Tag Archives | innovation

Food, Connection & Innovation

By Tim Kastelle on 7 May 2013 in business models, connect

The startup Thumbtack hired a full-time chef a few years ago, and it transformed their business. It’s a great story of unintended business model innovation that we can learn from.

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Here is Why You Need Business Model Innovation

By Tim Kastelle on 3 May 2013 in business models, experiments

Business model innovation is relatively easy to do when you’re a startup. But it’s also a really important skill for established firms to build. In this post I discuss why, and how to approach it effectively.

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20 Things Good Managers Know About Innovation

By Tim Kastelle on 11 April 2013 in experiments, innovation strategy

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

By Tim Kastelle on 1 April 2013 in innovation strategy

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.

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There’s No Innovation Without Uncertainty

By Tim Kastelle on 19 March 2013 in complex systems, experiments

Frederick Douglass said “Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground…” He was talking about political reform, but this is also true of innovation as well.

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Here’s One Good Way to Kill Innovation

By Tim Kastelle 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 Tim Kastelle 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 Tim Kastelle 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 Tim Kastelle 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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Why Either/Or Thinking is Dangerous

By Tim Kastelle on 13 December 2012 in complex systems

Do people love change or hate it? Are big firms better at innovation or are small ones? The answer to these questions is “both” – and we need to develop some skills for dealing with that.

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