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
Why idea management isn’t really about the ideas
Given that we're in the business of idea management software, people are often surprised to hear us say that ideas themselves aren't really worth that …
Why decentralising ideation processes supports innovation
A systematic approach to innovation is extremely important when you want to get real results out of it. Just like it is for any business function. …
Building an agile & innovative organisation
In recent years, more and more companies have realised the need for innovation as they’ve seen businesses all around them, and perhaps even their own b…
The truth about the truth
I have always been fascinated by human errors – especially fundamental blunders that are so readily accepted by a society, go unchallenged more or less…
How The Right Tools Can Help You Shape a More Innovative Culture
For a large organisation, culture change is incredibly difficult. As such, it probably doesn’t come as a surprise that we constantly hear managers stru…
The phantom menace
The world turns on its dark side. The fabric of society is shredding. Many of our most life-critical systems no longer work. A few have already collaps…
Collaborative innovation as opportunity for change
The world and markets as they are now are highly complex. Every economic sector is under great pressure to create new value for its consumers, but wha…
The New Leadership Paradox
There is general agreement in the minds of most thinking people that the world needs leadership now more than ever before. We look to those currently…
What does it mean to be a ‘responsible business’?
What does ‘responsible business’ or ‘purposeful business’ mean to you? For some it might be about transitioning to a greener energy supply and recycli…
The accidental persecution of the innovators
I took a personality test recently. This particular test was co-created by a thought leader I hold in high regard, American organisational psychologist…
The Art of Decision-making as an Innovation Leader
As we all know, innovating and creating something new is usually seen, for good reason, as an important, yet highly risky endeavour. As such, innovatio…
Building innovation into a small charity’s DNA
The coronavirus pandemic has magnified inequalities and other issues which are ingrained in our society. We have a responsibility to tackle these and t…
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…
Innovation is the wrong answer
It was a cold night but warm as toast inside the old furniture factory – a most unlikely venue that almost defied detection even with my GPS navigator …
The Dark side of innovation – Killers of Innovation Part 3 – The Team and the Individual
Co-written with fellow Future Shaper, Sabine Simon. Margeret Heffernan, Professor for Practice at Bath University and Entrepreneur, points out that „F…
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 …
The betrayal of charisma
Trust and transparency are two indispensable elements of authentic leaders. If trust is broken for any reason, or transparency is not forthcoming, we f…
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…