Create the future
Have agency over your future by using innovation both as a means to creating something more desirable as well as reducing the possibility of unwanted s…
Innovation Management
The 9 Mistakes Venture Boards Make
Although in principle everyone agrees that corporations need to get better at mimicking the venture capital world when it comes to taking investment de…
Timing of innovation – Getting the odds on your side
When it comes to innovation, there are countless ways things might go wrong. However, one of the most prevalent ones is incorrect timing. If you manag…
The elusive innovation strategy
What is an innovation strategy and what must be considered for it to be effective? Combining two vague terms do not help us in moving forward on the th…
Doing and managing innovation
For a long time innovation – just like entrepreneurship – has been considered a matter of luck, something that magically happens when the right creativ…
The venture board
Measuring innovation at product team level is not enough to have an innovation accounting system. Innovation has become an important activity for the s…
IT and Innovation
“Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit dow…
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…
Turbulent times are the best for innovation
The world is going through a huge crisis at the moment that impacts all of us. About 3 billion people are under lockdown around the globe. The Corona v…
When tough times are ahead, you should double down on innovation
The last couple of weeks have been quite eventful around the world. There’s a lot of uncertainty and even panic regarding the coronavirus, its current …
I need an innovation process like I need a…
I was at an event the other day when two things happened that really spoiled my day. The first twinge of aggravation came in the big plenary session. O…
Transformation and innovation: There is no quick fix: Part 2
Schumpeter’s gale of creative destruction is blowing, and even though the wall you built to bolster your core business will increase your resilience, i…
Transformation and innovation: There is no quick fix: Part 1
Managing innovation and transformation is hard. In the established organisation it often requires a great amount of foresight and a lot of strategic in…
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 interpre…
What Do Top Corporate Innovators Get Right?
In our line of work, we get to talk with hundreds of leaders around the globe, and from virtually every industry. Most of them seem to intuitively und…
Learning from failure – experimenting with start-up thinking in charities
My Facebook feed is filled with sponsorship asks and birthday fundraisers. I turn on the TV and there’s another telethon – I knew it was coming because…
The Age of Innovation is Here to Stay, Are You Prepared for It?
The Personal Computer and the Internet have, without a doubt, revolutionised business in the last 25 years. For most of us, it’s now impossible to thi…
The Importance of Senior Management Involvement in Innovation
Nowhere is prioritization as important a skill as for the people at the very top of an organization. Most good executives are very conscious of how the…
Tomorrow thinking for CEOs
What will tomorrow bring? I am a fan of Peter Hinssen. His “The network always wins” is brilliant. The key message from that book is clock speed. In h…
35 Ways to Use Idea Management Software to Drive Business Results
Getting the best out of your idea management system (IMS) requires some planning and know-how, and a well thought through approach will definitely yiel…