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The Dreaded Perfect Entrepreneur Human-Centered Change and Innovation / GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers “Perfect is the enemy of good” is a quote usually attributed to Voltaire. He actually wrote that the “best is the enemy of the good” (il meglio è nemico del bene) and cited it as an …

REIMAGINING DISCIPLINE The Heart of Innovation / Soon after launching my new online course on the creative process, I began talking with the people who enrolled. I was curious to learn, from their perspective, what kind of obstacles they were facing — the «stuff» that got in the way of manifesting their own creativity. No matter how different the people I spoke to, how unique their background, experience, accomplishments, gender, world view…

Where Do Good Ideas Come From? The Heart of Innovation / 

Abilene’s paradox: How we decide to do things nobody really wants Idea to Value / Have you ever been in a situation where you think nobody likes the decision which everyone agreed to? This might be explained by the Abelines Paradox. Coined by management expert Jerry B. Harvey in his 1974 article “ The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement “, it describes a fictional case study of a family going on a long, hot, boring road trip to a dinner nobody wants to go to: On a hot…

No Regret Decisions: The First Steps of Leading through Hyper-Change Human-Centered Change and Innovation / GUEST POST from Phil Buckley Workplace change has never been at a higher rate or faster pace than now. Everything from consumer preferences to product sourcing models is in flux. ‘Reinvention,’ ‘transformation,’ and ‘disruption’ are popular terms to describe how …

What Does It Really Take to Learn Anything from Somebody Else? The Heart of Innovation / Since 1987, I have been providing consulting and training services to a wide variety of forward thinking organizations who have recognized their need to raise the bar for creative thinking, innovation, and teamwork. An optimist, by nature, I have always assumed that the people attending my sessions had an innate ability to benefit from whatever it was I was teaching, conveying, or imparting.

Podcast S6E131: Colin Hunter – Building playgrounds for innovation Idea to Value / On this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Colin Hunter, CEO of Potential Squared and author of the upcoming book Be More Wrong . We speak about what needs to happen in order for organisations to build the playgrounds needed for their people to innovate and to disrupt the way people are led. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:45 – Why playgrounds are important for people to be…

The best ways to have good ideas? Have lots of bad ideas! Idea to Value / At the end of the day, we all want to produce creative and innovative work that is high quality and remembered. But how do we get to these high quality ideas? Many people get paralysed by the fear of producing something which is not good enough. They don’t want to produce bad work, and therefore often wait for the perfect moment of inspiration. Unfortunately, waiting for the Eureka Moment to…

Influencers of patient behavior Board of Innovation / 3 key influencers of patient behavior that will help you understand how people make decisions. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .

What to Tell Your Boss When You Make the Case for Innovation Management InnovationManagement / The term “innovation management» has been around for a long time (at least since the 1980s – if not before), but for many business leaders establishing a sustainable innovation management program is still a new concept. Executives aren’t sure what skills they need, who should be on their team, what activities are essential to success, and who they need to partner with. The post appeared first on…

10 opportunities for food innovation in Asia Board of Innovation / How would you feel about biting into a juicy cricket burger? Or chocolate that changes taste depending on what you listen to? 10 food trends and innovation happening in Asia right now. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .

Building an Agile & Innovative Organization Idea to Value / In recent years, more and more companies have realized the need for innovation as they’ve seen businesses all around them, and perhaps even their own business, being disrupted. According to McKinsey research , 96% of executives have made innovation a strategic priority, yet only 6% are satisfied with their innovation performance. There’s a huge discrepancy between these figures, and obviously a…

Where Do Innovation Strategies Usually Go Wrong? Human-Centered Change and Innovation / GUEST POST from Jesse Nieminen Innovation strategy is a common source of anxiety for many innovation managers: they always want one, but few think their organization has a clearly defined one. However, the good news is that innovation strategy is …

Sofía Pérez Forneas y la alimentación del futuro Innolandia / Hola, soy Ángel Alba, de Innolandia.es y bienvenido a un nuevo episodio del podcast el Día a Día del innovador Hoy vamos a hablar sobre la alimentación del futuro. Y para eso he invitado a Sofía Pérez Forneas , ella es la Directora de I+D de Calidad Pascual. Gallega, Tecnóloga e Ingeniera, con visión estratégica, más de 12 años de experiencia en el sector agroalimentario y clara orientación a…

100 Lame Excuses for Not Moving Forward With Your Great Idea The Heart of Innovation / Do you have an inspired idea or project you want to manifest, but… er… um… just can’t seem to get things rolling? Chances are good your reasons why are on the list below. No problem. Join the club. Without beating yourself up, simply note the ones that are your Achilles heel, then try the simple «go beyond excuses» exercise at the end of the list. You’re welcome. 1. I don’t have the time.

