Monthly Archives: December 2011

I have rarely been as excited as I am this very moment about all the changes taking place in corporations and enterprises of all sizes around the world. By that I mean the “ Democratization of Leadership”. What inspired me to write the book ProVoke was to provoke my readers globally about the fact that disruption is the key to innovation, and that the Ecosystem of Disruption™ includes many different players. The constituents of the Ecosystem of Disruption, can not only instigate disruption, but also determine the path of disruption. Continue reading

Rapid changes in external environment, consumer behavior, global economics and disruptive technologies are throwing off the most rigorous business strategies and the best-trained managers. Everyone expects to see big changes ahead but people react differently to change.
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We’ve added over $3,000 worth of prizes for a lucky chosen few from the people who nominate someone or register a vote and have added a list of the people nominated so far. Should you, or someone you know, make Innovation Excellence’s Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2011 for the great articles they write about innovation? Continue reading

Want to get ahead in 2012? Try focusing on these key leadership strategies. Continue reading

My avocational role within Cisco effectively became that of a proactive evangelist for innovation history, concepts, trends, case studies, practice and thinking, thereby becoming a force-multiplier for the KIN community. The ultimate utility of interacting with various audiences is to educate and challenge status quo thinking, through introducing an awareness of the potential of innovation, provides context and sparks imagination for discovering new ways to create value. Continue reading

Jim turned from staring through his microscope, rubbing his eyes, and looked out the window. It was dark and the snow was really coming down. The lamppost had turned that funny yellow color as more and more snow was falling in the car park and building those little domes of snow on top of everything . It was the Friday before Christmas, the last day in the office for three days. Continue reading









