Montessori Lessons for Innovators
John Since the revelations that many stars of silicon valley are alumni of Montessori schools there…
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Don’t Follow Your Dreams, Follow Your Effort
Tim Kastelle We repeatedly see survey results that say that CEOs think that innovation is a top…
Read MoreWhy Do Razors Have Five Blades Now?
I remember that when Gillette came out with their double-bladed razor, I started joking about…
Read MoreDon’t Be First to Market, Be First to Scale
Often when people have an idea for a great new product or service, they rush…
Read MoreTwo Problems Caused by the Innovation Diffusion Curve
The economist Rudi Dornbusch succinctly describes the way that ideas spread: Things take longer to…
Read MoreWhat doesn’t kill you makes you more innovative
Most of you would know the Nietzsche quote “that which doesn’t kill is makes us…
Read MoreHow to Think About the Future
Imagine that 100 of us have gathered together in a room somewhere. It’s a social…
Read MoreSo Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
I ran across an outstanding post today by John Battelle reviewing Where Good Ideas Come…
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