How “Tip of your tongue” moments help explain creativity Idea to Value / Have you ever had a situation where you were in an argument with someone, but couldn’t find the perfect thing to say. And then hours (or even days) later, the perfect response pops into your head for what you should have said back then. This is what is known as a L’esprit de l’escalier (French), Treppenwitz (German) or ostroumie na lestnitse (Russian). All of them roughly translate to Staircase…

What you should learn from the Google Health failure Human-Centered Change and Innovation / GUEST POST from Arlen Meyers There used to be a time when almost everyone was asking, “What would Google do with sickcare?” Google health has pulled the plug on their sickcare venture. So did Haven. So did Microsoft. Maybe if the folks in the corner …

Join Me for Innovation Day 2021 – October 15, 2021 Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Join me for the American Society for Quality’s (ASQ) Innovation Day 2021 on October 15,2021. The theme for this year’s event is intersectional global value. There will be an exciting line-up of innovation-oriented keynotes, in-depth topic speakers, practitioner and student …

Using Growth Boards to Drive Intentional Innovation at Scale Innov8rs / Growth boards provide a focus for consistent, sustainable and transparent decision making to support internal startups from early ideas to scaled products and services. During a recent Innov8rs Connect event on Innovation Governance, Jonathan Bertfield shared examples from global corporations to examine what exactly is a growth board, how its members makes decisions, the relationship between the…

Getting Your Innovation Program From Zero to One and Beyond Innov8rs / Stanley X is the innovation business of Stanley Black & Decker. Located in Silicon Valley, Atlanta, and India, they are a group of business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, and strategists on a mission to create new sources of growth for Stanley Black & Decker and to lead disruption in their core industries. Kevin Lemke is one of the co-founders of Stanley X, where he incubates…

Innovation Capital: How We Can Win the Resources Needed to Turn Ideas Into Innovations Innov8rs / For innovators tasked with coming up with new products and services or business models, we often find ourselves in a catch-22. When we try to get sponsors for our initiatives – for either financial capital or human capital, they typically will ask to test more, reduce uncertainty, and then come back. When you’ve reduced the uncertainty, then I’m more likely to be a sponsor or join a team.

Careers Conducive to Creativity Idea to Value / Living a creative life is a goal for a lot of people. The idea of spending every day immersed in artistic pursuits exploring opportunities, even gaining a better understanding of what creativity means is exciting. Yet, this isn’t the current reality for most — life tends to get in the way. The reality is a need to achieve a balance. You have your day job to pay the bills while you try to squeeze…

Podcast S6E130: Esther Gons – Innovation Accounting Idea to Value / In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Ether Gons, Founder of GroundControl and author of the Corporate Startup (with Dan Toma) and Innovation Accounting . We speak about what it takes to measure innovation progress, what companies and analysts get wrong, and how to think about metrics and KPIs in a different way. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 – Esther’s history…

6 Principles to Build Your Company’s Strategic Agility HBR.org / 16dLessons from Airbnb, Qantas, Disney, and other companies that successfully navigated a year of disruption.

A summer office after a pandemic – what did we do? Board of Innovation / Every year, we gather our colleagues from around the world for a week of team bonding, workshops, strategy sessions, and unwinding – we call it ‘Summer Office’. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation.

Stop Zoom Fatigue: Having cameras on is especially hard on women and newcomers Idea to Value / If you have ever been exhausted after long sessions on videoconference, you are not alone. Now, just-released research shows that being forced to have the cameras on may be one of the main reasons why. A new study titled The fatiguing effects of camera use in virtual meetings set out to find out what difference it makes when we are forced to have our cameras on during video meetings, which have…

The Fail Fast Fallacy Human-Centered Change and Innovation / GUEST POST from Rachel Audige is that while we speak of failing fast, many corporate executives are not going to do so successfully because a) corporates continue to expect success b) the highest achievers are the …

Digital Transformation Virtual Office Hours – Session One Human-Centered Change and Innovation / 84% of digital transformations fail, according to research by Michael Gale of PulsePoint Group. A digital transformation is the journey between a company’s current business operations to a reimagined version of itself from the perspective of how a digital native …

Every story is the same: The Hero’s journey Idea to Value / What do Frodo Baggins, Luke Skywalker, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Hansel & Gretel, and Hercules all have in common? Their stories all follow a well-worn path, and in some cases are nearly identical. In fact, once you know it, you will see this template for stories nearly everywhere. And you might even be inspired to use it in your own creative work. It is known as the Hero’s Journey. In 1949…

7 tips on evaluating an innovation agency Board of Innovation / How do you evaluate which is the right agency to help your organization excel in innovation? We give you 7 tips on selecting and evaluating the right innovation agency and partner. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .

