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Five More Thinkers That I Admire

By on 12 May 2013 in book riffs, thinkers

Here are short profiles of five thinkers that have influences my own thinking recently – Valeria Maltoni, Terri Griffith, Henry Mintzberg, Rosalind Franklin and Rita Gunther McGrath.

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Talk is the Technology of Leadership

By on 30 April 2013 in book riffs, leadership, Management

There are lots of things that we do unconsciously – like listening and speaking. But talk is the technology of leadership – so we should actually start paying attention to building skills in these activities.

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Reframing Failure

By on 25 April 2013 in book riffs, experiments

We need new ways to talk about failure. Failure is useful, as long as it happens on a small scale, and as long as we learn from it. Here are some tips on how to do that.

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Five Thinkers That I Admire

By on 20 April 2013 in book riffs

One of the key drivers of innovation is connecting ideas in novel ways. To get really good ideas it’s useful to explore widely. Encountering great thinkers is one great way to spur this process. Here are five that have influenced me recently.

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A Brief Introduction to Uncertainty in Business

By on 26 March 2013 in book riffs, complex systems, experiments

Risk and uncertainty are two different things. Mixing them up causes problems. Here are some ideas for dealing with uncertainty in particular.

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Here’s One Good Way to Kill Innovation

By on 13 March 2013 in book riffs, Management

If all new ideas get killed as soon as the first see the light of day, you will never be able to build an effective innovation culture. Here are some thoughts on how to work around this problem.

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More is Better, Until It’s Not

By on 18 February 2013 in book riffs, networks

There are many things that are good for business, but only in moderation. This includes collaboration in innovation, and extraversion in salespeople. Find out why.

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Innovation Happens in the Gaps

By on 5 February 2013 in book riffs, experiments, innovation strategy

Organisations that are just starting out at innovating often go out and immediately buy expensive tools. This is a mistake – they don’t know enough to innovate effectively yet. Here are some thoughts about how to work around that problem.

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Reading This Post Will Change Your Brain!

By on 27 January 2013 in book riffs, innovation

Using the internet changes your brain. So does drinking a cup of tea. The big question is what actions do these changes enable? I want us to use the ideas here to make work work better.

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In Which We Discover the Secret to Social Success

By on 18 November 2012 in book riffs, connect

What tools do you need to use to be successful in the social era? The fact is that the tools don’t matter. The two keys to success are: do awesome work, and connect with people.

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What Will Make Nate Silver Blow Up? Political Innovation

By on 12 November 2012 in book riffs, innovation

The emergence of the poll aggregators, especially Nate Silver, was one of the stories of the election for me. While these methods are a huge advance, there are still ways that they can fail. The key cause might be political innovation.

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Why You Need to Be Vulnerable to Innovate

By on 4 November 2012 in book riffs, experiments

How many great ideas get killed because we’re scared to put them out in the world? We need to be vulnerable to innovate – Brené Brown’s book Daring Greatly gives some insights into how to do this.

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