Reading This Post Will Change Your Brain!
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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.
Tag Archives: innovation
Why Either/Or Thinking is Dangerous
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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.
Innovation Matrix 4.0 – Now With More @Nilofer
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The Innovation Matrix is back, and now I’m collaborating on it with Nilofer Merchant! Here is a sneak peek at some of the work that we’re doing.
A Seven Step Program for Innovating RIGHT NOW!
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Innovation is a powerful tool, and it’s in your hands. Here are some ideas for using it now.
Innovating by Going Backwards
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We often picture innovation as a relentless forward march of progress. But sometimes, we can make a significant forward leap by first taking a step backwards. Here’s a small case study that shows how.
Innovation for Growth
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Why all this talk about innovation? I get that question a lot. The reason that I think innovation is important is that it is the driver for growth. 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 […]
The Four Stages of Responding to Disruptive Innovation
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How should respond to potentially disruptive innovations? If the first response is ridicule, followed by aggression and bargaining, then you could be in trouble.
How to Manage Innovation as a Process
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The Innovation Value Chain is a great tool to use to help you manage innovation as a process. This post uses a small case study to show how to use it.
Why You Need to Be Vulnerable to Innovate
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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.
Innovation Big & Small
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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.
Where Does Innovation Fit in Your Business Model?
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If you are using a tool like the Business Model Canvas, where does innovation fit? The answer depends on your strategy. I use The Innovation Matrix to outline several different strategies, and how the business models for these will be different.
Why the Future of Innovation is Open
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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 […]
