by New & Improved | Sep 25, 2018 | Innovation Culture, Leadership Values, Top 20 blog posts
When building a culture of innovation, the most important variable is leadership. A great leader can create a culture of innovation, but a poor leader can kill it. Great innovation leaders know how to evaluate ideas, stay curious, and be humble. They are not born this...
by New & Improved | Sep 4, 2018 | Innovation Culture, Top 20 blog posts
Each year millions of people worldwide learn some kind of creativity process. However, within a few months, many people stop it. Why is that? Because the process is flawed? Or because of something else? We will explore how to ensure that your innovation training will...
by Denise Morgan | Aug 13, 2018 | Innovation Culture, Leadership Values
A key to creating a culture of innovation if to give your employees time or flexibility to pursue creative ideas that are not their core responsibility. The biggest complaint we hear as we work with organizations aspiring to be more innovative is “not enough time.” We...
by New & Improved | May 15, 2018 | Innovation Culture, What's New in Innovation
The following is an excerpt from “A Club Med for the Mind” by Ron Gross in September 3,1990 edition of Adult and Continuing Education. Even though the article is over 25 years old, it’s still as relevant today. If there were a summer camp for...
by New & Improved | Mar 12, 2018 | Innovation Culture, Innovative Teams
Men and women are the same. Their unique biologies have no effect on them whatsoever, beyond the specific dynamics of reproduction. It’s possible to raise boys and girls in ways that eliminate any differences that biology might have caused. Girls enjoy dolls, and boys...
by New & Improved | Oct 3, 2017 | Innovation Culture
We’re hearing more stories now as organizations approach us to discuss failed or weak innovation culture initiatives. The diagnosis seems to fall into 3 buckets: 1) Shiny Object Infatuation, 2) Half-vast Understanding, 3) Skill-holes INFATUATION: Believing that...