Innovation Requires a Change in Behaviour
Tim Kastelle What is the most important innovation ever? I’ve argued before that it is hand-washing in…
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Atul Gawande on Failure and Rescue
First off, you should go and read all of Atul Gawande’s commencement address to Williams…
Read MoreWhat We’re Talking About When We Talk About Failure
I often tell people that failure is an essential part of innovation. What do I…
Read MoreYou Are Not a Special Snowflake & Other Innovation Obstacles
I’m teaching exec ed this week, which is always a lot of fun. During one…
Read MoreThree Posts That You Should Read
Here are three posts that caught my eye recently that I think you should read:…
Read MoreWhy Extractive Business Models Fail
If you force me to choose, I pick the invention of quartz watch movements as…
Read MoreWhy Thinking About Averages Can Be Disastrous
One of the key features of most parts of the economy is that outliers matter,…
Read MoreThere’s No Point Curing Mice
My wife Nancy gave a presentation at UQ’s research commercialisation workshop yesterday, recounting her experience…
Read MoreBuilding Dynamic Business Models
How can established organizations innovate their business model? That is the question that I’ve been…
Read MoreTo Innovate You Must Live With Uncertainty
I’m starting up a couple of live consulting projects with some of our MBA students.…
Read MoreDon’t Be Surprised, Prepare the Surprise Yourself
Here is a great quote from Ioan Tenner in a post on the strategy of…
Read MoreTwo Problems Caused by the Innovation Diffusion Curve
The economist Rudi Dornbusch succinctly describes the way that ideas spread: Things take longer to…
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