20 Ways to Think & Act Like an Innovator
1 - DARE TO BE DIFFERENT (even a little crazy) Do you remember Apple’s ”Think Different” campaign from -97? The one in which Apple pays homage to what…
Intrapreneurship
An Innovation Risk-Reduction Matrix for Intrapreneurs
Last year I saw Alexander Osterwalder, the originator of the Business Model Canvas (BMC ) speak in Berlin about his upcoming book on measuring innovati…
Innovation Reward and Recognition in a Barbell Economy
Many innovation discussions kick off with a reference to the future. It conjures pictures of visionary ventures and ground-breaking projects featuring …
Why You Should Want Global Cosmopolitans In Your Team
In the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, British prime minister Teresa May railed against 'citizens of the world'. She regarded these globe trotting…
Why We Should Encourage Accidental Innovation
Innovation is supposed to be the end product of a long, deliberate and often very expensive process. It seems almost insulting to suggest it might occ…
The Power of the Ignorant Leader
Strive to be a Stupid Leader Stupid - Adjective – Lacking Knowledge or awareness In this 4th Industrial Revolution characterized by the massive disru…
Beyond Puzzles: Innovating in Complex Ecosystems
Have you ever been in an obstacle course that had multiple ways for you to proceed? What about reading a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book where at key …
The Tyranny of Models
I am passionate about helping organisations become Intrapreneurial. Supporting their cultural re-birth. Witnessing their transformation into vibrant, h…
What Makes Someone An Innovator?
With most organizations striving to be more innovative, it's perhaps understandable that there are attempts to understand what separates innovative peo…
Five Key Tenets of Cultural Intrapreneurship
In my last article I made the distinction between structural or procedural intrapreneurship and cultural intrapreneurship. Structural or procedural in…
Toward embedding a Culture of Intrapreneurship
The basic concept of intrapreneurship is simple: Intrapreneurship is the act of behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organizatio…
The Murmuration Model – Building an Intrapreneurial Culture
As the large October pumpkin coloured sun gently falls to earth over the rolling Yorkshire Wolds I sit and watch in awe as a dynamic, dramatic dance pl…
Unleashing Capacity: 5 Tips to Find Hidden Potential in Your Existing Workforce
When it comes to competitive advantage, there is no greater asset than that of a talented, agile workforce able to move faster than market expectation.…