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…
Innovation
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…
Sustainability – The role of innovation in the race to zero
We face an existential crisis. We must transition to a more sustainable way of life. The exhaustion of our planet’s resources and the climate emergency…
Policy Management is no longer just a back office function
There are some key focus areas that have been brought to the fore by the pandemic, especially communication surveillance given recent announcements by …
Design in Abundance – Organising as performance art
I want to write about two sublime examples of human beings at the peak of their abilities - individually and collectively. They know why they are doing…
The roles of risk and luck in innovation
One of the most controversial, and perhaps even misunderstood topics in innovation are the roles of risk and luck for innovation success. Do you have …
Aligning B2B marketing and sales through influencer mapping
A key challenge for B2B companies is articulating and communicating their value proposition effectively to multiple stakeholders. There are many peop…
Pace of innovation – The ultimate competitive advantage
When we think of a business having a competitive advantage, we still tend to think of traditional economic moats such as a low-cost structure, economie…