Nov
18
The Innovation Architect—Drafting and designing for successful Innovation
A great innovation Architect is a future-oriented strategist who understands the sta…
Innovation Culture
Nov
10
The wisdom of failure
For most in the corporate world failure is to be avoided at all costs, but why? Wha…
Oct
28
Prepare for meetings like a surgeon
Treat meeting preparation like a surgeon prepares for surgery–strategically, metic…
Oct
21
Getting out in front of change: The champion’s role in innovation
The best innovation in the world may be left to die on the vine if an organisation i…
Oct
1
The price of ambiguity
You might have heard of the VUCA abbreviation, standing for volatile, uncertain, com…
Sep
22
Stir It Up: The Agitator’s role in innovation
Organisations that are complacent or stuck in the status quo will not have the persp…
Sep
1
Get your idea funded by questioning power dynamics
How can intrapreneurs leverage decision making, agenda setting, and management of me…
Jul
8
IT and Innovation
In the ever-changing world of IT, it is challenging to create and maintain innovatio…
Jun
30
Measuring Ethics
Business ethics are coming to the forefront when it comes to customer purchasing d…
Jun
16
Can we really deliver innovation?
Is innovation harder during a Pandemic? No not really…and that’s a good thing becaus…
Apr
22
What Makes People Optimistic? Hint: It’s Not Government or Business
The first global survey by The Centre for Optimism has that it is not business or th…
Mar
13
Become a Great Teammate – Favour Team Success Over Individual Success
The traits found within high-performing teams must be recruited for, developed, and …
Mar
3
Working with start-ups? Be more successful at scouting the best ones
Scouting start-ups might sound like a glamorous job, but it is not always the case. …
Feb
18
How to Fall in Love with the Problem as an Observer
The archetype of the Observer conjures up imagery of a smart, quiet, reserved empl…
Jan
30
Intrapreneurship – the art of thinking inside the box
In 1996 Michael Porter described strategy as leveraging the resources of an institu…
Jan
22
The Value of Running Innovation Workshops – ignite creativity around any business challenge
Innovation workshops are a good way to get the creative juices flowing in an organis…
Jan
21
Prerequisites for successful innovation – What’s holding you back?
Every large enterprise has some form of innovation programme, but all grapple with t…
Dec
11
To maintain a creative climate, keep sight of the trees, not just the wood
At a time when CEO churn is reaching record levels, it is becoming imperative that n…
Dec
5
Create Order from Disorder by Unlocking the Initiator in You
I appointed one of my most innovative employees as product owner of a very promising…
Dec
4
Why I want to place a ‘D’ notice on the ‘D’ word
Companies don’t need Digital Strategies. Instead, they need to update their Business…