Learning From Failure
Tim Kastelle What’s the biggest new product launch failure ever? The biggest I’ve seen was New Coke,…
Read More2011
The Property Ladder Theory of Bubbles
I’ve always thought that the BBC show The Property Ladder provided the perfect illustration of…
Read MoreYou Have a Choice – Act!
There are plenty of excuses for not innovating – for not taking steps to change…
Read MoreDon’t Mistake the Tool for the Goal
Is innovation good or bad? Yes! What do I mean? Tools are neutral – they…
Read MoreEfficiency or Exploration?
Here is a brilliant post from Randall Munroe on XKCD: There’s a very simple point…
Read MoreMalcolm Gladwell on the Norden Bombsight
I’m traveling right now, so I can’t write a lot today. Instead, I have this…
Read MoreThere’s No Such Thing as a Good Idea…
Experimenting is a key part of innovating. In his new book REAMDE, Neal Stephenson has…
Read MoreGet the Fundamentals Right First
It’s been a pretty good year for sports in Brisbane. The big highlight for me…
Read MoreInnovation When All You Have is a Noodle
Most of the inspirational innovation stories that we hear are about technology firms like Google,…
Read MoreAda Lovelace Day 2011 – Inspiration from Jane McGonigal
I missed writing about someone on Ada Lovelace Day this year because I was actually…
Read MoreThe Fundamental Problem in Management
The fundamental problem in management is that the world is uncertain, and people hate dealing…
Read MoreInnovation in Aussie Rules
Collingwood fan and outstanding economist Nick Gruen wrote an interesting piece prior to last weekend’s…
Read More