An opening CSF for innovation
A brief overview of critical success factors for innovation to check against. The organization: structure of innovation processes to be explicit by treating innovation as a systematic process and...
View ArticleChecking your pulse for innovation vital signs
So how do we check our innovation vital signs? I think there are many ways we can make constant checks and often when I’m visiting organizations you can begin to sense these vital signs and pick up on...
View Articlethe Pathway Curve Methodology
By taking a more systematic approach to any innovation you achieve a greater understanding over time of what is involved. Firstly you have to ask what you are trying to achieve, is it incremental...
View ArticleHow do you see your innovation journey?
Two people could be standing up on the mountain, looking out across the same landscape but see the journey in different ways. The question is how do you see the journey to achieve innovation fitness...
View ArticleLayers that shear against each other are full of tension.
“Slow constrains quick, slow controls quick” There is so much built in tension, bias, barriers, mindsets, mental model conflicts, and all types of friction seemingly going on around us, you must...
View ArticleInnovation tension lies in our layers and structures
Reduce the tension in the layers or structures for innovation to emerge. A really hard part of managing in larger organizations is in managing the layers and competing forces. Hierarchy dominates the...
View ArticleBuilding into our Organizations a more Dynamic Social Fabric
We are recognizing increasingly that both individuals and organizations needs to explore multiple ways to learn and find the right pathway for innovation learning as they progress. This needs a more...
View ArticleOrganizational legacy often chokes innovation
Legacy often chokes new innovation Often organizations are weighed down by legacy; it chokes off innovation and much of the potential creativity. This comes in many forms; in its culture, in its...
View ArticleBuilding bridges between stocks and flows
I really enjoyed this thinking about stocks and flows that are necessary. Let me share the part that works really well for me. This relates to approaching social media but it equally applies to...
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