Co-creating Future-fit Organizations Human-Centered Change and Innovation / GUEST POST from Janet Sernack In our second blog in this series of three, we opened the door to a threshold for a new kind of co-creative, collaborative and cohesive team spirit that catalyzes change through “innovation evangelism”. Focusing on building both …

The Five Whys technique Idea to Value / What does a Fishbone have to do with the Toyota Production system ? Five Whys. No, not five Y’s, like you see in an excited text message saying “Heyyyyy!!!” of figuring out problems in a business. This is a useful tool in finding reasons for manufacturing issues, customer service issues, and opportunities to innovate your offering in new ways. The technique was pioneered at Toyota in order to…

Scaling-up, the next frontier for innovation organization Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Guest Post from Nicolas Bry How to transform innovative bottom-up initiatives into a movement spread across the company? How to scale your innovation program widely? Here are a few lessons learned from creating innovation programs in Europe, and tweaking them …

What Drives Creativity? The Heart of Innovation / If you have 23 minutes to spare and want to get some insights into what drives creativity (and what gets in the way), I invite you to click this link and listen to Gil Hanson’s interview of me on his BE YOUR BEST podcast…

What is your sickcare technology burnout impact factor (BIF)? Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Guest Post from Arlen Meyers A group of former and current providers convened recently to discuss how digital transformation can be both contributing to and alleviating burnout. Technofatigue, innovation fatigue and change fatigue are as ubiquitous as the Delta variant in unvaccinated people. It’s …

Abundance mindset vs Scarcity Mindset Idea to Value / Is the glass half full or half empty? If you succeed at something, does that mean that someone else needs to lose? Often in innovation we will use phrases like “winner takes all”, “taking customers” or “stealing market share”. These suggest that there is a limited supply of value in the market, and if you get some of it, it means that you are taking it away from someone else and they are…

Re-thinking stage-gate innovation Board of Innovation / 8 areas for succeeding in using stage-gate processes for innovation. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .

Podcast S6E129: Robert Wright – Protecting your idea with Intellectual Property Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Intellectual Property lawyer Robert Wright about the different ways to protect your ideas and innovation. We go through the different types of intellectual property, as well as which one is appropriate for which type of creative output, innovation or product. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:45 – How Napster was Robert’s introductio

Best of IdeaCast: Saying No to More Work HBR.org / Revisiting a conversation around workload, boundaries, and communication.

How to apply Behavioral Design to healthcare Board of Innovation / Modern healthcare challenges require the development of solutions that interrupt your existing processes and need new capabilities. Behavioral Design is one of the capabilities that will be an asset for you as your products, services, and portfolios disrupt and are disrupted. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .

Kabul y el Fin de la Historia INNOVACIÓN 6.0 / Francis Fukuyama se equivocó. La caída del muro de Berlín no era el fin de la Historia. Era sólo el principio. Hoy, Kabul vuelve a la Edad Media. Artículo en: https://www.viaempresa.cat/es/economia/kabul-fin-historia_2156140_102.html (Foto: Klimke) La entrada se publicó primero en INNOVACIÓN 6.0 .

Innovation Teams Do Not Innovate Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Guest Post from Janet Sernack In our first blog in this series of three blogs, we reinforced and validated the importance and role of collaboration. We then described the range of emerging new, inspirational, and adaptive models that lean into complexity and …

How having children makes fathers’ brains less imaginative Idea to Value / Everyone knows that having a child changes your life. But did you know that it also physically changes a parents’ brain? And in the case of fathers, that this might lead to them becoming less creative? In a recently published research paper called Neural plasticity in fathers of human infants , 16 fathers (7 of whom were first-time fathers) were put into an MRI brain scanner twice: once between…

How to Speed Up Your Digital Transformation HBR.org / Insights from a two-year study at one of Europe’s leading banks.

You’re invited: join 800+ innovators for new series of Innov8rs Connect events Innov8rs / The best & latest in corporate innovation Your list of to-do’s might feel endless. What if you can get some help in tackling your challenges, from others who have ‘been there, done that’? Of course, you’re busy. But it does help to take a step back from the busyness of your day-to-day, in order to reflect, refocus and re-energize. You’re invited to join 800+ cross-industry innovation leaders and…

Why so much medical technoskepticism? Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Guest Post from Arlen Meyers Medicine has transitioned from high touch to high tech to low trust. The explosion of post COVID technology “innovations” is leaving a wake of skepticism from the healing class. As noted, Covid-19 let virtual medicine out …

Where Digital Transformations Go Wrong in Small and Midsize Companies HBR.org / Two critical strategies that are often overlooked.

