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The 5 Most Common Myths of Creativity
Even with all of the articles, columns and blog posts on innovation, the fact that the myths of creativity still exist is astounding. Below is the list of the 5 most common myths of creativity that I attempt to dispel whenever I’m giving a speech or innovation workshop. The 5 Myths of Creativity ar
Do we lack patience when it comes to innovation?
Patience is not a skill that comes naturally. At least not to me. I’m just as aggressive as the next person when it comes to wanting to see the impact from my ideas. What I have plenty of is impatience. I want to see the results now, not years down the line. The reality […]
Crossing the chasm has a new meaning in today’s world
Geoffrey Moore, the author of “Crossing The Chasm” and I have had the opportunity to spend time together in the past including him agreeing to be interviewed for the podcast (one of the most popular podcast to-date). If you’re interested, here are links to the interview: Part 1 and Part 2. I came a
The 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation – Follow them or risk the consequences
. ? Over the years of being in the innovation space, I’ve discovered a set of laws by trial and error. I have the scars from the school of hard knocks to validate that these 7 laws of innovation are critical for innovation success. If you violate any one of them, the consequences can be […]
So .. what is a killer innovation?
In this blog (and on the podcast), I frequently toss around the term “killer innovation”. Is this different from a normal innovation? Yes. The definition of innovation is: Innovation is the multi-stage process whereby organizations transform ideas into improved products, services, or processes, in o
How Do You Improve Your Creative Mojo?
Have you ever had the time when everything was clicking? When you came up with the idea that later you wondered where it came from? We all have … and then we search for ways to re-create that moment. In sports, athletes come up with all kinds of superstitions to “help” them win games such as not ch
No Matter What You Believe – You Are Creative!
What is shocking to me is how many people don’t think of themselves as being creative. Whenever I give a speech, I ask the audience if they consider themselves as creative. On average, about 1/3 raise their hands which means 2/3 of the audience self classify themselves as non-creative.
A different outlook on the economic downturn ….
With the recent economic downturn, the world is changing. More and more people are waking up to the new reality that they don’t understand the fundamentals of the new economy. What drives share price? What has changed? What makes up share price? Over the last twenty years, we have seen the decrea
Here Is The Metric That Can Predict Future Innovation Value
How do you measure the productivity of your innovation investment? The goal of any R&D organization is to conceive, develop and deliver product and/or services that customers will highly value and therefore be willing to pay a margin premium. The challenge is that the standard metric for innovation
Unintended Uses of Innovations
Have you ever noticed that many innovations end up being used in ways never contemplated by the inventors? Unintended uses are the first step to finding a pivot that creates opportunities. Some interesting examples include: Invention Original Use Actual Primary Use Telephone Broadcast audio content
