East meets West in understanding innovation cultural orientation
I lived for about fifteen years in Asia and the before, and in the in-between period, I travelled around the region a fair amount. Today less so, but …
I lived for about fifteen years in Asia and the before, and in the in-between period, I travelled around the region a fair amount. Today less so, but …
Think of a time you were on a team that accomplished something special and out-of-the-ordinary. For younger readers, this may have been a sports team…
The first time I moderated a customer focus group I was terrified. I truly believed that focus group facilitation required some sort of professional ce…
As my trusted advisor, I talked with Nina in my office for over two hours. We chatted about everything innovation. All the pieces were in place to shif…
Late in my corporate career I had a series of coaches who each, in their own way, helped me to become a stronger innovator and leader. One of these coa…
A voice from the entrance to my cubicle spoke, “We’re meeting in the Central Conference Room. Come now.” I’d heard this meeting was imminent and was pr…
Erik was a very creative, future-focused employee of mine. In many meetings with Erik he naturally led groups through high-energy, impromptu ideation s…
A few months before I was named Chief Innovation Officer (CInO), all of the employees at the life insurance company had received a laminated “strategy …
Several years ago, I participated in a meeting of “creative geniuses” in which we developed what we all felt was a can’t-miss idea for our company. The…
As her blond curls bounced down the stairs, she vaulted her words out ahead of her, “I’ve got an idea!” These words always came from our daughter’s mou…
Entrepreneurs have become the heroes of current business lore, and many companies realize that they need more entrepreneurial spirit in their organizat…
Royal beginnings, how innovation prizes are used today, and keys to success Innovation prizes are challenges that set an ambitious goal without determ…
What kind of innovator are you, and maybe more importantly, what kind of innovator do you want to be? I would like to encourage you to think about this…
This is the age of a Culture of Innovation. As Peter Drucker famously observed “culture eats strategy for breakfast” and it has now absorbed innovation…
We use archetypes in many walks of life: to provide context, assign a character or personality or define a brand. Definition: Archetype [ar ki taip] …