What social networks do you have to be on to succeed? Whichever ones fit your strengths. Here’s how to think about this question a bit more strategically.

Innovation Lessons from the Rise of Tesla Motors
I’m in Palo Alto right now, and electric cars are all over the road. This is a pretty good sign that they are traveling up the innovation diffusion s-curve, and are coming soon to a road near you.

Five More Thinkers That I Admire
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.

Food, Connection & Innovation
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.

Here is Why You Need Business Model Innovation
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.

Talk is the Technology of Leadership
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.

Reframing Failure
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.
Five Thinkers That I Admire
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.

Do You Really Know What Business You’re In?
In 1993 you needed a phone, a laptop, a camcorder, a palm pilot, a watch, a walkman and a pager to do most of what you can do today with your smartphone. That’s amazing, and there are some important innovation lessons that follow from this.

Innovation Challenge: Your Market is Never Stable
Change is one constant in business. The evolution of operating system market share demonstrates some important lessons for innovating in a constantly shifting environment.
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Three Steps for Social Media Success
21 May 2013
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Innovation Lessons from the Rise of Tesla Motors
15 May 2013
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Five More Thinkers That I Admire
12 May 2013
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Food, Connection & Innovation
7 May 2013
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Here is Why You Need Business Model Innovation
3 May 2013
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Talk is the Technology of Leadership
30 April 2013
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Reframing Failure
25 April 2013
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