Corporate Shamanism: the New Name for Innovation?
Innovation, as a word, has no real meaning anymore. For some organizations it is a lofty goal, for others a marketing plan, and still for others a new IT platform. Yet, real innovations – categorized...
View ArticleThe Woman Who Taught Us How to Innovate
Dr. Patricia McFate, my godmother, and the first renaissance woman we knew, after our mother, passed away peacefully last week. There's nothing like death to clarify life.
View ArticleIs Peace the Innovation We Need Most?
Established by the United Nations in 1981, this inspired day of observance is fast becoming a global celebration of planet Earth's biggest untapped resource -- peace.
View ArticlePut Yourself into Perpetual Beta
In a sense we are all in perpetual beta. The most dangerous people are the ones who think they know it all and who stop learning. We are not yet the finished article and never will be.
View ArticleBack to Basics: Is Your Innovation on Purpose?
Why are we doing innovation, really? Let's go back to basics...Innovation only makes sense if it has a purpose – a problem to be solved. These are the main questions to ask...
View ArticleApple and U2 Leverage Disruption
After hearing U2 announce, during Apple’s keynote last week, that their surprise new album, Songs of Innocence, would be available for free on iTunes, I was impressed but dubious.
View ArticleOrganizing for Radical Innovation
What is the best way to organize a company’s resources for radical innovation? One thing is clear: it requires a distinctly different approach – as well as different organizational structures –...
View ArticleWhy I Blog about Innovation
Why does anyone blog about Innovation? Paul Hobcraft, a committed voice, gives us his reasons, and innovation intent. Not simply seen ‘just’ a list of topics, but the “stakes” into the innovation...
View ArticleWhat Henry Beard & Chris Cerf Can Teach Us about (Deceptive) Communication
Satirists Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf shine some light on Deliberately Deceptive Language.
View ArticleReflections on Life in the Sharing Economy | Episode 2
On Episode 1 of this series, I contextualized some key elements of the sharing economy and why this is an important economic and social movement. In this episode, I’ll share with you my experience...
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