Need a more innovative workforce? Then start with how you use the resume. How long has the resume concept been around, forever? How much have they evolved? While reviewing the listing of job experiences on paper or online is still important, if you need a more innovative workforce, it’s time to take a look at […]
Read MoreCan giving a manager too much money actually interfere with their ability to innovate?
By Jeanne Liedtka. Crazy as it sounds, there’s such a thing as having too much money to spend – or perhaps just the illusion of money to spend. Managers get tricked into doing things that they would never do if they were spending their own money. Things like starting small. Small is not beautiful in […]
Read More5 key trends in design leadership
Just wrote about 5 key trends in design leadership and design thinking for Fast Company. Design finally has a seat at the table, here’s what is next … full post here.
Read MoreTime to create create.
A key objective for nearly every organization is to innovate. Business thrives on creating new products and services that add value for its stakeholders and customers. To that end, the successful organizations are those that make the most of the creativity of their employees and their partners. As Marty Neumeier observes in The Designful Company, […]
Read MoreNeed more creative people? Use Oddball Interview questions
Need more innovation power in your company? One way is to hire more creative people, but this is easier said than done. How do you accurately identify the real creative thinkers from the rest of the field and all the posers? And, if you’re the candidate considering a new job opportunity, how do you know […]
Read MoreSix imperatives of innovation culture, and why design is at the top.
In the ongoing quest for corporate profits, most companies have squeezed out their inefficiencies by now and are coming to grips with the fact that future profits must come from top line growth. But they are also recognizing that opening new territories, extending brands, and marketing campaigns aren’t working so hot anymore. Which means creating […]
Read MoreFinding X: Why T-shaped people are valuable but insufficient in an age of nonstop innovation.
By Marty Neumeier. Companies are quickly learning that a post-graduate degree offers no guarantee of real-world innovation skills. That’s why, in design-driven organizations with multi-disciplinary teams, there’s an ongoing search for “T-shaped” people. A T-shaped person is someone who has a strong descender (the vertical stroke of the T) and a well-developed crossbar (the horizontal […]
Read MoreCreating an innovation Culture: Four keys to motivating creativity.
By Edgar Papke. Among business leaders and students of organizations, there is a great deal of attention being paid to the idea of creating and leading cultures of innovation. In exploring this idea, we soon realize that the concepts surrounding what an innovation culture is, and how to create and lead a culture of innovation, are, in […]
Read MoreGood Business is Good for Design
Interesting twist. Many of us have embraced the phrase “Good Design is Good for Business” for years. Thomas Watson Jr, former IBM Chairman, made this phrase popular after Paul Rand inspired him with “Good Design is Good Will” (Yale University, 1987). Good design is absolutely abundant today. Come to think about it, I really can’t […]
Read MoreWho leads design-led innovation?
I’m a big fan of design-led innovation, and who leads this amazing process is a fair question. I’d like to unpack this question with five reference points; Roberto Verganti in Milan who wrote Design-Driven Innovation, Park Advanced Design Management in Germany with research on design leadership roles, Yu-Jin Kim in Korea with research on the […]
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