By Lisa Solomon. Before launching any new innovation initiative, the most important question to ask is not how much budget is allotted, how many resources can be allocated, or even what the deadline is. Rather, in a world marked by adaptive challenges within an an increasingly VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) context, leaders need […]
Read MoreDesign is not styling, but a style of thinking
I’ve had the priveledge of working with the Hong Kong Design Center on many occasions, and every time I walk away with inspiration. The HKDC always seems to be so precisely focused what matters. After running several joint conferences with the HKDC, I’m not surprised with how insightful their definition of design is. There are […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreWhy a blog on innovation culture?
I was enjoying a café with a good friend, Edgar Papke, who is an amazing CEO coach regarding leadership and corporate culture. As we know, culture tends to stem from the top. We were talking about the challenges of building cultures of innovation, and it seems CEO’s know very little about this. Many CEO’s delegate […]
Read MoreThe creative workforce.
In this age of innovation businesses require a creative spark. Surveys of CEO’s consistently point to a desire to develop more innovation power, but they don’t say how to do it. In my book Corporate Creativity, we did not try to address the basic cognitive or physiological issues of creativity, but rather explored the social […]
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