This week’s collection of the best innovation posts includes ideas on open innovation, purpose, hiring the best people, and the theremin.

The culture in our firms has a big influence on how innovative we are. Two ways to change the culture are to go with a flatter organisational hierarchy, and to examine the assumptions that underlie our culture.

Often, seeing the way forward is simple. But making the needed is not easy. Here are some thoughts on how to do this more successfully.

The innovation posts that caught my attention this week highlight the importance of asking better questions, and using an experimental approach to improve our innovation skills.

To build our innovation capability, we need to have a clear purpose, and a strong community. We also need to integrate innovation with our strategy. The posts that grabbed my eye this week all address these issues.