Finding Disruptive Ideas
Tim Kastelle We often talk about how innovation occurs along a spectrum. At one end there are…
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Why Experimenting Beats Benchmarking
In his excellent new book Why the West Rules – For Now Ian Morris tells…
Read MoreWhere Do Bad Ideas Come From?
There’s been a lot of buzz about Steven Johnson’s book Where Good Ideas Come From.…
Read MoreJane McGonigal Innovates Productivity
On a day when the postperson yet again failed to deliver Jane McGonigal’s new book,…
Read MoreContrasts Drive Innovation
In his thought-provoking new book Whole Earth Discipline, Stewart Brand has this interesting passage: In…
Read MoreThe Problem With Solutions
The problem with solutions is that answers stop thinking, as Chuck Frey says in a…
Read MoreShould You Only Execute Good Ideas?
The obvious answer to the question in the title is yes, right? But I’m not…
Read MoreWho Makes Education?
Too often people think about things happening to them, rather than thinking about how they…
Read MoreCan Your Friends Make You More Innovative?
Social influence is important to innovation. One of the critical steps in innovating is getting…
Read More4 Roles for Your Innovation Team
Here’s a persistent innovation management question: is it better to have a dedicated team responsible…
Read MoreAn Innovation Definition: Something That Does Not Work Yet
Those of us that spend a lot of time thinking about innovation tend to view…
Read MoreHow to Innovate Ancient Technologies
People were using charcoal for art about 30,000 years ago. And we’ve been consciously manufacturing…
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