Who is THE YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY Really For? The Heart of Innovation / Well, let’s start at the beginning. There is something calling you — a deep impulse to create, express, or manifest. This something has been calling you for quite a while and you know it, even if you have delayed, denied, or deflected it. Maybe you thought you were too busy, or didn’t have the skills, resources, or credentials. Maybe you thought it would be indulgent of you to take on this…
How to Identify Your YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY Project The Heart of Innovation / The Year of Living Creatively is a project-driven course. Each participant, before the course begins, identifies a meaningful goal, opportunity, or vision they want to breathe life into for the two months of the program. We’re talking «skin in the game,» «stake in the ground,» and «chips on the table» — a project you are committed to — or, at the very least, a project you want to be committed…
Insights from HBR Live: Leaders Who Make a Difference – SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW HBR.org / The first edition of HBR Live, our one-day virtual conference on April 8, explored the power of leadership during a truly transformative era. The event drew attendees from more than 75 countries to meet, interact, and hear from more than a dozen speakers, including CEOs, editors, professors, and a poet. Here are some of the […]
Podcast S5E111: David Robson – The Intelligence Trap Idea to Value / In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with renowned Science journalist David Robson, about his new book “The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions”. We speak about what leads highly intelligent people to wrong conclusions, or why they sometimes stick with ideas when evidence suggests these are wrong. Topics covered in this episode:…
Colaborando con centros tecnológicos 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 colaboración con los centros tecnológicos. Y para eso he invitado a Gonzalo Belenguer para conversar sobre nuestra experiencia y sacar algunas lecciones aprendidas que os puedan servir en tu día a día. Para los que no lo conozcáis, Gonzalo actualmente es…
Cómo aplicar en Design Thinking en operaciones Innolandia / Soy un enamorado de aplicar design Thinking a todo lo que hacemos. Nuevos productos y modelos de negocio, diseño de sistemas de innovación, diseño de cultura innovadora…. Y también diseño de nuevos procesos. Innovación en operaciones. Justo durante un proyecto con una multinacional dedicada a las operaciones industriales, encontré un artículo de McKinsey Quarterly…
La decisión del equipo de un proyecto en red Innolandia / Vaya por delante que para mí escribir en el blog de #REDCA es algo así como cuando un canterano del Real Madrid o del Barcelona debuta con el primer equipo. Así que gracias especialmente a Julen y Juanjo por la oportunidad. Los valores de la consultoría artesana son algo que me han inspirado desde que empecé mi proyecto Innolandia en lo más profundo de la anterior crisis, en 2012. Pero…
Helping Kids Foster and Keep Creativity Idea to Value / For most kids, being creative and imaginative is no problem. It seems to come naturally through play, exploration, and curiosity. You can probably even remember back to your own childhood and how effortless it seemed to come up with creative, fresh ideas no matter what you were doing. However, research has discovered that children may become less creative as they get older . One study found that…
The Post-COVID Workplace: What to Expect Now and in the Future InnovationManagement / As we start to think about a time when we can get back to the office and return to some sort of normalcy in the workplace, whether we are a startup or a well-established company, we will need to understand how we can best operate in a post-COVID workplace environment. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .
What Is the Real Value of «THE YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY» The Heart of Innovation / There are two kinds of benefits you will receive from participating in The Year of Living Creatively . First, you’ll make major progress on a passionate project of yours that needs a benevolent jolt. And second, you’ll develop the kind of skills, mindset, and mojo you’ll need to succeed with any creative project of yours in the future. What follows are the ten qualities you will develop during…
People never think of improving something by removing parts of it Idea to Value / When looking to improve something, it seems like people always want to add more. At least, this is what an interesting new piece of research by Adams et al suggests, just published in the journal Nature. This has major implications for innovators in all types of companies, trying to find ways to make their products and services “ better “. The study aimed to study how people approach solving…
Launch of healthcare innovations – the tactics and validations you need Board of Innovation / We guide you on how you can launch your healthcare innovations with campaigns and validation tactics. The successful launch of a healthcare innovation is founded on evidence-based launch tactics enabled by quicker validation and learnings. So how do you validate launch tactics when the healthcare ecosystem is dynamic, stakeholders are changing, and speed of learning […]
An Invitation to Dive Deeper Into Your Own Creative Process The Heart of Innovation / «The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.» — Julia Cameron The creative process — the experience a human being enters into in service to their passion to manifest something from nothing — is a mysterious one, even though it has been studied for decades by psychologists, neuroscientists, and researchers. Consider this: everything you are seeing right now began as an idea in…
Try Double-Handed Innovation InnovationManagement / Most new products and services are developments or combinations of existing offerings. But just adding features can lead to a product overloaded with ‘feature bloat’. Instead try giving with one hand and taking away with the other. Add something different and take away something of little value. Start by focussing on the market leading product […] The post appeared first on InnovationManagemen
Let’s talk environmental impact in innovation Board of Innovation / Board of Innovation meets Greenfish. An inspirational guide to boosting your company’s positive social and environmental impact. The post appeared first on Board of Innovation .
YEAR OF LIVING CREATIVELY: Breakthrough Buddies The Heart of Innovation / Here at the International Headquarters of The Year of Living Creatively — my living room — we believe that every one on planet Earth is never more than a few seconds away from a breakthrough. Or, at the very least, a big idea, insight, or inspiration. Newton had his under an apple tree. Archimedes’ moment was in the bathtub. YOURS? Well… that’s still-to-be determined. To increase the odds of…
The Art of Decision-making as an Innovation Leader Idea to Value / As we all know, innovating and creating something new is usually seen, for good reason, as an important, yet highly risky endeavor. As such, innovation leaders are constantly under a lot of pressure from many different directions. Now, when we talk about innovation, we often focus on the more practical side of things related to the topic, such as processes , best practices , and tools . These are…
The Art Of Innovation | 10 Things To Learn From Guy Kawasaki InnovationManagement / The agenda of our first management meeting in 2021 was ‘How can we innovate to thrive this year?’ We were clear that if we continue to do the same thing we did last year, there is no way we can bring any change in our growth. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement .
Is There Value in an Innovation Program for Your Company? InnovationManagement / In my last article I wrote about the influences and themes that I see changing how large, mature and (often) incumbent organisations drive innovative growth and impact. In short, the innovation development professionals are (ironically) being disrupted. The post appeared first on InnovationManagement.