Neurology of meetings
How does the cocktail of various brain chemicals impact how we get work done? When you have a better understanding of how the brain works, you are more…
Collaboration
5 steps to crafting your strategic ambitions
Many entrepreneurs don’t take time to think about their aspirations, and many organisations set targets simply by continuing last years budgets or addi…
Collaborating to beat innovation antibodies
Have you heard of corporate antibodies? Worse still – have you been a victim? They’re the ones that fight off and reject anything that’s too different …
Serious play
What are the secrets of investing in innovation? What does it take for creativity to become routine? What are the innovation drivers that make compan…
Aligning B2B marketing and sales through influencer mapping
A methodology called Influencer Mapping help B2B companies communicate their value proposition effectively to multiple stakeholders. By focusing on pro…
Creating an innovation strategy is a team effort!
It is time to recognise that top down strategy development is outdated in the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times we live in. An inclusive…
The venture board
Investing in innovation, managing the investment and measuring it are difficult activities for a corporation. They need to have a new internal vehicle …
Masculine & Feminine Empowerment at work
Diversity is key for innovation, but despite an increasing number of women in the workplace, we - both men and women - are still abandoning feminine tr…
Welcome to the Age of Budget Innovation
The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we live and work. and the rippling effect is crippling the economy. We have entered the era of low-cost, ‘…
Corporate-startup collaboration checklist
Partnering between two different size companies will never be easy, regardless of how much they need each other. The success of a collaboration depen…
Fostering sustainable collaboration with insights from neuroscience
The biggest challenge for organisations today is to master dynamic changes both on the outside and on the inside. The ability to collaborate effectiv…
Making the Virtual Workshop a Reality
What happens when your company unexpectedly announces business travel restrictions? For hundreds of thousands of workers, this has already become a rea…
What is true Leadership in times of uncertainty?
In times of uncertainty – how do we manoeuvre at home and as leaders? Do we retreat, do we “pretend” it is business as usual? Big shifts are happening …
Disturbance to Life
Times of isolation are challenging and demanding, it is certainly a disruption for everyone. But we can always learn from even more threatening times, …
A Tale of 2 Pandemics
When you mix politics and science, you get politics. Leadership matters and sets the tone in thinking differently. It is strong leadership that will e…
Si vous êtes dirigeantes et si vous parcourez ces lignes, c’est peut-être que vous êtes différentes.
Combien sommes-nous à diriger nos vies et peut être celles des autres sans idées autres hélas que celles de répliquer la journée d’avant vers la journé…
Creativity isn’t a gift, it’s a skill acquired through learning and collaboration
Creativity and innovation is prized by many, but it is sometimes viewed as a special, born-with skill, only bestowed upon the entrepreneurial genius or…
The Value of Running Innovation Workshops – ignite creativity around any business challenge
Innovation workshops are a good way to get the creative juices flowing in an organisation. It is however not a one size fit all solution and some serio…
How to sell ideas to your organisation
Innovating, or creating something of value out of new ideas is like a journey, where an idea travels through six distinct phases. Each phase needs diff…
10 Practical Ways to Align Your Team
Getting practical about alignment can sound like a challenge for many, but as leaders know all too well, a lack thereof can be detrimental. One needs t…