The (other) innovators dilemma
Everyone knows sooner or later some upstart is going to come along with something that disrupts your business. And everyone knows that the chances of executing a "disrupt yourself" strategy to avoid...
View ArticleReboot business as usual
I think it is time we considered taking radical steps. The problem, you see, is that even though everyone says innovation is important, that it’ll be the driver of all future competitive advantage, and...
View ArticlePromotions Cultures & Innovation
If there’s one thing I’ve noticed working for Government*, it is there’s an endemic promotions culture here, far worse than anything I’ve seen anywhere else. A promotions culture is what you get when...
View ArticleIts not about faith any more
Sadly, I have heard today another innovation effort I’ve been following has died aborning. They got so close, too. Well, maybe not died, but “put on hold”, which is the usual line you get from senior...
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Dear Senior Executive
Dear Senior Executive, I understand you’ve been given responsibility for innovation. I’ve heard on the grapevine that you’re excited about it, and planning great things. I think it will be thrilling to...
View ArticleThe innovation keystone
Every so often, you come across a situation where you see a very clever application of the innovation keystone effect. A keystone is that one brick in an arch that holds the whole thing up. Everything...
View Article10 ways to know you are with a real innovator
You are excited. You are energised. You are inspired. You know you are with a real innovator because they are special people who create and magnify emotions in those with whom they work. A real...
View ArticleEpic Idea Management #Fails
You install a tool and imagine your work is done. Actually, the work is just starting, because getting a working community built is actually really hard. Noone, but noone, shows up because you have a...
View ArticleThree discoveries last night
Last night, I went to see a concert, a string quartet. I knew none of the works on the programme, but it was a quartet of international stature, and live classical music is something I like, so I was...
View ArticleInnovation-In-A-Box Operating Instructions
Dear Customer, Thank you for buying Innovation-In-A-Box, the only product you’ll ever need to buy to drive innovation across your organisation. Unpacking Instructions Innovation-In-A-Box contains...
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