How to Use Experiments to Build an Innovation Culture
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We learn through trial and error. That’s how everyone figures out how to ride a bike. We need to use trial and error more in business – it is a core tool for building an innovation culture.
Mistakes versus Experiments
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The “1-10-100” Rule for Innovation Experiments
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I was talking to one of our PhD students this afternoon about his research design. He was trying to figure out how to structure his network survey to learn about how a firm that we’re working with innovates. He is particularly interested in learning about the role of trust in the evolution of innovation networks. […]
Innovation Through Prototyping and Experiments
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I’ve talked before about the importance of experiments in the innovation process. Experiments are essential for two reasons. First, they allow us to be more confident that our ideas will work. If we run a successful small experiment, that gives us some idea of how the innovation might work as we try to scale it […]
Experiments – the Key to Innovation
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There is a big problem that organisations often face: they want to be innovative, but they also want to minimise risk. This creates a certain amount of tension. If I had to pick the number one thing that I would recommend to organisations that are trying to become more innovative, it would be this: experiment. […]
It Doesn’t Have to Be the Way It Is
Innovation is subversive
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Ideas change the world. It’s up to us to make sure they change things for the better.
Talk – Action = 0
We are what we do
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If we make thinking and acting two separate things, we are much more likely to fail. We have to figure out how to do both simultaneously. Here are some thoughts on how to do this.
Solvitur ambulando – A Great Creativity Hack
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If you feel disconnected from life, or too wrapped up in tech, or too busy to work on important things, you can solve your problem by walking.
The Magic in Lean Startup is Hypothesis Testing
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All along I thought the magic in lean startup was customer development. I was wrong. The magic is hypothesis testing.
How to Make Good Lean Startup Hypotheses
Part Eight in the Lean Startup Series
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When starting a lean startup process, our first hypotheses are often too precise. When we’re in discovery mode, we actually need to have pretty vague hypotheses to start – here’s how to build them.
Tools Don’t Equal Skills – Innovation Requires Learning
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People often use tools as a substitute for the underlying skills that you need to be good at something. This is a mistake. To innovate, we have to invest in learning the core innovation skills.
You Are What You Try
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According to Tom Peters, whoever tries the most stuff wins. Time to start experimenting.
