Don’t Set Goals, Make New Habits Instead
Tim Kastelle It's not enough to want to innovate more. We have to build the habits that…
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Get Better Ideas by Paying Attention
People always tell us "pay attention." What do we get in return for this payment?…
Read MoreInnovation: Are You a Gardener or an Architect?
George R.R. Martin describes two kinds of writers: architects (who plan) and gardeners (who see…
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Ideas change lives. Here are some of the sources of ideas that have changed mine…
Read MoreIdeas Change Lives: How Tom Peters’ Changed Mine
When I started a new job in New Zealand in 1997, reading Thriving on Chaos…
Read MoreFailure is Always an Option
We all want to avoid big, expensive failures. The best way to do this is…
Read MoreHow I Almost Blew My Big Chance by Forgetting Everything I Know About Innovation
I just started writing for Harvard Business Review Blogs. Here is the story of how…
Read MoreHow to Use Experiments to Build an Innovation Culture
We learn through trial and error. That's how everyone figures out how to ride a…
Read MoreYou Can’t Benchmark Your Way to Greatness
Many organisations try to increase innovation by copying the successful techniques of other firms. This…
Read MoreInnovate by Re-Imagining
There are three ways to develop a disruptive innovation: find a 10X performance improvement, innovate…
Read MoreI Have a Great Idea – Now What? Startup Edition
I often have people ask me what they should do with a great idea they…
Read MoreThis Might Not Work
The most important phrase in innovation is "this might not work." If there isn't a…
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