There’s No Point Curing Mice
Tim Kastelle My wife Nancy gave a presentation at UQ’s research commercialisation workshop yesterday, recounting her experience…
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Three Quotes on Creativity and Commerce
I ran across a great quote today from Ernest A. Jones about creativity and commercialism.…
Read MoreInnovation is Hard Work
There are no innovation shortcuts. I was reminded of this when I ran across the…
Read MoreWant Old Ideas? … Then Keep Talking to Your Friends
John If you have been reading this blog for a while you will know that a…
Read MoreBrands Need Innovating Too
Conventional strategy theory tends to equip firms badly for 21st century competition. One of the…
Read MoreIf Not Excellence, What? Tom Peters & Business Models
Better business models lead to better businesses. One critical part of building a better business…
Read MoreThree Innovation Ideas from William Gibson
I was running an executive education class last week for a group of people from…
Read MoreThoughts on Spreading Ideas Well
You are responsible for getting your ideas to spread. How can you do this more…
Read MoreIs it Time to Innovate Your Job?
This is just off the top of my head, so I’m sure I’m forgetting some,…
Read MoreThe Power of Stop, Talk and Think
Business school academics spend a lot of time doing statistics with the objective of trying…
Read MoreArt, Dollar Shave Club & Business Model Innovation
When I’m doing public talks, one of the big misconceptions that I have to work…
Read MoreInnovation is the Source of the Variation that You Need to Adapt & Survive
Innovation is an evolutionary process. Here is John explaining what that means: <p. Generic evolutionary…
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