creativity
Harvard Business Review article on the book – Beyond The Obvious
In the March issue of Harvard Business Review magazine, Julia Kirby (@JuliaKirby) wrote a review of Beyond The Obvious as part of a larger piece titled Are We Being Creative Yet?. Her thoughts on the book include: Phil McKinney’s job over the past 20 years, most recently as head of innovation for He
Improve your creativity or lose your job
The economy upon which companies and employees have built their future has changed. The creative economy requires that you improve your creativity or lose your job Just do a quick comparison of market capitalization to book value for public U.S. companies over the last two decades. There is a drama
Whats missing to ensure we have a robust community of entrepreneurs?
Do you agree that entrepreneur’s are artists? I do. The act of creating something from nothing is art and that’s what entrepreneur’s do everyday. This holds not only for the process of launching a business but also for the innovations they create. The drive to innovate is at the heart of the entr
Law of Innovation #3 – The Law of Resources
In the 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation, the Law of Resources states: Innovation requires a committed level of resources (people, money, time, equipment) over an extended period of time. The level of resourcing is the validation for the importance and commitment the organization devotes to innovation
Are you ever too old for the innovation game?
Are you ever too old for the innovation game? I sure hope not because I have no plans to stop. In the case of David Packard, he retired from HP at the ripe old of 81 yet continued to devote his creative abilities to innovate undersea robots and imaging technologies with the Monterey Bay Aquarium,
The 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation – Follow them or risk the consequences
. ? Over the years of being in the innovation space, I’ve discovered a set of laws by trial and error. I have the scars from the school of hard knocks to validate that these 7 laws of innovation are critical for innovation success. If you violate any one of them, the consequences can be […]
Why best practices does not equal best strategy (video)
Best practices for innovation makes no sense. The consulting industry is built up on the idea of taking the “best” from each of their clients and merging them together and then selling them to all the companies within a given industry. So why is this a bad idea? Best practices make everyone the same
Ignore The Obvious speech on Innovation at Argyle Executive Forum (slides)
This morning I gave a keynote at the Argyle Executive Forum event in NYC. The title of the talk was “Ignore The Obvious” covering a wide range of areas to help the audience better understand and use innovation as a competitive advantage: Doing the obvious is what everyone expects Doing the obvious
How to teach kids to be more creative (video)
With the transition from the information/knowledge economy to the creative economy, it’s more important than ever to make sure our kids are ready to compete in the workforce. The reality is that the schools are not preparing them so it falls on the community (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, et
Why is it so hard to give a good speech?
The ability to communicate is a skill/ability that is in short supply. I know of a number of highly intelligent people who seem to struggle during their presentations to share their ideas. If you can’t effectively communicate, then the impact of your ideas is near zero. Communicating, especially
