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Are you more credible as an innovator?
I found this question at the bottom of an article that states that in order to get promoted you need to put your creativity to rest and embrace the status quo. See below: The research clearly shows...
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Bill Gates and the confirmation bias
I got a PowerPoint preso in my email today about a speech given by Bill Gates to a high school of the 11 things kids won’t learn in school. The rules themselves are quite good and you should definitely...
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Reverse brainstorming: A better way to generate creative ideas
When we consider ‘how aha really happens‘ the traditional method we use for generating creative ideas, brainstorming, has flaws. Ask your friends, when do they have their best ideas? They will seldom...
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Please understand me. I want you to
I have a few friends who are looking for a job and have been for a awhile. They use digital means such as Linkedin, Simply Hired, Monster to find jobs as well as network with people. This process...
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Innovation posts of the week: How to Build an Innovation Ecosystem
Lessons from 175 years of Innovation by @dscofield How Good Designers Think – HBR How to Build an Innovation Ecosystem via @timkastelle Special sauce in innovation – Being T-shaped and have the right...
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How Happy Accidents Happen through serendipity
Two weeks ago we had a serendipitous event. A happy accident. We had a scheduled meeting with a partner at 8 am on Wednesday morning and our partner didn’t make it because of family issues. What’s...
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Creative thinking is not a one time activity
Late last year, in response to an article that stated that you need to stifle your creativity in order to get promoted, I argued that you needed to become a credible innovator to cut through the smoke...
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Why asking ‘WHY’ is so damn important
We all think we know how most of the things we work with a on a daily basis work. Take for example your computer, how does it work? How does the screen display those icons? How does the mouse/keypad...
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Positive Intelligence: How people and organizations can achieve their potential
Happiness, behavior change, autonomy, purpose… These words have moved into the everyday business conversation and taken on a life of their own in the last few years. They’ve spawned books and...
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What my Mom taught me about questioning assumptions
WTF is this? Do you really need it? Why? My Mom taught me to be neat. To keep things clean and organized. And for the most part, I’m like her. But one place where those lessons don’t take effect is in...
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What Sherlock Holmes can teach us about decision making
I’m a sucker for anything that has to do with decision making. And, I’m also a sucker for anything that has to do with Sherlock Holmes. The two go together nicely. That is why I was excited to buy...
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What is the greatest impediment to creativity?
Question-to-innovate Series: This the twentieth of a series of weekly posts where I will answer a few common questions about innovation. Please feel free to add your own response. Also, if you have...
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Culture tells us what to do when the leader isn’t in the room
Culture tells us what to do when the leader isn’t in the room. We’ve all heard this before, and being able to achieve this is one of the daunting challenges of leadership. It is not unusual to be in a...
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What a 16 year old magician can teach you about exceeding expectations
Imagine seeing an ad about a restaurant that makes fish tacos. Now imagine seeing a comment on Facebook from a friend about a restaurant he is at that not only sells fish tacos, but also poetically...
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31 things you should know about me as a leader
Self awareness, the one characteristic that can help you improve very fast. I consider myself quite self-aware, and last month I published a post where I laid out a simple tactic anyone can use to...
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5 toxic assumptions businesses make about people
Though business leaders say they want innovation, the vast majority hate the concept of creativity. But as much as us innovators are fed up with this, the truth is that it isn’t the executives fault...
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Why don’t businesses experiment to drive innovation?
There is no innovation without experimentation… A while back, Dan Ariely wrote a thoughtful column in the Harvard Business Review about why businesses don’t experiment: “I think this irrational...
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As our decision making skills decline with age, how does it affect our...
Much like corporations become slow and stagnant, our own skills decline as we age; unless we do something about it. Nowhere is this more apparent than in decision making… Our ability to make good...
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What does it take to change people’s minds?
Most companies, as well as individuals, suck at innovation because they suck at change. Why? First and foremost, succeeding at change requires open mindedness because if you aren’t open to new ideas...
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The Seven Deadly Realities of Human Nature
What obstacles stand in the way of greatness? Being someone that is on the path of Mastery, I’m in tune with the obstacles that can impede me from achieving Mastery. So, anyone who’s overcome obstacles...
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