Experiential Capital
In my book Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, I made this observation: "Innovation comes from risk, and risk comes from experience. The most…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
Rethinking Innovation
Here's one thing I've been stressing to many of my clients during keynotes, leadership and workshops: organizations need to work hard to ensure they establish an overall…
How to be Innovative · How to Innovate (Videos)
Keynote: ".... a whirlwind of a speech...."
Back in November, I had the honor of providing the opening keynote address for the Picture Archive Council of America, at the 13th Annual PACA conference, in New York…
Consumer & Food · How to be Innovative
Video clip - "Dealing with the innovation killers"
Here's another clip from my closing keynote at the World Healthcare Innovation & Technology conference -- in this case, I'm talking about the dreaded "innovation…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
Inspirational video clip - "Innovating during a recession"
I received the DVD of my closing keynote for the World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Congress today. It was a barnburner of a speech! The attendees had just…
Growth Strategy · Healthcare & Pharma
"I'll pay you a premium if you can save me money!"
That's the new value proposition for today, and you'll do well to think about the phrase as you look to grow or maintain your top line. The number one concern for many…
Growth Strategy · How to be Innovative
Freeze, innovate or panic? Innovation strategies for RIGHT NOW
Given the rapid pace of global economic developments, organizations are faced with a pretty stark choice. The CEO of a company that is having me speak to an upcoming…
Growth Strategy · How to be Innovative
Why innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles
I'm off to keynote an event in Sydney, Australia; and after that, two weeks of family time in the tropics of Australia. Years ago, inspired by similar times, I wrote…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
Led Zeppelin Leadership: How do you innovate when you're dazed and confused ....
At a particular keynote last week, I met a number of senior executives who certainly agreed with my message - we need to constantly realign our company to the reality of…
How to be Innovative · Human Capital
10 Great Words: inspirational innovation insight
Years ago, I wrote a little article, "10 Great Words," as a way of summarizing how to instill an innovative mindset. It remains one of the most heavily viewed pages on…
How to be Innovative · Innovation
The Masters in Business Innovation
Years ago, I wrote of the need for a new type of business degree: a Masters in Business Imagination. I've also called it a Masters in Business Innovation. I wrote an…
Education · How to be Innovative
What do innovative organizations do?
One of my recent keynotes for a global organization focused on the issue of high-velocity change. No matter who you are and what you do, there are certain realities…
How to be Innovative · Innovation