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
The Guts of Success: Be A Fearless Heretic
The business world needs more heretics who are fearless in their approach. The marketplace needs more people who see outside the standard paradigm in an industry and have the courage to “fail fast” to change it. It’s easy to go with the flow and follow the crowd. But innovation always happens at the edges, where […]
Jul 01, 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
This One Simple Step Will Help You Stay Relevant In The New Economy Of Work
One of the things I’ve been trying to do better this year is listen to my customers. It seems listening is a very difficult skill to learn. Asking a provocative question is one thing; listening well to the answer is quite another. Really listening depends in part on making yourself innocent again.
Jun 06, 2019
Two Innovators In Energy Tap Gig Economy To Meet Expanding Global Needs
A few weeks ago I returned from the 2019 TED conference in Vancouver and was struck that the conversation about the future of work and the gig economy had moved from the fringe to the center. I like the shift that’s happening.
May 28, 2019
Do the Uber and Lyft IPOs Signal the Coming of Age of the Gig Economy?
Lyft and Uber going public may change the way investors and the general public view the gig economy.
May 28, 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