Skeptics Create True Believers in Your Innovation
Your most loyal followers of the future just might be the skeptics who doubt you today. The story of disbelief […]
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When Nobody Wants Your Innovation
What happens when the comfort of the old is preferable to the risk of the new? This is the situation
Before There Were TED Talks, There Were Chautauquas
Before there were TED talks, there were Chautauquas. In the late-nineteenth century, Americans looking for cultural stimulation and intellectual inspiration
The 4 Most Creative Kinds of Leaders
In today’s snappy corporate speak, forms of creative leadership are like statement blazers or ultra low-rise jeans: they’re either in
The Innovator’s Storybook: Creativity and the Well-Told Tale
There are six irresistible words at the start of all major innovations: let me tell you a story. Behind every
The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Creative Collaboration
Innovators know that sharing isn’t just caring–it’s the only way to get by. Collaboration has recently emerged as the defining
The Secret to Teaching Creativity at Business School
How do you teach creativity? I’ve had to work through this issue for over 25 years. In 1990, I returned
The Best Way to Look for the Next Big Thing
The opportunity to innovate may be right in front of your eyes, but turn around or blink and you’ll miss
Want Radical Innovation? Here’s Where to Look
Innovation happens behind-the-scenes. It’s often not the faces of a company–the directors and managers–who come up with breakthrough ideas but
The New Rules of Innovation
Go back to the basics. That is the imperative of radical innovation: take a look at the underlying rules and