Monthly Archives: July 2011
Today, we are valuing organizations in completely different ways than some years back. In the past we were valuing organizations purely on their tangible assets, the ‘hard’ (easier to) quantify assets, shown on the balance sheets as the basis for the value of the organization. Today that is not the case; it is more the off-balance sheet bound up in networks, relationships, connections and the ability to manage the fluidity that is occurring constantly around us, and the organizations ability to respond appropriately in seeking out improved, new value through better innovative offerings . Intangibles are providing the new value system equation to focus upon We are valuing the knowledge perspective far more and this is increasingly recognizing the importance of the intellectual capital that makes up the organization. The more intangible assets are being recognized as the valuable aspects of the potential future of a business. These are the … Continue reading
Do you have a favorite innovation video? Blogging Innovation is looking for the Top 10 Innovation Videos of 2011, and we have up to $3,650 worth of prizes up for grabs. The prizes are for the people who nominate the videos, not those who made them, so don’t despair if you haven’t made an insightful video unlocking the secrets of innovation. But if you’ve watched one, then share it with the world and we’ll help bring increased visibility to the person who did – well the top ten people. So, please tell us what your favorite innovation video is and share with the world some of the cool stuff that people are producing out there about how business innovation takes place (please no tech or gadget videos – we’re interested in showing people how to innovate not to invent). While you’re at it, you might want to check out some … Continue reading
This post is a contribution I made to Shareable magazine’s new ebook – Share or Die. hope you enjoy my story. It’s October 2010, and I’m reclined in an all expenses paid seat in business class on a flight to Berlin. I’m going there for two weeks to collaborate on a video project with a couple of artists I met online, then flying to Amsterdam to present the video to a room full of bankers at the largest financial services conference on the planet. I’m not a media producer, nor do I work in the financial industry. All I can think to myself is “How the hell did I get here?” Rewind about a year and a half, and I’ve just started an MA in Media Studies at the New School in NYC. I have a vague sense that the Web is the future, and I want to understand what … Continue reading
Some of the most successful and productive people I know are lazy. They’ll tell you so. David Allen, author of Getting Things Done and the godfather of productivity. Lazy. He will tell you this at the beginning of his seminar. Seth Godin, who writes daily blog posts and has published four hundred books and continues to launch new businesses. Lazy. He told us so in a talk a couple weeks ago. There’s a theme and a lesson here. You can be highly productive and very successful – but also lazy. The trick, of course, is to make better use of your time. Work smarter, not harder. Here are eight ways to do that. 1. Do the opposite of what the lizard brain tells you to do Seth’s right, we all have a lizard brain telling us what to do. It’s what makes us procrastinate, keeps us from shipping, and leads … Continue reading
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It Creates Mirages and Kills Innovation by Stephen Shapiro While at a skeptics convention last week in Vegas, one of the speakers talked about why mirages are the result of light taking the path of least resistance. Instead of light from the sky going straight to our eyes, it is actually easier for it to first go to the ground and then to our eyes. (here’s an article I just found on this concept in case you are interested) This got me thinking… What is the path of least resistance in an organization? And does this create mirages? Does this give us false information? Does this ultimately destroy innovation? I was recently speaking with a client who has for quite some time been running an idea platform within their organization. Think of it as an electronic suggestion box where employees can contribute ideas they have that will help improve the … Continue reading
