Tim Kastelle
There’s No Substitute for Doing the Work
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People are often looking for a quick way to become more innovative. The problem is that there are no quick fixes. Overcoming the obstacles to innovation is one good way of knowing that you’re on the right track, but it takes time.
A Brief Introduction to Uncertainty in Business
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Risk and uncertainty are two different things. Mixing them up causes problems. Here are some ideas for dealing with uncertainty in particular.
There’s No Innovation Without Uncertainty
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Frederick Douglass said “Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground…” He was talking about political reform, but this is also true of innovation as well.
Here’s One Good Way to Kill Innovation
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If all new ideas get killed as soon as the first see the light of day, you will never be able to build an effective innovation culture. Here are some thoughts on how to work around this problem.
Sticky Innovation
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A medical emergency for my cat Wallace leads to surprising discoveries about a common household product, which teaches some useful innovation lessons.
When is an Innovation an Innovation?
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Greg and I have been talking about whether or not innovation needs a purpose. While we agree on many points, we can see two differing views on the question. I will argue that within an organisation, innovation does need a purpose, and here is Greg’s post arguing the other side. Let’s start by looking at […]
Culture Provides the Beat for Your Organisation
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Kristin Hersh’s two bands sound very different. Why? Because they have two different drummers. Culture plays that role in organisations. An idea that works great in one culture may fail miserably in an organisation with a different culture.
We’re All in the Knowledge Business Now
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Many people think that their industry is immune from the disruption that we are seeing in music, news and books. However, we are not too far away from seeing every industry becoming knowledge-based. This has big implications.
More is Better, Until It’s Not
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There are many things that are good for business, but only in moderation. This includes collaboration in innovation, and extraversion in salespeople. Find out why.
Three Obstacles to Innovation Diffusion
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People often think that having a great idea is the hard part of innovating. Most of the time, this isn’t the problem. Getting the new idea to spread is.
Innovation Happens in the Gaps
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Organisations that are just starting out at innovating often go out and immediately buy expensive tools. This is a mistake – they don’t know enough to innovate effectively yet. Here are some thoughts about how to work around that problem.
