Monthly Archives: December 2011
The work of leadership changes dramatically when wage slaves become artists, argues MIX Maverick and bestselling author Seth Godin. The best leaders make their organizations havens for heretics by suspending religion (rules) whenever possible and focusing on faith (deeper purpose). Continue reading
I’ve never been big on New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t find them very motivating and apparently I’m not alone, judging by the number of people who crowd into my health club in January who are gone by April. Resolutions just don’t stick with me. So I’ve been musing about finding an innovative way to practice this tradition. The answer I’ve come up with: Instead of a New Year’s Resolution, why not a New Year’s Vision? Continue reading
We got together over a great bottle of wine and ruminated on all the great contributions you’ve made this year and came up with these predictions for innovators — for the people who do the real work in innovation. Continue reading
Many CEOs and leaders talk about the importance of innovation in their organizations. But often their words are bland and vague – just a form of management-speak. If you want people to really believe then why not explain exactly what you mean with a Declaration of Innovation. Continue reading
Every sport has a specific team size. Basketball allows five players on the court at one time. Baseball allows nine on the diamond. American football and international football both allow eleven on a side. It’s a mystery how these numbers were arrived at, but they’ve become codified in the sports we play. Continue reading
Innovation is about the trail, not the train. Trying to define what is and is not an innovation can often lead to a long and fruitless discussion. Something can be new to the company or to you, but not to the market or to the world. I prefer to understand innovation as a process. A systematic and managed process that enables companies to build the capability of transforming ideas into value. Therefore, it is important that this process involves: Continue reading
