Jun
13
Less snake oil, more thought leadership please!
What do business leaders want? is perhaps too broad, or too simple, a question. It g…
Innovation Leadership
May
30
Finding the Meaning and Purpose of Digital Transformation
It is believed that 50% of the traditional companies on the Fortune 500 have disappe…
Apr
30
Celebrating the Integrators
As her blond curls bounced down the stairs, she vaulted her words out ahead of her, …
Apr
2
20 Ways to Think & Act Like an Innovator
1 - DARE TO BE DIFFERENT (even a little crazy) Do you remember Apple’s ”Think Diffe…
Mar
19
Do we want to stop talking about innovation? Leaders be authentic!
Innovation is a word on everyone’s lips. Events about it or with an agenda on innova…
Feb
19
Shifting Innovation Perspectives for 2019
Three years ago Derek Bishop, Jo Geraghty and I published our book, Building a Cultu…
Feb
5
Innovation Takes Time
If you hang out with dreamers and innovators for any length of time, you hear about …
Dec
11
Innovation Leadership; into the wilderness or into the future?
In my recent article looking at why innovation transformations fail I called out inn…
Oct
9
So, do you really understand innovation?
So, if I walked into your office tomorrow, stopped the first person I came across an…
Oct
2
Four questions you need to ask about your business model – And how to answer them.
Despite all that has been said and written on business models, there is still much c…
Sep
18
Why Innovation Transformation Programmes Fail
Those of you who are regular readers of my thought pieces will know that I regularly…
Aug
28
Innovation the Hybrid Way
It used to be that companies looking for substantial growth could comfortably rely o…
Aug
16
An Interview with Intrapreneur Brent Witgen
Using personal and lived examples, Brent Witgen shares his learning on intrapreneurs…
Aug
14
Occupying Terra Incognita: How Governments can shape the Future
During the 16th Century when maps of the world moved from being symbolic representat…
Jul
31
Why innovation requires transformational leadership
“Transformations are no longer one-time initiatives” That quote from BCG [1] formed…
Jul
17
The 3-D Innovation Culture Jigsaw
You know that jigsaw that you got for Christmas, no not the 50-piece children’s one …
Jul
10
Top Organisations Manage for Growth
It’s a jungle out there. The world is changing quicker than you can say the word “ir…
Apr
4
The Real State of Innovation Strategy, Leadership & Culture
We all know there’s nothing new about innovation, or even innovation strategy, leade…
Mar
29
Getting to the Heart and Soul of Artificial Intelligence
Almost 5 years ago, Mother Jones[1] published a compelling vision of how quickly Art…
Mar
6
Everyday Innovation: A Morning at Fidelity
I’ve known Simon Hill for a good few years now. Earlier last year, he said he would …