Dateline: New York City, NY (on September 11, 2006) Segment 1: Speech at Reuters Trends Things are changing There is a transition to a new economy Industrial Economy … moved to …. Knowledge/Information Economy … moving to … Creative/Innovation Economy .. is coming …. The transition will impact you business and your career Key Enablers […]
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Segment 1: Corporate Corruption Of Innovation Phases of corporate adoption of innovation Ignore – hope that it goes away It’s for others – not an issue for us Maybe its something we should look into URGENT – We are behind Chief Innovation Officers does not equal innovation How do you know if an organization is […]
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Any time I’ve given team all of the resources they’ve asked for, the projects have turned out to be uninspiring. Why? Because we solve the task using the what has worked in the past. By placing constraints on the resources (time, money, man-power, etc), you force the team to look at the problem in a […]
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The Role Of Innovation This is a recording of a live speech at Sprint on the topic of the Role of Innovation. Why Innovation? Innovation yeilds a 30% return versus 8 to 10% for capital investments Value From Innovation (source: Harvard Business Review, October 2004) 14% of the total R&D spend is the investment […]
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Dateline: Sunnyvale, CA Segment 1: 5 Fears of Innovators: When we come up with a new ideas, we have to face down the fears and doubts that will talk us out of making the idea real. Ideas without execution are a hobby. Someone has already done it Once executed, my ideas never turn out as good as I […]
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Dateline: Atlanta, GA Segment 1: Best Time To Innovate Use a log to track and find your most creative hours If you are a Morning Person – 6:00AM to 8:00AM Of you are a Night Owl – 10:00AM to noon Segment 2: Proactive Ways To Find Ideas Have regular sessions Use the dates as a […]
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Dateline: Sunnyvale, CA Segment 1: Overcoming Innovation Block Random word/picture Sketch/Draw Scan the Idea Folder STOP — Let the unconscious take-over Read/Watch/Do Something Different — Break the “habit” Look at history Segment 2: How To Prevent Innovation Hire employees looking for safety in their roles Hire incompetent employees Keep salaries below the 75th percentile Read […]
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Creative Failure Methodology When looking for ideas or creative solutions, we tend to ignore the unexpected — and as a result, we fail to take advantage of the creative opportunity BF Skimner: Whenever you are working on something and found somthing interesting, drop everything else and study it. Innovation Evangelist Based on Betsy Weber’s post […]
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Segment 1: Listening Skills Listening is just, if not more important, than speaking. To re-learn the skill of listening, try these exercises. Close your eyes and listen to the TV. What do you hear? What do you hear that you normally wouldn’t notice if you were watching? Get away from the noise and […]
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