The Question Is The Answer
An innovation answer is a seductive illusion. We all want to come up with quick, easy solutions to our complicated […]
Innovation
Culture Creates the Economics of Innovation
Independent thinkers have a way of upsetting people. Economics Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps is a good example. Progressives take issue
Assembling Your Innovation Advisory Board
A genius is only as great as his brain trust: the circle of mentors and consultants who nurture and enhance
A Map for Engineering Your Next Innovation [Infographic]
Innovation is about bringing together individuals with diverse strengths who can push against each other and build something collaboratively that
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
The Three Realities of Innovators
How do you build a bridge to a place that doesn’t yet exist? This is the paradoxical challenge that every
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 Unlikely Source of Your Next Big Breakthrough
The middleman just might be the vanguard of your next innovation strategy. It’s time to reimagine the role of supply
The Wisdom of the Rule of Three
For years I trained consultants in the ambiguous and complex art of innovation at a prestigious consulting firm. I was
What Will You Give Up to Make Room For Innovation?
At the heart of every great innovation is a great compromise: in order to start something new, we have to