How to Break the 5 Habits That Hurt Ideation InnovationManagement / Many companies find it hard to prioritize ideation. Here are five ways to break the pattern and gather a wealth of ideas for your organization. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

How new experiences make you more creative Idea to Value / One of the most effective ways to improve your creativity short-term is to have an unexpected experience. Research by Prof Simone Ritter has shown that variety and new experiences can improve an individuals’ performance on divergent thinking tasks, a test of creativity. Her focus has been on “unexpected experiences” and how they affect creativity. In one of her experiments she used a Virtual Real…

Saying YES to Your Weirdness The Heart of Innovation / 

Catalysing Change Through Innovation Teams Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Guest Post from Janet Sernack What makes Israel so innovative? And what has this got to do with teaming? One of the key discoveries, we made, almost ten years ago, when we relocated to Israel, was the power of its …

Innovation organization only thrives along with innovation culture Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Guest Post from Nicolas Bry Innovation organization doesn’t thrive without innovation culture: organization and process without culture are like a factory without raw materials; culture without organization and process is appropriate to initiate a handful of innovation projects, but doesn’t …

Don’t Forget Branding as You Look for Business Growth Human-Centered Change and Innovation / People underestimate the importance of brand as they look to grow their business beyond their initial set of successful products and services. But, if you grow your business beyond your brand you’re doomed to fail. Few of us have the …

At the Heart of Successful Digital Transformations are Humans and Data Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Digital transformation has become an overused buzzword. When most people speak about digital transformation, they are really speaking about digitization, digitalization, or digital strategy. They are all very different and none of them are digital transformation. Let’s look at each …

What is Human-Centered Change? Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Arriving into the profession of change management and leadership honestly, having led organizational change programs for world-beating organizations like Wunderman and Microsoft, I’m excited to help others take their change efforts to new heights using new tools. People Are the …

What is Change Management? Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Organizational Change Management (OCM) is an incredibly important part of management science, but a very immature part. So immature in fact that as the profession began to coalesce the unfortunate decision was made to anchor on the term change management …

Crazy New Products – Real and Imagined Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Above are three crazy new product photos – two real, two imagined. Can you guess which is which? I’ve written before about flavor proliferation but every day it seems as if food companies keep increasing variety even as the number …

Building an Imagination Machine Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Exclusive Interview Excerpt from InnovationManagement.se with Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller Imagination is one of the least understood but most crucial ingredients of success. It’s what makes the difference between an incremental change and the kinds of pivots and paradigm …

Leveraging Alien Thinking Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Exclusive Interview Excerpt from InnovationManagement.se with Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade For the past decade, Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade, professors of innovation and strategy at IMD Business School, have studied inventors, scientists, doctors, entrepreneurs, and …

Teaming Up to Drive Customer Experience, Change and Innovation Success Human-Centered Change and Innovation / I have exciting news to share and I can finally reveal all the details. I am teaming up with the HCL Digital Consulting practice to help clients design compelling experiences, organizational agility, and innovation capabilities at the front end of …

Building Cumulative Advantage Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Exclusive Mark Schaefer Interview Excerpt from CustomerThink.com Cumulative Advantage as a concept builds unstoppable momentum for your ideas and your business — even when the odds seem stacked against you. The book shows how initial advantages, seams of opportunity, sonic …

550 Quote Slides on Design, Innovation, and Change Human-Centered Change and Innovation / Free Downloads for Keynote Speeches, Presentations and Workshops Looking for a compelling quote for a keynote speech, workshop or presentation on any of these topics? Innovation Design Change Digital Transformation Design Thinking Creativity Leadership I’m flattered that people have been …

Is innovation everyone’s job? Human-Centered Change and Innovation / EPISODE SEVEN – Ask the Consultant Live from the Innovation Studio comes EPISODE SEVEN of a new ‘Ask the Consultant’ series of short form videos. EPISODE SEVEN seeks to answer a strategic question that many innovation leaders struggle with: “Is …

La paradoja de Polanyi INNOVACIÓN 6.0 / Imaginemos que salimos a la calle y encontramos a un amigo a quien no hemos visto en 20 años. Está mucho más delgado, calvo y lleva barba. Ha cambiado. Pero cruzamos la mirada y ¡lo reconocemos! No sabemos por qué. Su aspecto es muy diferente, pero sorprendentemente sabemos que es nuestro amigo. No podríamos escribir un conjunto de instrucciones para que alguien más, o una máquina, lo reconozcan…

How Leading with Love Makes Leadership Easier Idea to Value / What is the most important thing when it comes to business? You would think it is marketing, business strategy , revenue, branding, human capital, and profit – and you’re wrong! While all of these are critical aspects of any successful business, love is first. Yes, it is love. You can love your employees and those you lead without forsaking your company’s objectives. Love is essential for not…

