Jeffrey Philips wrote recently a blog entitled “what really blocks innovation” that he has seen at executive level towards innovation when introducing the work mat approach he and I developed. He put these into four framing boxes that make up the potential barriers. I agree with all of what he says and more. I’d like … Continue reading “Surfacing the challenges and road blocks to innovation.”
I do so enjoy doing a wordle (www.wordle.net), they make you feel a whole lot clearer on what and where any focus might be, or has been, from a perspective of my business and how it is evolving in content and areas of value for any innovative offering to clients. Towards the end of a … Continue reading “Using visuals to understand the business offering and its evolution.”
Continuing in the series on knowledge exchanges and education for innovation. Part two – what needs to improve in innovation? I asked in the first part of this series of blogs –How do we advance the learning needed for innovation? So first, do we (all) agree that we do need to improve the education around … Continue reading “The real value of knowledge exchange”
In a series of articles I’d like to explore the value of knowledge and education for innovation. Part one – an opener to innovation change How do we advance the learning needed for innovation? In my last article I wrote about the need to prepare ourselves for some forthcoming standards for innovation. In a number … Continue reading “What is your capacity for innovation really like?”
A week can feel like a long time, actually this present week has got condensed from six months of investigating, exploring and debating but even now it is only the beginning, that testing moment when you bring out into the public domain the work around a new framework for innovation. It is what happens after … Continue reading “Lining up the fundamentals in leadership and innovation”
It continues to amaze me; actually it is depressing that although our business leaders constantly confirm that innovation is in their top three priorities yet they stay stubbornly disengaged in facilitating this across their organizations, especially the larger ones. Of course I am not suggesting this is all our business leaders but I would argue … Continue reading “Leaders need to engage and drive innovation”
To manage innovation you have to move across a broad spectrum of activities. You need to think through Structure, Strategy, Processes, Culture, Metrics and a host of other aspects to support a robust innovation management system. When it comes to fostering innovation we do get more into the fuzzy part that for many is made … Continue reading “Two sides of an equation for shaping innovation.”
Sometimes you would be amazed at the underlying tensions that occur when you get into those discussions around the board table on what and where innovation contributes to strategic direction. Even managing the present portfolio of innovation initiatives gets caught up in these underlying tensions as it becomes another opportunity to open up the old … Continue reading “Lingering dogma, fixed mindsets, tensions and conflicting needs”
Behavioural coaching is big business, by having your personal coach alongside you when you are making a significant change in your role has been invaluable to many executives. Equally in having external support when someone is either stepping up in the organization or making a significant change in their responsibilities has recognised value to that … Continue reading “The value of having an innovation coach.”
I was planning to go to this convention held in Brussel over December 5th & 6th, 2011, but eventually was forced to stay back in the office to complete some work for different projects I’m working on. Thankfully the main conference was online so I was able to follow it, even if a little selectively. … Continue reading “Innovation Convention 2011, EU organised, Brussels”
