How to Think About the Future
Tim Kastelle Imagine that 100 of us have gathered together in a room somewhere. It’s a social…
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Innovation Problem: New Ideas Spread Slowly
There’s a big problem with innovation: ideas spread much more slowly than we expect them…
Read MoreLessons From Kodak’s S-Curve Problems
With Kodak in big trouble this week, a lot of people have been reflecting on…
Read MoreThere’s No Such Thing as Information Overload
The size of your inbox or your RSS feed or your twitter stream might all…
Read MoreHow to Build Business Metrics – revised
We’ve written a few posts criticising some of the more common innovation metrics in use,…
Read MoreThe Exigency of Extrapolation
Noun 1. exigency – an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; I’ve had some…
Read MoreThe Jenga Theory of Creativity
I think I actually made yesterday’s post on simplicity too complex. Here’s another try. Earlier…
Read MoreLife’s What You Make It
Well, we’re all getting older. What do you make of it? I ran across an…
Read MoreThe Most Important Innovation of All Time
What is the most important innovation ever? There are plenty of candidates. Fire, the telegraph,…
Read MoreThe Property Ladder Theory of Bubbles
I’ve always thought that the BBC show The Property Ladder provided the perfect illustration of…
Read MoreThe Fundamental Problem in Management
The fundamental problem in management is that the world is uncertain, and people hate dealing…
Read MoreInnovation in Aussie Rules
Collingwood fan and outstanding economist Nick Gruen wrote an interesting piece prior to last weekend’s…
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