The role of discipline in innovation
Innovation is, without a doubt, a creative endeavor. However, many people still think it’s all about creativity. There’s a magical a-ha moment, and the…
Innovation Leadership
Why innovation and renewal needs your attention today
Global crises like COVID-19 or Black Swan events are not catalysts for leaders to think about the future. Future-focused leaders think about renewal al…
Leadership: The Apocryphal Edition
The key question facing humanity is whether we are wise enough and smart enough to survive our success as a species. The answer to that question is l…
Why continuous reflection provides cultural rewards for organisations
Organisational reflexivity - a better future for businesses, employees and customers alike? It is the assumption of this article that contemporary bu…
The Thunberg Effect
Mohandas Gandhi said that when trying to make any change that challenges the morality of the status quo, your opponents will at first ignore you, laugh…
Nakedness of the Emperors
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so Mark Twain We all know what leadership is. …
Exploring Hybrid Work Connection
Considerations for the return to work A return to work has become a reality for many, but what will that look like? For many businesses, that will not…
How to develop agile leaders in the New Age
Being agile means being able to offer a quick response to events, continuous added value, maximum autonomy and empowerment in decisions and collaborati…
Killers of Innovation Part 4 – The Environment
Co-written with fellow Future Shaper, Sabine Simon. You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work back toward the technology - not the oth…
The dark side of innovation – Innovation killers: The Organisation
Co-written with fellow Future Shaper, Sabine Simon. Curt Richardson's perspective that "Failure is a part of innovation - perhaps the most important …
Killers of Innovation Part 1 – The Failure
Co-written with Fellow Future Shaper Sabine Simon "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently" Henry Ford p…
Inventor Bonus Programs – How they can make or break your patent pipeline
About 15 years ago I was an outside patent counsel for a company that had tasked me with the job of trying to increase the number of invention disclosu…
The Innovation Leader: Utilizing Team Roles to Build High-Performance Teams
Think of a time you were on a team that accomplished something special and out-of-the-ordinary. For younger readers, this may have been a sports team…
Policy Management is no longer just a back office function
There are some key focus areas that have been brought to the fore by the pandemic, especially communication surveillance given recent announcements by …
Curious clues for the future
Curiosity is a core value and powerful transformation tool for many forward-thinking organisations, and is certainly one of the things I CRAVE. It i…
Digital transformation is not really about technology
How can your organisation thrive in these fast-moving, digital and technology-driven times? That is the crucial question every CEO and executive team m…
What makes up a winning innovation ecosystem of design?
What can be gained by adopting a more open innovation ecosystem approach? As we recognise and push out through more open networking and relationships,…
The drivers of innovation value
Emerging technologies and innovative new business models are transforming life, business and the global economy at unprecedented speeds. As digital tec…
The Innovation Architect—Drafting and designing for successful Innovation
The first time I moderated a customer focus group I was terrified. I truly believed that focus group facilitation required some sort of professional ce…
A pathway towards building your dynamic innovation capabilities
To build a pathway in order to enable more dynamic innovation capabilities one needs to go through Nine Stages. These nine stages are, in my opinion, …