Tim Kastelle
Innovation: Are You a Gardener or an Architect?
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George R.R. Martin describes two kinds of writers: architects (who plan) and gardeners (who see what emerges). These ideas apply to innovators too. However, instead of embracing one approach over the other, we need to build the skills require to integrate them.
2013 Holiday Reading List for Innovators
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Ideas change lives. Here are some of the sources of ideas that have changed mine recently. I hope you find a few ideas in here that will change yours too!
Ideas Change Lives: How Tom Peters’ Changed Mine
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Failure is Always an Option
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How I Almost Blew My Big Chance by Forgetting Everything I Know About Innovation
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I just started writing for Harvard Business Review Blogs. Here is the story of how I almost blew that opportunity, and how I finally made it work by doing what I already know works: experimenting.
How to Use Experiments to Build an Innovation Culture
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We learn through trial and error. That’s how everyone figures out how to ride a bike. We need to use trial and error more in business – it is a core tool for building an innovation culture.
You Can’t Benchmark Your Way to Greatness
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Many organisations try to increase innovation by copying the successful techniques of other firms. This rarely works. Instead, you need to develop your purpose first. It’s this underlying philosophy that drives success, not tools.
Innovate by Re-Imagining
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There are three ways to develop a disruptive innovation: find a 10X performance improvement, innovate the business model, or re-imagination. Here is a case study of how to use design thinking to achieve a radically re-imagined product.
I Have a Great Idea – Now What? Startup Edition
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This Might Not Work
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The most important phrase in innovation is “this might not work.” If there isn’t a risk, we’re not innovating.
The Problem With Being a Fast Follower: Tacit Knowledge
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Tacit Knowledge and Why It’s Important There is a mining CEO in Australia who often says in private conversation something like: When it comes to new ideas, we’re anxious to be second They want to use a fast follower strategy. And there’s some sense to this approach. After all, trying to be first is risky. […]