Mistakes versus Experiments
Tim Kastelle One of the reasons that people try to avoid failing is that it seems like…
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Where is the Intelligence in Your System?
As industries mature, they distribute intelligence differently. What do I mean by that? Here’s a…
Read MoreWhere is the Australian Facebook?
“Sell enough of this software so that we get bought by Microsoft.” That was the…
Read MoreSchumpeter & Keynes on an Innovation Dilemma
John and I were talking last week with a CEO for whom we were doing…
Read MoreAre You Entering a Market or Building One?
There is a huge difference between entering an existing market and building a completely new…
Read MoreWhy Don’t We Use What We Know?
Two Major Innovations, Two Different Outcomes In the 1850s, infection rates in maternity wards were…
Read MoreWhere’s Your 10X Performance Improvement?
1969 was a pretty interesting year for the Swiss watch industry. That was the year…
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn From Innovation in Mature Industries?
How much do we know about innovation in mining (and other mature industries)? Last week…
Read MoreInnovation Requires a Change in Behaviour
What is the most important innovation ever? I’ve argued before that it is hand-washing in…
Read MoreAtul Gawande on Failure and Rescue
First off, you should go and read all of Atul Gawande’s commencement address to Williams…
Read MoreWhat We’re Talking About When We Talk About Failure
I often tell people that failure is an essential part of innovation. What do I…
Read MoreYou Are Not a Special Snowflake & Other Innovation Obstacles
I’m teaching exec ed this week, which is always a lot of fun. During one…
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