When tough times are ahead, you should double down on innovation
When tough times are ahead, many organisations cut back on innovation when they should actually be doubling down on it. Here’s why crises are great tim…
Innovation Management
I need an innovation process like I need a…
I have spent most of my working life on innovation projects. And I have to concede that most of these projects needed a ‘process’. However, this ‘proce…
Transformation and innovation: There is no quick fix: Part 2
Creative destruction is a reality for most and although much can be done to be prepared, the steps you decide to take might not be the holy grail to en…
Transformation and innovation: There is no quick fix: Part 1
Leading innovation and transformation has become an integral part of the established organisation's day to day running activities. Doing this requires …
Intrapreneurship – the art of thinking inside the box
In 1996 Michael Porter described strategy as leveraging the resources of an institution to maintain a “unique competency”. Corporations have inte…
What Do Top Corporate Innovators Get Right?
We get to talk with hundreds of innovation leaders around the globe and across industries. The importance of innovation is not disputed but many are no…
Learning from failure – experimenting with start-up thinking in charities
The charity sector is being disrupted and radically different approaches to creating new funding streams were needed. A bold, new approach made sense b…
The Age of Innovation is Here to Stay, Are You Prepared for It?
It seems like we’re living in an age of incredibly rapid innovation, yet, what if it is just a teaser of what is to come in the next couple of decades?…
The Importance of Senior Management Involvement in Innovation
What is senior management’s role in innovation? Should they be the chief innovators in the organisation or is their time best spent on steering the mot…
Tomorrow thinking for CEOs
Why does it seem that most large organisations are too paralyzed to move fast enough in times when corporate agility is the only response that will hel…
35 Ways to Use Idea Management Software to Drive Business Results
Every new innovation, be it a product, a service, or an improvement, always starts from an idea. A systematic and well ran idea management process can …
Using ‘innovation’ as a catch all word is dangerous
Innovation is not a magic pill that will cure all ills. Using it as a catch all word is dangerous as this will impact expectations, actions and most im…
Idea Validation: Steps and Tools for Testing Your Idea
Most business ideas fail within the first year. Although the absence of money and inability to execute the idea are often mentioned as reasons for fail…
5 Simple Steps for Finding the Right Business Idea
According to statistics, a startup has an eight percent chance of success. Considering an often overhyped start-up environment and super hero status fo…
Why you should be careful calling it innovation
Incremental innovation or disruptive innovation, transformational innovation or business model innovation. What does innovation really mean and does it…
