Jun
13
The Wazoku Story – Scaling for Success
I wrote the first part of the Wazoku story in a post for this site in June 2017 and …
Simon Hill – CEO and Co-founder, Wazoku
Simon is an innovation leader and expert; he is a co-founder of employee innovation software company, Wazoku, and tech evangelist.
Simon is an active author, blogger and speaker on topics relating to collaborative innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation, intrapreneurship and more. His expertise has been recognised extensively, being awarded the prestigious title of Guardian SME Leader of the Year 2014 and noted as a Top 15 influencer in crowdsourcing both in 2013 and 2014. He is also an Angel Investor and advisor to several B2B and B2C early stage tech businesses.
“All organisations need to innovate, solve problems and generate new ideas to meet objectives. People are a business’s greatest resource when doing so. By engaging a broader set of voices in discussions, new perspectives and valuable insights can be gained, implemented, measured and realised faster – so find good people and get them talking!”
Mar
1
Innovation Theatre – CEO’s we MUST do better
To all the CEO’s out there who are the conductors of innovation theatre within their…
Dec
1
Innovation: Is it all just a game of Jeopardy?
Innovation, it all starts with jeopardy. Is this a truism? Does all innovation start…
Oct
13
Innovation Failure: We all need f*ckup nights
“Tis a lesson you should heed: Try, try, try again. If at first you don't succ…
Sep
12
Innovation Alibis (or inadequacies!)
Innovation Alibis Alibi; noun: alibi; plural: alibis; Informal use: an excuse or p…
Jul
13
How to avoid the iceberg
A few years ago I attended a presentation by someone from my network who had just re…
Jun
9
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The Wazoku Story (part 1)
I started the Wazoku business over six years ago. There are many reasons why I picke…
May
4
Wisdom of the Crowd – Fact or fiction?
In general, people are terrible at forecasting. Each day we forecast a wide range of…
Apr
25
I’m not a Human Resource, I’m a Human Being!
I was recently invited to speak at the HR Minds conference in Berlin. At first glimp…
Mar
7
Innovation – It’s not about more ideas, it’s about the right ideas at the right time!
Timing, as we know, can be everything. With new ideas and innovation, timing is king…
Jan
24
Innovation Insights: Key Features of an Idea Management Solution
Last month I shared an initial introduction to Idea Management software and I wanted…
Dec
20
Innovation Insights: Idea Management Software
I believe passionately in the power of ideas. A great idea can transform a business,…
Nov
22
What is your Innovation DNA?
What kind of innovator are you, and maybe more importantly, what kind of innovator d…
Oct
27
What the Yellowstone wolves can teach us about building a culture of innovation
This is the age of a Culture of Innovation. As Peter Drucker famously observed “cult…
Sep
16
Innovation Archetypes: What kind of innovator are you?
We use archetypes in many walks of life: to provide context, assign a character or p…