Tap Into The Power Of Co-Creation For Crazy Good Business Results
As a culture we have romantic visions of the lone creative figure, that singular genius standing against all odds to see his or her vision through or die trying.
Jul 30, 2019
Here’s Why Hive Mentality Makes For Sweet Company Intelligence
We’ve all seen organization’s that employ very smart people but do some very dumb things. There are a lot of reasons for this but to put it simply, an organization has its own IQ, one that’s not equivalent to the Chairman’s IQ nor to the average IQ of its senior management team.
Jul 22, 2019
Break Up Your Innovation Program, If You Want It To Survive
hen faced with the need to innovate, many companies establish “skunkworks” or special units to be their innovation engines. Obviously, this only adds to the silo-rific corporate culture, in which the “chosen few” are deemed to have all the best ideas, leaving the rest of the company scratching their heads on how they can contribute.
Jul 15, 2019
Six Strategies For Silo Jumping At Your Company
Corporate America was designed and built in an age that is already long gone. The change happened so fast we didn’t have time to also change how we think.
Jul 08, 2019
Rethink. Restructure. Recommit.
Businesses today exist in a radically changing marketplace. In the blink of an eye you can go from being a winner to a loser. New pressures exerted by digital technologies, globalization, cultural diversity, and the sheer variety of available digital tools force companies to rethink everything they are doing – from advertising to product innovation to staffing.
Jun 26, 2019
The Curation Of Collective Intelligence
The collective intelligence of crowdsourcing platforms are posed to change the way companies work.
Jun 12, 2019
Collaboration by Design: How One Global Law Firm is Tapping The Power of The Crowd To Innovate
The law industry is famously risk averse, not known for being cutting edge or embracing new technology. This is why I find the collaboration between the idea management platform Wazoku and the global law firm Allen & Overy (A&O) fascinating and encouraging.
Jun 10, 2019
The World As We Knew It Is Over. Now What?
We are in the midst of a radical revolution. While some call it the digital revolution it’s much bigger than that. For sure, digital technology is at the foundation of this revolution but it is only the catalyst to the change.
May 21, 2019
Micro-Entrepreneurs Are The Backbone Of The Gig Economy
The story of the song Old Town Road is a preview of the new economy. The rapper, Lil Nas X, was throwing stuff up on Soundcloud that he’d recorded in the closet of his bedroom. He was going through YouTube listening to beats.
May 14, 2019
Change Is Happening Quickly In The Gig Economy, We Need To Learn Faster To Stay Relevant
As a society, we’ve never had more access to information and share our opinions. And more, our brands have access to more data than ever before. Over the last few weeks I’ve seen a cultural shift in recognizing and being open to how we must evolve, use this in our favor and acknowledge that consumer driven co-creation is happening.
May 08, 2019