Design Thinking in new Product Development
What is design thinking's role in the new product development process? Michael Fruhling explains.
Fosbury’s innovative flop
Changes in our external environment can often open up new opportunties for innovation, if only we have eyes to see them. A case in point is the sport of high jumping.
Why Diversity is the Mother of Creativity
Diversity is the key to creativity. Not just diversity in your workforce, but in your personal life, the teams you form and the managers whom you hire and promote, explains Jeffrey Baumgartner.
Embrace Mistakes as a Source of Learning and Invention
How does your company deal with mistakes? If continuous learning from your employees, innovation and even breakthrough innovation are important to you, it is critical you embrace mistakes, at least as sources for learning and invention.
Vision, evangelism and innovation
What does it take to keep innovation going in today's turbulent times? One strong possibility is a compelling vision that transforms employees, partners and customers into evangelists for your cause.
Do you encounter resistance to creativity at work? Try guerrilla creativity
Have you ever been on a course, say project management, leadership or even assertiveness and then wondered why you had such a hard time dealing with colleagues or perhaps loved ones when you returned?
Improvement is NOT innovation
Improvement is not the same thing as innovation. Unfortunately, the media and even many business leaders tend to use the terms almost interchangeably. Patrick Lefler explains the significant differences between the two concepts.
Tips to spark your creative genius at work
Imagine showing up to work each day truly happy that you are there, getting energy from your colleagues, having fun in meetings, feeling like what you do counts. It is possible. You just have to create the conditions that help you to spark your creative genius.
The Power of Provocative Questions for Creative Problem Solving
Many of us don't give questions a second thought. They're a part of how we gather information from others on a daily basis. But did you realize that asking yourself provocative, thought-provoking questions can be a powerful catalyst for creative problem solving? Here's how.
How Biases, Prejudices and Ignorance can Quietly Undermine Innovation
The missing ingredient of innovation may lie in the human ability (or lack thereof) to see the world from someone else's perspective and take action on the insights that this ability can reveal.
How to increase your odds of serendipity with Twitter
Twitter is a great tool for serendipity. How can you increase your odds of bumping up against great ideas there that you can potentially use in your business?
Stumped by a problem? Try adopting a different perspective!
If you're faced with a seemingly intractable problem and you've tried everything you can think of to solve it creatively, perhaps you need to try a different perspective.
3 ways to assess your organization’s innovation health
For innovation to thrive in an organization, three conditions must be present. If any one of them is suffering, then innovation will likewise suffer. Here is what to look for to assess your own organization's level of innovation health.
10 tips for finding creativity later in life
Middle age can be a marvelous time in our lives, if we let it. It can actually be a phase of life in which our creative energies catch fire, when we can truly make a difference in the world with our ideas, art, music and other forms of self-expression. Here are 10 tips for finding your creative muse later in life.
To Innovate, Forget about what the ‘Experts’ Say
Experts tend to be notoriously wrong in their assumptions, especially regarding the impact of new technologies. So don't focus your strategy or innovation efforts on their perception of what the future will or won't look like.