Do You Have A Culture Of Innovation?
Culture of Innovation Culture is one of those things that is hard to quantify. When I ask executives about their culture, they are confident that they have a culture that encourages innovation. In most cases, these same executives project their wishes for their culture and not the reality. Culture is
I’m Joining CableLabs as the President and CEO
It was announced earlier today that I will be joining CableLabs as the next President and CEO effective June 1. The press release is below. Board Selects Phil McKinney As New Leader for CableLabs® Louisville, Colorado, May 30, 2012 —The CableLabs® Board of Directors has selected Phil McKinney as th
How To Test Your Idea
Download KI_2012_13_How_To_Test_Your_Idea.mp3 So you have an idea. You thinks its a killer idea. How do you make sure its the next great thing before committing significant resources (e.g. money, time, etc)? Testing your ideas doesn’t have to be a big
Grow your innovation expertise from incremental to emergent to game-changing innovations
Download KI_2012_14_Incremental_Emergent_and_Game-Changing_Innovations.mp3 When posed with a major (big) innovation effort, why do some people freeze? Is it the size that intimidates them? Yes in a way. But size is relative. If you have no perspective, then eveything can look big and
Spark Your Innovation By Hiring People On The Autism Spectrum (Neural Diversity)
Late last year, I was asked to give a speech in Atlanta to AIMD (American Institute for the Managing Diversity). Given the work with Hacking Autism, they also asked if my daughter could join. So for the first time, Tara and I made a joint appearance. The speech was about the need to expand the […]
Innovation Attitude
Download KI_2012_12_Innovation_AttitudeSuccess.mp3 Its easy to criticize others about “not getting” it when it comes to innovation. Before we jump on others, how is your innovation attitude? What do I mean by an innovation attitude? Do you truly believe that you and your team can innovate
4 Steps To Getting The Market Timing Right For Your Innovation
Download KI_2012_11_Market_Timing_For_Your_Innovation.mp3 Some listeners to the show have confused “patience” with “timing”. When I say patience, I’m talking about the need for organizations to be willing to invest time, money and resources over an extended period of time to take an
Comptel Keynote: The Secrets to Innovation
Last Monday, I delivered the opening keynote to the Comptel 2012 show in San Francisco. The aim of the keynote was to share with the audience the secrets to innovation and how they could take advantage of them in their firms. Topics included: 5 Elements of Innovation (Innovation Attitude, Curiosity,
Strategic Storytelling
Download KI_2012_10_Strategic_Storytelling.mp3 Strategic Storytelling Why is it so hard to pitch your idea? We’ve been taught that the way to persuade people to our ideas is to use logic and facts. That approach ignores the role that emotion plays in our decision making. So
Can you teach yourself to avoid doing the obvious?
The problem that many business people, entrepreneurs, and would-be innovators suffer from is our inability to escape from our past. Simply put, we are all shaped by our past experiences, whether good or bad. We look at the end results of these experiences—“this idea worked”; “this idea failed”— and