Everything You Need to Know About The Year of Living Creatively The Heart of Innovation / «Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.» — Helen Keller The next Year of Living Creatively course begins on September 12th. If you are interested, but not yet certain if the course is right for you, the following links will help you decide. The deadline to enroll is September 1st. Overview Testimonials An invitation to dive deeper into your own creative…

15 Quotes on the Importance of Asking the Right Question The Heart of Innovation / As a facilitator of the creative process, I continue to be astounded by how few organizations have any kind of process is place to PAUSE, reflect, and make sure they are coming up with the right questions. Apparently, I’m not alone. 1. «It’s not that they can’t see the solution. They can’t see the problem.» – G.K. Chesterton 2. «There are no right answers to wrong questions.» – Ursula K. Le Guin…

Let Your Top Performers Move Around the Company HBR.org / It’s a critical way to retain talent and upskill your workforce.

Five Key Mistakes That Are Killing Your Innovation Outcomes Today (And The Keys To Overcoming Them) Innov8rs / Regardless of what industry you are in, what your goals for innovation are, and how you are going about doing it, there are recurring bottlenecks that are squeezing the life out of your innovation outcomes. During our recent Innov8rs Connect Unconference 2021, Co-Founder of Spyre and Former VP Global Innovation at HP Software Ahi Gvirtsman reviewed the mistakes you may be making that are causing…

Innovation Culture and the Role of Tiny Habits Innov8rs / The world of corporate innovation – and business in general – is full of buzzwords. Many people associate innovation teams with open plan rooms filled with smiling faces playing table tennis. While the words we use to describe our problems matter, it’s how we address those problems that counts. The methods and approaches we use to tackle problems in our organizations is what we call our culture.

Quality and Compliance: Friction or Enabler? Innov8rs / Friction departments, like quality and compliance teams, are often seen to be nothing more than inhibitors to innovation. This makes sense, given that friction departments are in place to protect the company from unnecessary risks. Often, innovative ideas come with a lot of risk, and so these teams may be reluctant to allow them to move forward. However, another often overlooked practice of the…

Podcast S6E128: Holly White – How ADHD impacts creativity Idea to Value / In today’s episode, we speak with Dr Holly White, cognitive psychologist and researcher looking at the link between ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and creativity . We look at why some people with ADHD might succeed on certain creative tasks, as well as the link between inhibition in the brain and creativity. Topics covered in today’s episode: 00:02:45 – What ADHD is, what the…

Digital social innovation: the argument for healthcare Board of Innovation / Harnessing digital technologies to improve healthcare and focus innovation towards more social ends. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation.

People’s Three Biggest Concerns About Enrolling in THE YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY The Heart of Innovation / Here they are: 1) Time; 2) Money; 3) Identifying a specific project. That’s it, folks. Those are the three most common reasons why people hesitate to enroll in The Year of Living Creatively , even if they understand the value of the course and have been referred by a trusted friend. Let’s take a look at each of these concerns, one at a time, so you have all the info you need to decide whether to…

The Dunning-Kruger effect: Why stupid people think they are smart Idea to Value / Have you ever met someone who thinks that they are amazing at something, but does not realise that in fact they are below average? This could be the Dunning-Kruger effect in action. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias whereby people who are incompetent in an area don’t understand what high performance looks like in that field, and so cannot tell they are incompetent. The effect was…

How Do You Uncover Unseen Problems? InnovationManagement / Anyone who works in the problem definition space knows the pitfalls of hidden issues. Solving a problem is sometimes dependent on who is articulating the problem, the lens with which they view the world, and the space that they have at the table… The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

What People Are Saying about THE YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY The Heart of Innovation / If you are in the process birthing (or wanting to birth) an inspired idea, dream, vision, goal, or creative venture, I invite you to consider enrolling in my upcoming YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY course — a two-month, online learning adventure (starting on September 12th) designed to provide aspiring innovators with all the insight, mojo, and mastery they need to manifest their heart’s desire. It’s…

3 Questions to Help Your Team Solve Problems HBR.org / Don’t succumb to the temptation to provide all the answers. Instead, help your team get there themselves.

Is Your Organization Surviving Change — or Thriving in It? HBR.org / How to mobilize your employees to navigate today’s volatile environment.

