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Too Big to Fail? Think Again
It is dangerous to believe that an organization is immune to failure because of its size. Historical evidence proves that size and market dominance are no safeguards against failure. Success is earned by adaptability, innovation, and a relentless commitment to meeting changing demands.
The Myth of Scarcity: The Endless Supply of Ideas
It's time to shift our mindset from win/lose to win/win. The unlimited potential of ideas and innovation allows us all to succeed without taking away from others. The limit to our success is the limitation of our imagination.
(Preparing For) A Failure of Imagination
With organizational failures, the imagination is often at fault. We can’t imagine things going wrong, so we don’t plan for them. Organizations can’t imagine that their employees would do something unethical, so they don’t have policies in place to prevent it. Owners can’t imagine that a natural disa
Innovation in Education: What’s Old and What’s New
The world our kids will need to compete in is radically different from the world ten years ago. The old adage about education that “what was good enough for you when you were a kid is good enough for today” gives comfort and justification that everything is fine. Everything is not fine. Our schools
Be Willing To Be Weird
Below is the video and transcript for my commencement speech at ITU last month. The topic of the speech was on the entanglement of fear, failure and conformity. To be successful, we all must be willing to be weird. Be different. Use our creativity to win in the emerging creative economy. Note: The f
How To Overcome Impostor Syndrome And Be More Creative S13 Ep4
Download How_To_Overcome_Impostor_Syndrome_And_Be_More_Creative_S13_Ep4.mp3 During a recent mentoring session with a Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) of a major multi-national company, the executive expressed a private fear. He attributes his past success as "being lucky" .. "being in the right
Impatient Innovators: 5 Hurried Innovations That Failed
Being told to “have patience” can be a major buzzkill in pursuing potentially innovative ideas. Nobody wants to hear that they’ll need to wait to see their innovations take hold and achieve success. Businesses have a schedule and a budget. They have investors and stakeholders. The pressure to apply
Leadership Failures and the Innovation Lessons Learned
Individuals in a position of leadership have a heavy weight of responsibility on their shoulders, particularly when it comes to the innovation process. Breaking the laws of innovation can cause the entire process to crumble. Learning from the leadership failures of others can offer some insight into
How To Create Resilient Innovation Processes That Don’t Fail When Stressed
It’s times of stress that really test the strength or weakness of your organization. During stressful times, you learn what the people in your organization are made of—but also whether the systems, functions, and processes you’ve put in place are resilient to withstand the crises that inevitably com
Perseverance and Pivots S11 Ep17
Download Perseverance_and_Pivots_S11_Ep17.mp3 Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ~ Winston Churchill Perseverance and Pivots When we first come up with what we think is a great idea, we have a clear vision of how things are going to go. We
