Kill a stupid rule: an amazing way to reduce red tape Idea to Value / A few years ago I had a very interesting discussion with Lisa Bodell , CEO of Futurethink and bestselling author of innovation books Kill the Company and Why Simple Wins . She told me about how most employees waste far too much time in meetings and answering emails. They were too busy to get any real work done throughout the day. In effect, busyness is getting in the way of their business.
Podcast S5E123: Marcus du Sautoy – The Creativity Code Idea to Value / In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast, we speak with Professor Marcus du Sautoy. Prof du Sautoy is widely known for his work to popularise mathematics, is the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and author of the bestselling book The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation in the Age of AI . We speak about the link between Artificial Intelligence and Creativity…
The Green Economy Has a Resource-Scarcity Problem HBR.org / By anticipating bottlenecks in the raw materials necessary to produce environmentally conscious products, companies can effectively evolve their business models.
How to Maximize the Impact of Your Innovation Groups Innov8rs / Entrepreneurs are those who look out into the world, see things in the world that aren’t the way they should be, and build products and services that make the world the way it ought to be. While many people relegate the idea of entrepreneurship to a small corner of society, what corporations need to do is ensure their leaders see themselves as entrepreneurs, as Sean Ammirati, Adjunct Professor…
Delighting customers with less Idea to Value / Sometimes, less is more. I just had a wonderful experience which reminded me that in order to add value to your customers, you don’t always need to find new things to add and new features for everything. It is human nature to try and solve problems by adding more , rather than focusing on less. But we were just at a little family restaurant which showed that this is not the only way. It was a…
Is South Africa the Next Silicon Valley? InnovationManagement / When you think of the most innovative places in the world, what do you picture? Silicon Valley and its array of tech startups? Tokyo, because it has the highest number of patents filed worldwide? London, where over 15% of the workforce is employed in the tech sector? Or are you imagining somewhere else? The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .
How to tell when it is the right time to walk away Idea to Value / It is one of the most painful things to do. But at the same time, one of the most important. Walking away from an idea or project which is just not working. In some cases this can mean literally moving on and walking away, to another team or project. But in most cases, walking away means moving your focus to something different. Every innovation team or creative person will encounter a situation…
Cells that fire together, wire together Idea to Value / It’s a phrase that if you are interested in creativity, it is worth remembering. As I described in my previous article about myelin , neuronal cells that have previously fired together in a network can have that network strengthened. As a result, the brain will find that network more effective than other networks which are not used as frequently. This will lead to the brain preferring to use that…
Trending Questions InnovationManagement / What is a trend, and other questions answered by Sébastien Van Laere, Co-founder of Superframe, an agency using insight and foresight to develop brand-, innovation- and business strategy for some of the biggest global brands. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .
The Worlds’ First Free the Genie Poem All the Way from Australia The Heart of Innovation / This just in from Mohammed Azim, Director of the English Department at Al Siraat College in Melbourne, Australia. Mohammed is a certified facilitator of Idea Champions’ online Free the Genie brainstorming tool and, in recognition of it’s value, has just written the following poem. Mohammed is one of my heroes — a passionate, creative, committed educator with a great sense of humor and a sparkle…