Podcast S6E127: Elvin Turner – Be Less Zombie Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, previously LIVE on Linkedin, we speak with Elvin Turner, author of “ Be Less Zombie “. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:15 – What it means to be less zombie 00:04:00 – The deliberate choice of creating an environment where new ideas can flourish 00:07:30 – The difference between having a performance space, and a rehearsal space 00:10:45 – The…

THE YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY Self-Inquiry Pages The Heart of Innovation / Once a week, for eight weeks, participants in The Year of Living Creatively course receive three, online self-inquiry pages from the list below. This is an opportunity for them to pause, reflect, and dive into their own creative process — a simple way to increase their odds of manifesting bold aspirations, big ideas, and their heart’s desire. Most pages require 15-30 minutes of reflection time.

The Zero Risk bias Idea to Value / What would you prefer: Partially cleaning up two nuclear waste sites, saving 50 lives in the first and 40 in the second every year With the same amount of effort, completely cleaning up one of the two sites, saving 70 lives a year While you might not be aware of it, you are likely to choose option 2, because it reduces a certain problem down to zero. Even though if you had focused on improving…

The Year of Living Creatively Begins on September 12th The Heart of Innovation / If you are a reader of this blog, you most definitely are committed to becoming more innovative and creative. As the Founder and President of Idea Champions (and author of this blog), that has been my focus since 1987 — providing innovation-sparking services to a wide range of forward thinking organizations around the world. Covid-19, however, changed everything. My clients were no longer…

Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy Idea to Value / Have you ever heard of someone trying to “game the system”? This refers to the process whereby it is clear what the targets for success are, and an individual, group or company does just enough to qualify for meeting those specific criteria. Even if it means that more important overall success criteria suffer as a result. This can also be the reason why company performance begins to suffer over…

Four Traits Your Next CEO Must Have For Your Organization to Thrive InnovationManagement / Want to ensure your organization will thrive over the long run? If so, then your next CEO must have these four traits – 1) relentless focus on the long-term future; 2) inherently entrepreneurial mindset; 3) solid grounding in reality and the fundamentals of business; and 4) behavior of a consummate diplomat. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

This Macbook charger shows how technology has grown exponentially Idea to Value / If you were to open up an Apple MacBook’s power charger, inside you will find a microchip which is faster than the CPU powering the entire first Apple Mac computer. Let that sink in for a moment. In a brilliant component teardown article from 2015 by Ken Shirriff , he opened up the Magsafe charger which powered Apple’s laptop at the time. While we would expect a power adapter to primarily include…

¿Cómo te enfrentas a los desafíos? INUSUAL / Déjame contarte una historia: En mayo de 1997, un grupo de estudiantes de posgrado y profesores de una Universidad de Barcelona, con el objetivo de aprender más sobre creatividad aplicada e innovación, comenzaron una lista de correo que llamaron “Inusual”. El proyecto fue muy exitoso, por lo que continuaron utilizando la lista de correo e invitaron a más personas a unirse, incrementando su…

27 Best Practices of High Performing Volunteer Organizations The Heart of Innovation / Unless you’ve been in a coma your entire life, chances are good that, at some time in your life (maybe now?) you’ve been a volunteer for a non-profit organization. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news is that many volunteer organizations, without even knowing it, sabotage the value their volunteers bring to the table and you, as a result, may have backed off, gone south, or found yourself…

How to use KANBAN: An effective productivity method for innovative ideas Idea to Value / How do you manage projects where the requirements are likely to change frequently. Or where teams might be independently working on multiple aspects separately but simultaneously. One management method which might be of interest is KANBAN. It originated as part of the Toyota Production System as part of their Lean Manufacturing Method, and is a method for scheduling in which sequence work should…

Podcast S6E126: Rob Weiner – The fascinating history of Creativity Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Dr Rob Weiner about the fascinating history of creativity. Dr Weiner is a former Professor teaching creativity (as well as “Lying 101”) and author of Creativity and Beyond: Cultures, Values, and Change , which discusses how different cultures have defined and valued the key concept of creativity and how this has changed over time.

How Can Enterprises Think and Execute Like a Startup?InnovationManagement / Around the world and across industries, enterprises are facing tremendous market upheaval. Transformation and disruption were the new normal well before the pandemic, but the coronavirus crisis accelerated certain trends toward innovation and digitization and led to the fundamental rewiring of old business models. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

How Outsiders Become Game Changers HBR.org / Research identifies four factors behind their success.

