Alignment Is Needed Everywhere
In pursuit of alignment We seek alignment to many things, but three things are critically important to us as individuals. Firstly, we look for align…
In pursuit of alignment We seek alignment to many things, but three things are critically important to us as individuals. Firstly, we look for align…
Agility in product development processes is the mastermind that guides the development team through multiple iterations, all while maintaining the prod…
A client of mine recently expressed a common frustration related to innovation: “Everything we’re doing right now is critical to the business. We don’t…
Given that innovation is responsible for roughly 85% of economic growth, it’s without a doubt a pretty big deal for the success of both individual orga…
Strategy isn’t easy. Innovation strategy less so. Innovation strategy isn’t like playing chess, where you can see the entire board laid out before you…
Many organisations are struggling with their metrics and ways to measure the progress and success of their business. From this writer’s point of view…
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…
The typical linear and often siloed mindset that we have for much of our innovation thinking within our business organisations, has to rapidly fall awa…
Innovation is critical to your business's growth. You already have a system to mine your research and development for patentable inventions, but you ha…
Being agile means being able to offer a quick response to events, continuous added value, maximum autonomy and empowerment in decisions and collaborati…
If you have heard the terms innovation pipeline, innovation funnel, and innovation portfolio, you might have wondered—what is the difference? And more …
There is a lot of talk about the different stages of the innovation funnel. But are we not forgetting about something? I am thinking about the driving …
“The difficulty [in creating novel ideas] lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” -John Maynard Keynes Now, more than…
Intrapreneurship is gradually being recognised as by far the most potent solution to the growing need for corporations to innovate more effectively. In…
Emerging technologies and innovative new business models are transforming life, business and the global economy at unprecedented speeds. As digital tec…
Innovation and entrepreneurship have become the new ‘in’ things. Fads par excellence. Some suggest they may be the prime source of future competitive a…
Did you know that more than 90% of executives are dissatisfied with their innovation performance? Innovation is not delivering the required impact. Thi…
What do you see in the illustration above? Now show it to someone else. What do they see? Here are possible answers: A duck. A rabbit. A du…
A large organisation decided to introduce a new product to the market. The marketing department persuaded the CEO that it must be under a new brand as …
An inclusive and consensual approach to developing bold innovation strategies is needed. Why, you ask? Historically speaking, strategy formulation was …