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#innovation · 2008
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Moving Beyond the Meltdown: Aligning Yourself for Growth Through Innovation
If you study the screen carefully to the right, you'll note that the current slide from my deck states, "Time to market and corporate agility are the new corporate capabilities."…
The seven stages of economic grief - when do you innovate?
I was speaking with a client yesterday about an upcoming event in Palo Alto, California. We got to chatting about, obviously, the economic challenges that swirl around us, and the…
It's back! Aggressive indecision! Here's how to kick it out!
It's back! Aggressive indecision! With all the economic turmoil, leaders, executives and staff have the "deer in the headlights" syndrome. I spoke about this trend extensively on…
100 Days of Innovation - #2 - Go Upside Down
When thinking about new product or service development, don't do it in isolation. Seek advice and guidance from your business partners -- or, even let them drive the innovation…
Innovation - act fast - empower people!
Empowering staff and partners to make quick decisions is an essential component of innovating in the high-velocity economy. Particularly given that right now, optics are really…
100 Days of Innovation - Get Out in Front
The last few weeks have seen a variety of keynotes for leadership meetings -- for a telecom company, food services organization, commercial real estate & property management firm…
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 leadership…
Being an optimist: a keynote on economic development
So I'm in an airport, on my way to keynote a conference on economic development. And of course, I saw the latest news on the 'bailout', and the plunge in the Dow. And so I went to…
Financial meltdown? Or environmentally responsible reporting?
I don't want to distract from the seriousness of the events unfolding on Wall Street, but check out these headlines: American banks face financial meltdown if their reforms fail…
7 Things to Do Right Now As the Upturn Begins!
I'm often providing detailed strategic guidance to senior executives and leaders on trends and the future, and certainly the economy has become a big part of what I address today…
Innovation -- in the most wonderful places
Well, I'm back from summer holidays, and the keynote in Australia was a particular bit of fun. Sydney is a dazzling modern and efficient city -- some of its infrastructure put…
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 about how…
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