Good Leadership Is About Asking Good Questions HBR.org / You don’t need to pretend to have all the answers.
Productivity Is About Your Systems, Not Your People HBR.org / Four ways to improve efficiency at the organizational level.
What is worse than making the wrong decision? Idea to Value / Making no decision at all. Many people struggle to execute their new innovative ideas, or launch that new creative project, because they overthink them. They believe they need to think through every possible scenario and have all the answers to every question before it is safe to begin. They are so afraid of making the “wrong decision” because they have been told their whole life about how import…
Business Can’t Take Democracy for Granted HBR.org / Three actions leaders can take to promote honest discourse and healthy civic engagement.
Creating a Post-Covid Business Plan HBR.org / Organizations need to understand how the pandemic is changing behaviors and habits.
How to Scale a Successful Pilot Project HBR.org / Challenge teams to continue building on successful experiments.
Podcast S4E94: Cyndi Burnett – Creativity in education Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Cyndi Burnett, Director at Creativityandeducation.com. We speak about what it takes to bring creativity into homes and classrooms. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:00 – Cyndi’s start in learning about and teaching creativity 00:04:00 – The frustration with research and how to make it practical 00:05:45 – The STAR Model – The 5 Aspec
Don’t Count on Free Trials to Win You Customers HBR.org / Research reveals the limitations of a “freemium” approach.
How Small Companies Can Offer Great Paid-Leave Programs HBR.org / The personnel benefits outweigh the financial costs.
Cross-Team Meetings Don’t Have to Be a Waste of Time HBR.org / Stop reinforcing silos, and start building bridges.
Blockchain Is Changing How Companies Can Engage with Customers HBR.org / Lessons from Canada’s largest digital payments company.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 101 (with Richemont’s Doug Melville) HBR.org / We answer questions about diversity, equity, and inclusion that can be awkward to ask at work.
Big Tech and a Decade of Antitrust with Cory Doctorow HBR.org / How a future wave of antitrust lawsuits will transform big tech and unleash innovation.
Crush Your Next Virtual Presentation HBR.org / A little prep can go a long way.
Are They Mad at Me…or Are They Just Blunt? HBR.org / Five tips for working with a colleague who doesn’t mince words.
Why Haven Healthcare Failed HBR.org / Despite being backed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase, the company is disbanding less than three years after its launch.
This Chinese village used to produce 60% of the world’s oil paintings, Part 2 Idea to Value / In yesterday’s post, we spoke about Dafen , the town in China where previously up to 60% of the world’s oil painting replicas were produced. And how copying other people’s work was not creative, even when it is done with real skill. But Dafen has been evolving, just like the surrounding Shenzhen region. From an area which previously was used primarily to copy other people’s ideas , to now being a…
Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers HBR.org / Is it possible to use non-cash rewards and recognition to improve social workers’ well-being?…
What Kind of Networker Are You? HBR.org / A conversation with Yale School of Management professor Marissa King on better understanding your social networks.
How to Tell Your Boss You’re Burned Out HBR.org / Seven tips to guide the conversation.
Identify — and Mitigate — Risks to Your Career HBR.org / A three-step framework for professionals at any level.
Imagine a Hiring Process Without Resumes HBR.org / “Open hiring” can lead to more diversity, less turnover, and fairer systems.
This Chinese village used to produce 60% of the world’s oil paintings, Part 1 Idea to Value / There was a time a few years ago when a small town in China produced up to 60% of the world’s oil paintings . That town is called Dafen, and is on the outskirts of Shenzhen (which itself has seen a boom in innovation output in recent years). Dafen specialised in a small trade in original artwork, but was best known for one thing: Making most of the replica oil paintings in the world. Thousands of…
Los mejores posts de innovación en 2020 (en Innolandia, claro) Innolandia / Hace tiempo que no hago una recopilación de los posts de innovación más leídos. Y hoy puede ser un buen momento. Porque hoy hace 9 años que publiqué el primer post. Y aquí estamos. 530 posts y 2 ebooks después 3 diseños. Los dos primeros los hice yo mismo en wordpress. El último es de mis amigos de Grupo Enfoca . Mira. Muchas personas y lectores (especialmente otr@s consultor@s) me preguntan cómo…
Succeeding with ADHD HBR.org / A military pilot, an entrepreneur, and a business professor discuss the professional struggles and strengths that come from their ADHD.
WHO CREATED «THE YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY»? The Heart of Innovation / I did. Mitch Ditkoff . Who am I? Good question… 73 years ago, two very different people got together and created a third person — me. Neither my mother or father were particularly «creative», but they had whatever it took to spark new life and I was very glad they did. They are long gone now, but I am still here — and while I am, I am committed to doing everything humanly possible to not only…
Don’t compare your Day Zero to someone else’s Day 10,000 Idea to Value / There is no such thing as an overnight success. A lot of people are intimidated to start their next creative project, innovation or business because they see how good other people already are. And in today’s social-media-driven world, how easy these successful people make their success look. What’s the point in starting if I’ll never be as good as them? Well just remember one thing: Everyone, no…
When Do We Really Need Face-to-Face Interactions? HBR.org / We can do a lot virtually — but not everything.
Worried You Might Be in a Dying Industry? HBR.org / Chances are you’re right — so plan your next move now.
What to Do After a Final-Round Job Interview HBR.org / Make the most of that unnerving stretch of time.
THE YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY — 52 Weeks of Unleashing Your Mojo The Heart of Innovation / This just in! You have a big, beautiful idea that you want to manifest — a cool project, venture, or aspiration that you want to get out of your head and into the world. Maybe you’ve been hatching this egg for years or maybe it’s a new possibility that has made itself known to you. But no matter how long you…