Strategic Culture Design
‘Black swan’ events–events that are unexpected and have a major effect on society– rapidly change the ecosystem and render static strategic plans obsol…
‘Black swan’ events–events that are unexpected and have a major effect on society– rapidly change the ecosystem and render static strategic plans obsol…
Predicting the costs of patenting innovations and maintaining a patent portfolio is a crucial part of the budgeting process. However, cost prediction i…
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…
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 …
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. …
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…
I have always been fascinated by human errors – especially fundamental blunders that are so readily accepted by a society, go unchallenged more or less…
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 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…
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…
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 ‘responsible business’ or ‘purposeful business’ mean to you? For some it might be about transitioning to a greener energy supply and recycli…
I took a personality test recently. This particular test was co-created by a thought leader I hold in high regard, American organisational psychologist…
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…
The coronavirus pandemic has magnified inequalities and other issues which are ingrained in our society. We have a responsibility to tackle these and t…
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…
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 …
Co-written with fellow Future Shaper, Sabine Simon. Margeret Heffernan, Professor for Practice at Bath University and Entrepreneur, points out that „F…
Co-written with fellow Future Shaper, Sabine Simon. Curt Richardson's perspective that "Failure is a part of innovation - perhaps the most important …
Trust and transparency are two indispensable elements of authentic leaders. If trust is broken for any reason, or transparency is not forthcoming, we f…