By Peter Norlin. Before we take the next step in the process of designing an organizational environment that will stimulate and support the emergence of a “culture of innovation,” I’d like to clarify the frame for this process. What do I mean by “frame?” In this context, I’m referring to whether we should consider the […]
Read MoreSeeking stories of changing innovation culture.
By Tamara Carleton. How do you change culture to support change? Whether it is open innovation, portfolio management, or customer-centered innovation, implementing a new innovation framework often means changing an organization’s culture. I have teamed up with William Cockayne, who oversees the Foresight and Innovation program at Stanford University, and Yuriko Sawatani, a professor at […]
Read MoreDesigning for culture – asking ourselves the right questions.
By Peter Norlin. If we really want to wade into the weeds here, that is, if we wish to create a practical, do-it-yourself guide to designing workplace cultures where innovation can flourish—then to start, we need to ask ourselves some questions. The answers to these questions, like the stones that Hansel and Gretel dropped behind […]
Read MoreHow to cut through complexity to create a cohesive strategy.
By Lavrans Lovlie. When the hospital region of Vestfold and Telemark in Norway set out to create a new strategy for re-habilitation services, they faced a daunting organizational challenge: How to capture and understand user needs, and form a coherent view of opportunities, for a handful of hospital and local councils spread over a large […]
Read MoreThe aesthetics of management.
By Marty Neumeier. I’m not a big fan of the 13th-century philosopher Thomas Aquinas, but I have to admit, when I first read Ad pulcritudenum tria requiruntur integritas, consonantia, claritas, I was right there with him. Roughly translated, he was saying beauty needs three qualities: integrity, harmony, and radiance. Integrity is the quality of standing […]
Read MoreMobile experience. Mobile design. Mobile workforce.
Mobile experience comes from mobile design Last Monday Apple announced a series of upgrades to its iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating systems towards a more seamless integration, and also Apple HomeKit, a new OS for your home. And Google has taken steps into the home digital environment with the purchase of Nest, a sensor-driven thermostat […]
Read MoreInnovation culture – questions to explore.
The premise is simple; in study after study CEO’s agree, they all want their organizations to be more innovative, but few know how. Traditional models of innovation, such as relying on R&D for technology-based innovation or on marketing for incremental extensions-based innovation, most often fall short. An emerging and more scalable model is design-led innovation; […]
Read MoreThe enemies of innovation.
By Marty Neumeier. If there are so many good reasons to innovate, why is innovation so rare? For the answer to that we need to go no further than Niccolo Machiavelli: “Innovation makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old regime, and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would prosper under […]
Read MoreInnovation tip: Flipping the meeting.
By Lisa Solomon. What does it take to create sustainable cultures of innovation? Let’s start by Flipping the Meeting. Ten years ago, Sal Khan started tutoring his niece using homemade online video tutorials. Fast forward to the present, and the Khan Academy is widely recognized as one of the most innovative forces in classroom education in […]
Read MoreThe challenge of creative intelligence.
By Joan Vinyets Rejon. Creativity and Creative Intelligence are concepts not well edged. Because they are so ubiquitous, they are easily related to all fields. Many view Creative Intelligence as something soft, often used simply as a marketing trick, a fuzzy concept that is not easily understood. The most widely accepted definition of creativity is […]
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