I saw a message on Twitter recently, in the context of innovation in the recycling/zero waste arena, that read “Identify the problem, evaluate the system, ideate options, implement solutions. Lather rinse repeat!” And I thought to myself – No! – with an asterisk. The asterisk is knowing what domain you are operating in: Simple, in […]
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Harvesting Stories of Innovation Deaths
From a recent conversation about some innovative work that was recently stamped-out inside an organization after the supporter in the current leadership suddenly left (jobs ended, good work that was making a positive difference brought to an abrupt end – a death of sorts), I was reminded of speaker John Hagel who talked about innovation inside organizations. Some of […]
This HBR post from Tom Davenport is worth a read. It starts with ruminations on an expressed desire for “adult supervision” of the Obama administration and ambles down a path of young versus old, then ends up in the juicy domain of cultivating breadth and diversity of opinion. This paragraph was my favourite: “Building good […]
Every morning part of my routine is to check my BlackBerry for the day’s RSS feeds. (Yes, before I get out of bed. I’m not a morning person so this helps me ease into the world hours before I’d prefer.) And if a post appears from Saul Kaplan it never stays unread for long. This […]
Serendipity and I met up recently at this blog post. I happened to read it while on my way to the second morning of a two day strategy and innovation session, where we were about to reveal the company’s trade-off. I loved the post’s example of Intelligentsia Coffee in Los Angeles, where founder Doug Zell’s […]