Less snake oil, more thought leadership please!
What do business leaders want? is perhaps too broad, or too simple, a question. It goes without saying that you want to build business success, deliver…
Innovation
How to lead intrapreneurship and innovation
I am currently working on the establishment of a green and sustainable intrapreneurship accelerator. The premise is that with climate change we are run…
Exploring. That’s what Intrapreneurs do
Going in essence back to the garage, in large company, inventing the future from within. Three reasons why intrapreneurship is a critical asset of any…
The Brexit Breakthrough: How to Apply Relentless Reinvention in Uncertain Times
While the very mention of Brexit sends tempers flaring and many stomachs churning with absolute chaos, one thing is certain: change is coming to the UK…
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…
Is sustainability part of your innovation strategy?
Talk about Innovation and we think of new, bright, shiny. We immediately want or ‘need’ the latest version of our phone, laptop or other device; we imm…
The Eastern Europe Innovation Problem
Well that’s a thought provoking headline? How can I say something about the problem that reflects so many countries and is such a big part of Europe? D…
Do Boards Care About Innovation?
Innovation is supposed to be the hottest of hot things at the moment, as executives strive to cope with the volatile times we find ourselves in. The po…
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…
What Features Typify Innovative Research Networks?
It seems widely accepted that innovation today is a collaborative endeavor, with universities playing a significant part. For instance, a study publis…
Could Digital Transformation drive a nail in innovation’s coffin?
Every day the business press is full of stories about digital transformation. Like rightsizing, outsourcing, lean and other management philosophies bef…
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…
Innovation Thesis
President Kennedy’s address to the joint session of the US Congress on May 25th 1961 can be viewed as the start of the space race: “... I believe that…
Innovation the Hybrid Way
It used to be that companies looking for substantial growth could comfortably rely on one or two dominant innovation frameworks to guide their work, su…
A higher purpose brings a higher culture
At an individual level, many of us try to make changes within our lives and ourselves to lead a happier more fulfilled life. We’re trying to find purpo…
How to make your company succeed at innovation
I bet you are frustrated by your company’s innovation efforts, aren’t you? At least that is what I keep on hearing from executives. “How can we make ou…
Can Innovation Be Commoditized?
In the course of my work I read a lot of academic research, business books and professional case studies. Whether it’s Kim’s blue ocean strategy, Chri…
Innovation doesn’t need to be the next Us v. Them Battle
The world seems to get more polarised every day. In all facets of life, collectively we focus on the extremes setting up an ‘Us v. Them’ battle that is…
Why Science Is A Collaborative Exercise
I've written a few times recently about the importance of a free flow of people and ideas to the scientific process. For instance, one study highlight…
Fostering innovation with technological solutions – Part 1
Here’s an odd challenge to get you thinking. What might the link be between Barcelona, fostering innovation with technological solutions and organisati…