why you shouldn’t suppress yourself
My wife and I sometimes watch sub-titled Japanese dramas. In essence, they are interestingly different from American fare, help me with my Japanese (hope to visit Tokyo sometime next year), and sometimes…
April 12, 2020Is The Push For Profitability Erasing True Innovation In Your Organization?
Even though we talk improving profitability, and our customers benefit from the profitable new ideas we help them generate, or generate for them, there are still plenty of innovative ideas which, when…
June 2, 2019Do You Let Your People Go There?
Next Time, Really Put Everything Is On The Table. Go There. The Hope: Your leaders take whatever risks they need to in order to get the job done. The Reality: Your leaders…
July 27, 2017Why You Need Dedicated Innovators Innovating Innovations
Helping Your Innovators Innovate I was at a conference the other day on innovation and one of the panelists said something very interesting – she said that while innovation itself has been…
May 18, 2017Innovating With Acquihires?
How Acquihires Can Hurt Your Business A number of companies I’ve worked with seem to have a pattern for innovating – instead of looking to build products and services based on the…
July 27, 2015Your Innovators Need TLC
Your Most Cherished Resource Should Be Your Innovators One of the most interesting things I came across in creating and running innovation programs and brainstorming sessions at my clients’ was the disconnect…
July 24, 2014