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Innovation · 2008
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Can we talk -- upside down innovation?
The media is all abuzz with the concept of "user oriented innovation," and that is certainly an important innovation trend. But it's not the only trend. Innovators would do well…
The Secret for Association Executive Success: Study Air Guitar!
My blog post of a few weeks ago caught the attention of the folks at the Canadian Society of Association Executives -- and so I quickly rewrote it to challenge their members to…
"65% of the kids in preschool today will work in jobs or careers that don't yet exist"
Whether I've got an audience of 3,000 people in Vegas, or a small CEO-level meeting of 20 people, I always open with the same observation. It's from an Australian study which…
If I ran your company, here's what I would do!
Supertramp -- a band from the 80's -- had a minor hit with the song "On the Long Way Home," which featured the memorable line, the line, "when you're up on the stage, it's so…
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 change…
Leadership insight: study air guitar!
My blog posting ten days ago (a "Memo to the CEO") stirred up quite a bit of interest and response. In the item, I noted that the most important thing CEO's "can do *right now*…
Branding in the high velocity economy
Last week, I gave the opening keynote for a leading global auto collision repair group, Fix Auto, which has locations throughout the US, Canada, the UK and France. I opened with…
Thinking ahead: knowledge delivery in the high velocity economy
I'm one of the keynote speakers today for the grand opening of Virtualis, which bills itself as "the largest and most meticulously designed convention center in the…
Five secrets for creating a culture of innovation
The April issue of the Advertiser magazine ("The Voice of the Marketing Community") from the Association of National Advertisers features an article, "Five Secrets for Creating a…
A memo to the CEO: Innovation matters more than ever
Memo To: CEO's worldwide, (particularly in the financial sector) From: Jim Carroll ------------------------- I know things are extremely busy, particularly given our economic…
Where's the growth?
Gloom has set in on global markets. Volatility rages. Some organizations have gone into a mode of "aggressive indecision," deferring action while they try to figure out "what comes…
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 my site. I…
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