Category: Innovation
Ultimately, successful and sustainable innovation is all about purpose and passion. The people in your organization have to be clear on what the purpose of the organization is. Ideally, that purpose has to be something bigger than the individuals and something that people can get passionate about, because first and foremost, as Jeffrey Phillips has said, “You can’t force a disinterested person to innovate.” Continue reading
Each organization seems to favour one design approach over another when it comes to how they innovate. It favours either the more comfortable repeatable zones or is determined to push the boundaries out on its innovation activities. Continue reading
Large enterprises have massive pools of technical talent, have clients, and a global market reach. So why are we not seeing more innovation from large companies? Continue reading
When I wrote Relentless Innovation, I hoped to uncover some of factors that allow firms like 3M, Google, Apple, P&G and Gore to sustain innovation over time, while remaining efficient and productive. In the book I identify two factors that sustain efficiency and can become barriers to innovation: “business as usual” operating models and middle managers who sustain business as usual. In this article, I’d like to build on those two factors by examining other, less evident barriers and conflicts that a modern business creates for innovation. Continue reading
We should consider a new certification program for innovation consumer electronics: Fair Trade Electronics. Do you have a cell phone, TV, iPad, GPS or laptop? Odds are good that most of your gadgets are the fruit of an elaborate, global supply chain hired and managed by big, brand name tech companies as HP, Dell and Apple.[i] Behind most sleek, cutting-edge consumer gadgets is a chain of good, old-fashioned human workers. Continue reading
Business has been static or regressive while the commercial environment has been really tough. For those still standing there is good news – innovation is back on the agenda big time. Continue reading
