Idea to Value Podcast
After a long hiatus, I'm going to try to get back to blogging on a regular basis. Today, I'll keep the verbiage short, because I'm going...
The Power of Throwing Your Thinking in Reverse
Innovators have long used the trick of flipping a question around to gain insights from a new perspective. The article "The Power of...
Sorry for the Delays!
Dear Subscribers, Thank you for your interest in this blog, and in the innovation messages I am trying to spread! You may have noticed a...
What are You Doing that is Causing Unexpected Harm?
Do you measure the outcomes of your actions and decisions? This week’s fascinating Freakonomics podcast was loaded with lessons on doing...
Shuck U…Pearls of Innovation Wisdom
Imagine the scene: a focus group room. A facilitator pitching the latest advertising concept. Megacorp advertising executives sit in a...
Is "Innovation Culture" as Self-Contradictory as "Congressional Ethics"?
Forgive me if you think that the title of this blog post is un-American or un-Patriotic, here on the Fourth of July. I lived in Illinois...
Why Your Team Needs Some Idiots and Maniacs
George Carlin would have been a great job interviewer. Carlin’s comedic success came largely from his astute observations of irrational...
Add Theatrics to Your Innovation Toolbox
Minimizing the cost while maximizing the return on investment in customer research is critical to an organization's innovation efforts....
One Question You Must Ask Before Solving Any Problem
I admit it. Click-bait titles often suck me in. You know the kind: "The One Thing You Need to Know About Brussels Sprouts (And it's Not...
Shifting Your Mindset
One of the best people I've known at helping me identify and fix my mental ruts, Dr. Lyssa Menard, recently shared an article that...
