I firmly believe we are on the cusp of a new innovation era. When you step back and recognize all the different advancements we have been making in designing tools and frameworks, and in understanding innovation, it holds promise. Yet it is this recognition that the present is not working anymore with existing innovation systems, … Continue reading “Relating to the New Innovation Era”
Most organizations are seeking solutions to the necessary connections between Strategy and Innovation. The connection between the two are often broken. Often it is within the strategies that should be outlined, lies the potential new spaces to play for innovation’s design. Yet how often do we fail to connect the innovation’s we design and execute … Continue reading “The Essential Connection Between Strategy and Innovation”
We can simply go on and on in the many ways we have evolved our problem-solving techniques or methodologies, as those help the innovation and discovery process; incremental, piecemeal and experimentally. Yet we still get caught out by not resolving or addressing the essential building blocks of innovation (culture, environment, climate, governance, alignment). We have … Continue reading “Needing To Think Applied Innovation Services”
It always catches you by surprise when one of the leading players within the innovation space makes a change. In this case, Innosight has been acquired by Huron, a fellow professional services firm, one that has the vast majority of their business in the United States. Huron focuses specifically on Healthcare, Education, and Life Sciences … Continue reading “Possibly a Significant Shift in the Innovation Consulting World?”
So if there was ever a time to clear the existing innovation agenda and rework the entire space for innovating, it is about to become the pressing reality as we enter into 2017. There are so many forces coming together that require this reworking. We are moving from diverging into one of converging, we are … Continue reading “The Perfect Conditions for Entering A New Innovation Era in 2017”
I wrote this recently in a post entitled “Bringing New Innovation is Stretching the Mind“. It opened with this view: “There is a profound shift taking place, relating to innovation. Increasingly we are seeing a growing dissatisfaction on the impact that innovation is having; in growth, in returns, in market and customer impact. There is … Continue reading “Why We Are Entering A New Innovation Era In 2017”
I know the feeling, there has been such a considerable investment that has gone into previous innovation processes to get them established but much of this is actually out of date, it has become today a real ‘legacy’ issue but there is, of course, a real reluctance to challenge it. Well you should! Often this … Continue reading “Dealing with the innovation legacy lying within your business.”
I certainly believe we are in need of a fresh approach to innovation. We are facing unprecedented challenges, sluggish growth and increasing competition from unexpected sources. We need to increasingly deliver better end results; as more distinctive, bolder and creative, delivering greater value to our customers’ needs. Can we change our thinking to achieve this? … Continue reading “Future Innovation demands a different approach”
Perhaps I have fallen into the very trap I have campaigned about in the past, in recognizing and resolving the disappointing results we achieve from all the work we put into the front end of innovation. The “warm and fuzzy” front end of innovation can make us all a little grumpy. Let me explain. I … Continue reading “Warm and Fuzzy at the Front End of Innovation”
We all are caught up in handling and understanding different management tools. The numbers are accelerating, and if anything it’s adding more confusion to the pile we already have. So let’s see if we can help here, step back a little from your favourite tool and look at this just a little more deeply. How … Continue reading “Sorting through our Innovation Management Tools”
