People often think that innovation is a black box, but here are 20 things that we know are true about innovation.
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There’s No Substitute for Doing the Work
People are often looking for a quick way to become more innovative. The problem is that there are no quick fixes. Overcoming the obstacles to innovation is one good way of knowing that you’re on the right track, but it takes time.
Three Obstacles to Innovation Diffusion
People often think that having a great idea is the hard part of innovating. Most of the time, this isn’t the problem. Getting the new idea to spread is.
Innovation Happens in the Gaps
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.
Innovation for Growth
Why all this talk about innovation? Â I get that question a lot. The reason that I think innovation is important is that it is the driver for growth. Â Consequently, we’re changing the name of the blog to Innovation for Growth. Here are some of the reasons that I think it’s important to link innovation with [...]
There Must Be Forty Ways to Innovate
Here’s a list of forty different ways that we can innovate. When we start to combine them, we can come with thousands of potential ways to structure our innovation process. Innovating the way we innovate is a huge opportunity.
Innovation Big & Small
Can big organisations innovate? Of course they can. This is actually an uninteresting question. It’s more valuable to figure out how to best innovate given your circumstances – whether you’re big or small.
Are You Ready for the #SocialEra?
What are the implications of the new ways that technology allows people to connect and interact? Nilofer Merchant explores this in her book 11 Rules for Creating Value in the #SocialEra – it’s a good book with some important lessons.
Why the Future of Innovation is Open
As outlined in my previous post, sustainable innovation requires evolution and revolution. Over the long term, organizations need to be capable of both moving along existing growth trajectories and creating new ones when the old business matures or stalls. This can be depicted as recurring movement along innovation s-curves. In the case of a new [...]
Don’t Be an Innovation Gnome!
There is often a gap between what we do daily and our long-term objectives. This gap can kill strategy, and it can kill innovation. We apply some lessons from South Park to figure out how to successfully bridge this gap.
What is Innovation?
People often think it’s weird when they hear that I study innovation – even people in very innovative jobs. Â The biggest reason for this is mistaking invention for innovation. Â If you do this, then studying innovation makes no sense at all – what can you learn about the flash of insight, the stroke of genius, [...]
My Thoughts on Silicon Valley + blog under construction
The blog will be under construction this weekend as I work with Todd Lohenry from e1evation to upgrade the site. Todd does fantastic work, and I recommend him highly. In the meantime, the latest online update to the UQ Business School’s Momentum magazine includes an interview with my discussing my thoughts about my recent trip [...]
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Three Steps for Social Media Success
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Innovation Lessons from the Rise of Tesla Motors
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Five More Thinkers That I Admire
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Food, Connection & Innovation
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Here is Why You Need Business Model Innovation
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Talk is the Technology of Leadership
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Reframing Failure
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Books
Free eBook! Using the Innovation Matrix
Collects all of my recent posts on the Innovation Matrix.
Tim's book Handbook on the Knowledge Economy, Volume 2, co-edited with David Rooney and Greg Hearn, is out now everywhere in the world. Ask your library for it!
Metrics
Tim was named #5 in the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers in 2011 at Innovation Excellence.
Tim and John were both named in the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers in 2010 at Innovation Excellence.