The Semmelweis Reflex bias, and why people continue to believe things which are proved wrong Idea to Value / How would you react to a piece of information which proves that something you believe is wrong? While most people think they would react logically, you might be surprised to know that your brain might tell you to ignore this new information and continue to believe what is wrong. This is an unconscious bias known as the Semmelweis Reflex. It is a story about one of the most important medical…

The Biggest Adaptations We Need to Make to Accommodate Climate Change InnovationManagement / In 2020, for the first time ever, solar and wind made up the majority of the world’s new power generation. In 2021, the US alone committed to protect 30% of terrestrial and marine ecosystems by 2030. And as of Earth Day this year, more than 30% of the Fortune 500 have made commitments to a carbon-free future. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

Functional fixedness bias, and how to overcome it Idea to Value / When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. One of the primary biases affecting innovation teams is called functional fixedness. This bias limits a person’s ability to only see an objects only in the way it is traditionally used. So for example, if a person has always worked with a hammer in order to hammer nails, and then needs a paperweight, some people would not think of us…

Whitepaper: Stimulating and Measuring Open and Cross Innovation InnovationManagement / As two intermediaries from Hamburg that foster open and cross innovation processes, Science Scout (an initiative of Hamburg Innovation) and Cross Innovation Hub (Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft) joined forces to start a discussion around the stimulation and measurement of open and cross innovation processes.

Inside/Out Innovation The Heart of Innovation / If you work in an organization that wants to establish a sustainable culture of innovation — you have two basic choices: outside/in or inside/out . Outside/in is the most common approach. It assumes that re-engineering systems or processes is the way to go. You know the drill: do a little Six Sigma, cost cutting, continuous improvement, hire a few consultants to give pep talks and you’re off…

Create a Team of Master Problem Solvers InnovationManagement / Problem-solving is an essential skill as an innovator. If problems stump your employees, how can your organization ever innovate for customers? Luckily, problem-solving skills can be learned, and as a leader you can create a team of master problem solvers and innovators. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

What is the New Model for Innovation Success? InnovationManagement / In this series I’ve been critically examining the significant changes impacting the corporate innovation competency, which leads to how organisations drive future growth and impact. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

Incubando campeones INNOVACIÓN 6.0 / Un “campeón oculto” es una empresa de tamaño pequeño o medio, líder en su segmento de mercado, con producto propio, globalizada pero fuertemente vinculada a su territorio de origen. Es el tipo de empresa que difícilmente se deslocalizará. Suele tener un carácter familiar que le permite pensar estratégicamente en el medio y largo plazo, sin supeditarse a la volatilidad de los mercados financieros.

In Search of the Perfect Brainstorm: An Update of Collaborative Ideation InnovationManagement / Imaginary scenario: you have been invited to a meeting to explore new approaches to a wicked problem. Loudmouth Number 1 describes his solution. Loudmouth Number 2 vehemently disagrees. A heated argument ensues. Some people take sides. Others remain silent. There are bruised egos. You are not the only one who feels frustrated. All that time […] The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

7 Strategies to Break Down Silos in Big Meetings HBR.org / Getting people talking is the first step to fostering collaboration between departments.

How music streaming has transformed songwriting Idea to Value / Few songwriters have creates as many memorable hits as Björn Ulvaeus. You might not immediately recognise his name, but you definitely know his band. ABBA. In this interesting TEDx talk , Björn talks about his own experiences writing music. He then contrasts this with how streaming services have changed the way music is written, to fit in with the desires of today’s consumers.

Podcast: Estadísticas europeas 2021 INNOVACIÓN 6.0 / Adjunto os dejo un podcast con mis opiniones sobre las últimas estadísticas europeas de innovación: https://dobetter.esade.edu/es/innovacion-europa-espana La entrada se publicó primero en INNOVACIÓN 6.0 .

Capturing Inspiration from Outdoor Summer Fun Idea to Value / Summer is officially in full swing. For many, that means more time outdoors, soaking up the warm weather. While summer activities can be a lot of fun and a great way to relax, you can also capture inspiration from the things you might already be doing. Or, you could try something new this season to spark your creativity. Science has shown that trying new things makes you more creative .

Boosting team togetherness in a pandemic Board of Innovation / Here’s how Board of Innovation held its people together during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .

Podcast S5E125: Ben Hunt-Davis – Perform like an Olympic Gold Medallist Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Olympic Gold Medallist, Ben Hunt-Davis MBE. Ben competed at multiple Olympic Games for the British Rowing Team, won the Gold Medal in 2000, and now works with leaders and companies around the world to help them understand how to make their boat go faster. Topics covered in this episode: 00:01:30 – Ben’s history with rowing and learning…

THE CURE FOR THE CREATIVE BLUES: Self-Acknowledgment The Heart of Innovation / If you’re a creative person working on a project that is unlikely to get results overnight, here’s a simple practice to save you from the all-too-familiar phenomenon of depressing yourself by focusing on the proverbial cup being half-empty. At the end of each work day, acknowledge yourself for all of the progress you’ve made — small, medium, and large. But not just silently , in your head…

What are the Challenges to Government Intrapreneurship?InnovationManagement / Government innovators face specific challenges: regulations, compliance issues, cooperation with numerous other branches of government…but they also access some of the most technical and influential trends of our time. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

Video Quick Take: Intel’s Lisa Spelman on the Interconnectivity between Curiosity and Innovation – HBR.org /

Disruption is not a strategy Idea to Value / If you ask a number of startups what they are hoping to achieve, undoubtedly you will encounter one that is going to “Disrupt” their industry. Disruption is what Uber, Airbnb, Amazon and the iPhone did to their industries. Disruption is cool . Disruption is sexy . And unfortunately, hardly any of these companies even know what disruption really is. The main problem is that companies that…

Lessons in Innovation from Bowie, Beyoncé, and More HBR.org / Business can learn a lot from the way musicians operate.

