Are You Working On the World’s To-Do List?
by
Innovation is making new ideas real, to create value. If we’re not innovating to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, are we really creating value?
Category Archives: design
Do The Hard Work
by
Many people want to act empathetically, but you can’t do this if you don’t first build empathy. And that’s the hard part.
Never Delegate Understanding
by
We often look for shortcuts to change, but there are none. The design process used by Charles and Ray Eames gives us insight into how we have to do the hard work if we want to change the world.
Zappos Just Pulled Off the Boldest Change Management Move Ever
by
Zappos is undertaking a fascinating experiment in change management. It’s important to evaluate this separately from the experiment with the management structure Holacracy that they are trying at the same time.
How to Design for Outcomes
by
If we want to change the world, it’s not enough to have great ideas. We also have to have the managerial skills needed to execute our ideas. The baby incubator from Design that Matters is a great case study showing the obstacles we face.
Innovation Thoughts Triggered by Marshall McLuhan
by
“Official culture still strives to force the new media to do the work of the old media. But the horseless carriage did not do the work of the horse; it abolished the horse and did what the horse could never do.” Thoughts on this and other provocations from Marshall McLuhan.
What Do You Stand For?
by
Despite what we keep hearing, physical retail isn’t dead. The key to thriving is by standing for something – having a purpose.
Innovation: Are You a Gardener or an Architect?
by
George R.R. Martin describes two kinds of writers: architects (who plan) and gardeners (who see what emerges). These ideas apply to innovators too. However, instead of embracing one approach over the other, we need to build the skills require to integrate them.
What is the Best Organisational Structure for Creativity?
by
Creative people are different from you and me, right? Well, no. David Burkus dispels this myth and nine more in his excellent new book The Myths of Creativity. This holds important lessons for how to organise our firms to help them be more creative.
Innovation Opportunity: People Don’t Know What They Want
by
On my third attempt to quit drinking soda pop, I might have finally succeeded. My problems with this provide some insight into why innovation is challenging, and how we might tackle that problem.
Look for Innovation From the Edge
by
Kenya is at the cutting edge of innovation in mobile money. How can this be? There are a plenty of reasons, and a few things to learn about innovation by investigating.
Innovating by Going Backwards
by
We often picture innovation as a relentless forward march of progress. But sometimes, we can make a significant forward leap by first taking a step backwards. Here’s a small case study that shows how.
