How Most Trainings Fail – Part 1

5 years ago

(In honor of my favorite book on education: How Children Fail by John Holt, which merits an entire post by…

The History Corner: How Sliced Bread Became the Benchmark for Future Inventions

5 years ago

Over the past century or so, innovation is gradually becoming a more dominant factor in our world. However, despite the…

Driving Organizational Innovation – Roles and Responsibilities Part 2

5 years ago

In Part 1 of this series, we shared a table detailing roles and responsibilities, with several caveats: Not all roles need to be…

Houston we have an Opportunity! Qualitative Change and the Inventive Solution

5 years ago

In a famous Seinfeld episode, Kramer sues a coffee chain after scalding himself with boiling coffee. This fictional lawsuit is…

Closed World – Inventing Inside the Box

5 years ago

Legend has it that NASA invested millions of dollars in developing a "space pen" that would perform well in zero…

Driving Organizational Innovation – Roles and Responsibilities

5 years ago

Your organization has decided to embark on a program to boost its innovation capabilities, maybe shift the innovation culture or…

Copy with pride: What you can learn from other companies’ innovation programs

5 years ago

This week, I received an email from Fast Company offering to propose who I believe should join their list of…

5 Tips for Running an Excellent Innovation Award (or at least minimizing damages of a lousy one)

5 years ago

I hate competitions and awards. Some say it’s because I’m not sufficiently competitive, others will consider it a sign that…

How to become a Green Innovation expert by Breaking Fixedness

5 years ago

Green innovation is an everlasting challenge, where many companies are looking for innovative ways to win this eco-marathon. Some industries…

On Indicators and Measuring Innovation – Part 2

5 years ago

In Part 1 of this micro-series we mentioned 6 observations about indicators and measurements in general, with a focus on some common…