Three Types of Models: Simplistic, Complex and Simple
Tim Kastelle I was watching some MBA presentations this week, and they reminded me of a section…
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What do you do if the tools you use to improve your innovation process actually…
Read MoreForget Products – Think Ecosystems
John A colleague has just forwarded the brilliant ‘burning platform’ memo from Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop.…
Read MoreFor Inspiration, Look Everywhere Else
I just ordered a book called The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell. There…
Read MoreThe Innovation Mantra
Today I ran across this quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: As for the future, your…
Read MoreFinding Disruptive Ideas
We often talk about how innovation occurs along a spectrum. At one end there are…
Read MoreWhy 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 MoreEnough of the Commercialization Gap Myth (Already)!
Saul Eslake is one of Australia’s most respected bank economists. In his tenure as the…
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…
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