innovation team
Sharing is Caring – So Share Your Idea!
One of the biggest mistakes we make in life is convincing ourselves that our ideas are unique and ours alone. We rationalize keeping our ideas to ourselves because we are afraid that others will steal them, or worst—we believe our ideas aren’t good enough. Our ideas are precious, but they aren’t tha
Playing Personality Poker with Your Innovation Team
This week’s guest is involved in the innovation game for as long as I’ve been around. Stephen Shapiro is a leading speaker and author on innovation, who previously lead a 20,000-person innovation practice at Accenture. We will discuss creativity, reframing questions, and how diverse personalities can come
The Optimal Innovation Team Size Is...
On this week’s show, we will be discussing the most optimal innovation team size that will generate the most creativity and innovative ideas. This topic is something that would have helped me much if I had studied and learned it early on in my career. I will also discuss
Scanning Tunnel: Creating one that works
Can a scanning tunnel change the nature of a business? For example, as I’ve mentioned a few times now, I’m not a huge fan of putting too much emphasis on ROI in the innovation process. However, there are businesses and industries where trying to downplay ROI in the ranking process would create resis
The Killer Question Mentality
One of the most interesting aspects of how Kroger uses the Killer Questions is that they’ve worked to implement a Killer Question mentality. The employees understand that a Killer Question is about learning/seeing/considering something you wouldn’t have learned/seen/considered otherwise. They incorp
Can Large Companies Be Successful At Innovation? S13 Ep3
Download Can_Large_Companies_Be_Successful_At_Innovation_S13_Ep3.mp3 I came across a recent article where the Managing Director of Accenture Digital made the bold claim that large companies cannot do innovation. More accurately, Narry Singh said, ".. Corporate innovation does not work." He goes on to
7 People You Should Recruit to Your Innovation Team S12 Ep13
Download 7_People_You_Should_Recruit_to_Your_Innovation_Team_S12_E13.mp3 When building an innovation team, taking special care that all of the official and unofficial roles are filled is key - not to mention teamwork. So what are those critical roles for the innovation team? In this
How To Segment Your Customer For Better Innovation
How do you look at your customers? Do you put a face to them? Do you make them real so that the team creating the innovations has a clear target? The one thing that gets me going is when teams start talking about customers in terms that are meaningless to innovators. The one that […]