1000 True Fans Idea to Value / As an artist, professional creative or entrepreneur, how many people need to buy your wares in order for you to make a living? 10,000? 100? 1 million??? After all, when we look at stories of “ successful people ” online, often we see social media profiles with millions of followers on Instagram, TiKTok, YouTube or even LinkedIn. But the problem is, those huge numbers of “fans” aren’t usually will…

Boosting youth employability with innovative partnerships Board of Innovation / How SOS Children’s Villages and AkzoNobel’s innovative partnership drives positive change for a pressing development issue. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .

Unleashing Virtual Creative Collaboration at The Sonophilia Foundation: What Can a Nonprofit Teach Us About Virtual Creative Collaboration InnovationManagement / Does creativity suffer in our virtual world, or could working virtually actually lead to more collaborative environments, better ideation and heightened interaction? The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .

What is exponential growth in technology? Idea to Value / Some technology seems to improve gradually over time, and continuously get incrementally better through small steps. We call this incremental innovation . But what about technology which seems to be improving at incredibly fast rates? Well, this might be due to exponential growth, and is especially likely to happen with newer technologies. Exponential growth means that instead of a given metric…

Podcast S5E124: Dean Keith Simonton – The link between Genius and Creativity Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with a cornerstone of the creativity research field, Prof Dean Keith Simonton. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis as well as author of some of the most important books and hundreds of pieces of research around genius and creativity. In today’s wide-ranging interview, we…

The mere exposure effect bias: Why people like ideas they have seen before Idea to Value / What do you need to do to make someone like your idea? Get them to see it as many times as possible. One of the most powerful unconscious biases which we all suffer from is called the Mere Exposure Effect. It essentially says that the more often we see something, the more we will associate it with being positive and like it. Even if we are not aware of it. The name comes from the fact that if we…

The 6 core skills every innovator needs Idea to Value / In order to succeed as a professional innovation manager, you need a variety of skills. And these skills are only going to become more valuable in the coming decades as companies realise that they are required for future growth. From being able to manage bureaucracy to coming up with ideas in the first place, here are the 6 Most Important skills you need to be an effective innovator:…

How New CEOs Can Balance Strategy and Execution HBR.org / A three-phase plan for your first year on the job.

Aprendizajes 20-21: doblamos la apuesta Innolandia / Ya ha pasado otro curso. Este con 3 olas y media de pandemia de por medio. Ha sido un curso, intenso. Muy intenso, con adaptaciones constantes. Tanto, que hice ya una retrospectiva parcial en diciembre, que puedes escuchar en el podcast . Pero para mí, ha sido el curso en el que he doblado la apuesta en la innovación. Porque como contaba en el estudio de…

Why mind wandering is good for your creativity Idea to Value / If you want to become more creative, one of the most effective things you can do is become more comfortable letting your mind wander. It sounds simple, but there is a wealth of research which shows the creative benefits of letting your thoughts flow freely. Mind wandering, or daydreaming, often occurs when you are not focussed on a specific task in front of you. Often, it is associated with being…

Is Agile Killing Stage-Gate? Innov8rs / Agile and Stage-Gate seem to be in conflict with each other. Both methodologies are targeted at reducing risk but do so in very different ways. Stage-Gate adds a level of rigor that can seem counter-productive to people working in an Agile process and lead to people doing everything they can to avoid it. And Agile processes can seem to “loose” for those who require the structure of Stage-Gate and…

Building an Environment to Foster Intrapreneurship Innov8rs / Making your organization friendly for intrapreneurs is the first step to fostering innovation. This involves a shift in company culture, affecting everything from the physical and social workspace to the business’ hiring procedures and leadership approaches, as Alice de Casanove, Culture Evolution & Intrapreneurship Director at Airbus Defence & Space recently shared at Innov8rs Connect. A company…

10 Ways to Help Left Brainers Tap Into Their Creativity The Heart of Innovation / If your job requires you to lead meetings, brainstorming sessions , or problem solving gatherings of any kind, chances are good that most of the people you come in contact with are left-brain dominant: analytical, logical, linear folks…