Before Tom Peters, before Peter Drucker, we had Mary Parker Follett
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If we flatten out our hierarchies and manage more inclusively, our organisations are more successful. So why don’t we do this?
Tim Kastelle
Talk – Action = 0
We are what we do
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If we make thinking and acting two separate things, we are much more likely to fail. We have to figure out how to do both simultaneously. Here are some thoughts on how to do this.
We Don’t Need More Mousetraps!
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Innovation is not a linear process of invent-build-commercialise, and if we act like it is, we will waste a lot of energy building the wrong things.
If You Want to Be Innovative, Innovate
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You can’t think your way to being more innovative – you have to innovate your way there.
Here’s Your License to Innovate!
All the Permission You Need
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People often wait for permission before they’ll try out new ideas. Now you have it.
Solvitur ambulando – A Great Creativity Hack
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If you feel disconnected from life, or too wrapped up in tech, or too busy to work on important things, you can solve your problem by walking.
Those That Get It Don’t Need It, and Those That Need It Don’t Get It
An innovation paradox
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When we have a new idea that we’re trying to spread, we face a paradox: those that get it don’t need it, and those that need it don’t get it. Breaking this paradox is the key to getting our ideas adopted.
An Ideas Boom is a Good Start, But What We Really Need is an Impact Boom
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Ideas are an important part of innovation, but if that’s all we focus on, we will fail. Impact is more important, and we create that by creating value for people.
Ideas to Impact: New Online Innovation Short Course
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I just launched a short course on the University of Queensland website on entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
The Magic in Lean Startup is Hypothesis Testing
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All along I thought the magic in lean startup was customer development. I was wrong. The magic is hypothesis testing.
Treating Discovery Like Execution Will Kill Innovation
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Discovery and execution are two different things, and we must treat them differently in order to succeed at innovation.
Where Does Advantage Come From in the Social Era?
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Every day we hear about traditional industries being disrupted, about great new ideas that are creating growth, and about changes to the way we work. It sure seems as though the nature of business is changing these days. But is it, really? It turns out the answer is yes. I’ve done some research with Nilofer […]
