives: Innovation
Invert, Always Invert: Unlocking Solutions with Reverse Brainstorming
Invert, always invert. This simple yet powerful phrase, often attributed to the 19th-century mathematician Carl Jacobi, is the key to unlocking a new perspective when tackling complex problems. When we get stuck, sometimes the most productive approach is to flip the problem on its head. Reverse brainstorming is a tool that helps us do exactly that.
The 7 Deadly Sins of Innovation (And How to Avoid Them)
If you’re not sweating, you’re not innovating! Most ideas die in analysis paralysis inside large, established businesses. A few weeks ago, I was talking to the President of a large utility company in Mexico. This company is a former client who I have consulted for in the past.
Injecting New Thinking into Your Business: Why It Matters and How to Do It
In today’s rapidly changing world, staying ahead means continuously adapting and innovating. It’s not enough to simply do what has always worked; businesses need fresh ideas, diverse perspectives, and innovative approaches to thrive.
Why You’re Losing Talent
Some industries have more turnover than others. Manufacturing is one of those high-turnover industries still stuck in the industrial era mindset of command and control, which poses a challenge to the younger generation of talented employees.
Love Problems
Problems in business are as common as the sun rising and setting every day. As an entrepreneur, how you view problems will determine how successful you are; you either want them to go away or you embrace them and see them as opportunities to improve.
The 20 Most Effective Ways To Search For Problems To Inspire Your Next Big Idea
Innovation is the result of solving problems in a new, surprising, and useful way. But before you solve a problem you have to find one worth solving. It’s why I say that problem-finding is more important than problem-solving.