By Joan Vinyets Rejon. Today more than ever, there is a common misunderstanding about creativity which links it to an exclusive “artistic” activity (like painting a picture, playing the violin, etc), a kind of “demiurge” experience. This stereotype is missing the real root of creativity as a source of intelligence for processing information and experiences, […]
Read MoreDesigning for culture – We build a scaffold for Organization Design.
By Peter Norlin. In the last post, I proposed that time always plays a critical role in determining the success of any process that requires people to learn and change, and we must manage time especially carefully whenever we intentionally plan to design and introduce a new organizational culture. Culture shaping is arguably the most […]
Read MoreChaotic Innovations.
By Charles Bezerra. Some people might be surprised to know that all innovations come from chaos, and that innovation in reality is a typical example of a chaotic process. For chaos is exactly what we avoid when we design or interact within a new system. But, the same way chaos creates hurricanes, rivers, traffic jams […]
Read More7 Ideas for Improving Carry-on Luggage.
Although this post is not about Innovation Culture, it is about innovation and design. I am a blogger for Fast Company Design, and an editor recently asked me to write about how design can make travel less painful, for a feature series they are working on. I’ve been traveling over 100,000 miles a year for […]
Read MoreThree ways to build an abundance mindset.
By Tamara Carleton. One feature of great innovation cultures is an abundance mindset. An abundance mindset is a way of thinking expansively about future opportunities. People with an abundance mindset believe that there are limitless opportunities for everyone to train for, pursue, and propose. An abundance mindset leads to feelings of empowerment, commitment, and generosity. […]
Read MoreAre you ready to do more with less?
By Charles Bezerra. Is it possible to do more with less? This is a question that always comes to our minds when our organizations face challenges, or when we perceive uncertainties in the market. But, maybe this is the wrong question, or at least, an easy question, because, fundamentally, we all know that, in most […]
Read MoreDesigning management systems for breakthrough success.
By Heather Fraser. It’s an exciting time of reawakening – with a rich stream of design-inspired frameworks, methodologies and tools being brought to market right now. That’s a welcomed, and direly needed, stream of new thinking. While team creativity, collaboration and ingenuity can lead to remarkable breakthroughs in terms of innovative solutions and distinct strategies […]
Read MoreThe trouble with Cascading Creativity.
By Marty Neumeier. Cascading creativity is a traditional decision-making model in which strategic choices are made at the top and then flow downward, level by level, to be executed by tactical teams along the path toward the finish line. In this model, project decisions move in one direction only, from internal company strategy to external […]
Read MoreConcentrated Culture.
By Charles Bezerra. Fundamentally, everything that an organization does or produces is an output of its culture. However, we rarely think that way. We generally think that it is the process, the technology and the structures that are responsible for creating the outputs – not people, not culture. Innovation could equally be seen as a […]
Read MoreHow to plan ahead with foresight.
By Tamara Carleton. Foresight is the ability to plan for the future. It is a mix of mindset and methodology: a view of the future and the practice of looking forward. Leaders use strategic foresight to help them develop long-term plans for new business growth. Part of the premise is that future outcomes can be […]
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