Learning from our scars
In general, those of us in the corporate environment remain reluctant to discuss things that don't quite go to plan (at least not openly). Far too ofte…
In general, those of us in the corporate environment remain reluctant to discuss things that don't quite go to plan (at least not openly). Far too ofte…
When we talk of innovation, there's a common perception that people aren't particularly fond of change. They'll strive to protect the status quo as muc…
To all the CEO’s out there who are the conductors of innovation theatre within their organisations and showcase this theatre as your innovation strateg…
In my last article I made the distinction between structural or procedural intrapreneurship and cultural intrapreneurship. Structural or procedural in…
The basic concept of intrapreneurship is simple: Intrapreneurship is the act of behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organizatio…
David Cowland: Straight in with a controversial title! But read on before you think we’ve lost the plot. What does ‘Innovation’ really mean? Some of th…
We’ve all been there: That feeling of “Why am I here?” when we attend a trade show connected with our industry: The interminable schlep round stall aft…
“Tis a lesson you should heed: Try, try, try again. If at first you don't succeed, Try, try, try again.” Proverb by William Edward Hickson …
Back in 1999 IBM’s Stephen Haeckel introduced the concept of the adaptive enterprise. At the heart of such an organisation is the ability to sense wha…
When you think about teamwork in the workplace, traditionally we think about the dynamics of individuals placed together to accomplish a series of task…
Innovation Alibis Alibi; noun: alibi; plural: alibis; Informal use: an excuse or pretext; e.g. "a catch-all alibi for failure and inadequacy" synony…
Artificial Intelligence Leadership is here already... The last year or so has been awash with stories of jobs being automated and the robots taking ov…
Can you complete the following series? Avant, Firefox, Flock, GreenBrowser, K-Meleon, Maxthon, Opera, Safari, Sleipnir, Slim. A couple of pointers, thi…
Many leaders understand that engaging people is essential for innovation. But few recognise a powerful tool right under their nose…the physical environ…
Innovation is a buzz word that gets thrown about quite a bit these days. We live in a time where the creation of “newer” and “better” faster than the c…
Innovation is an increasingly open and expansive endeavor, with companies not only looking outside the walls of their office for new thinking, but also…
Over the last few years in my role at Fidelity International, I have been looking to understand more about our approach to innovation and how we respon…
There is so much written about ‘Leadership’ today that a quick search on Amazon returns almost 180,000 titles! Most of us have probably read some of t…
The environment has a huge impact on how we feel, think and behave. When we understand the role the environment plays, we can begin to use it to boost…
One of my favorite current buzzwords is “innovation.” It’s everywhere these days: innovation sessions, innovation movements, cultures of innovation – F…