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The Role of Governance needed in Innovation
Later this month a book I have looked forward too, is finally being launched. It is called “Innovation Governance: How Top Management Organizes and Mobilizes for Innovation” written by Jean-Philippe...
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Correcting an innovation oversight sometimes hits you hard!
I’ve had one of those weeks where a certain realization took hold, something that had been nagging away at you suddenly surfaces and slaps you in the face. Ouch! I have just completed my own...
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The environment for innovation does really matter
The Executive Innovation Work Mat methodology requires investigation and engagement across the seven domains or components that make up the work mat. The aim of any work mat discussions undertaken...
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Recognizing the conditions for changing innovation’s culture and climate
Tackling the culture and climate that is needed to create a thriving innovation environment is complex. In this post I can only touch on certain points to trigger that deeper examination and offer the...
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Measuring and motivating the innovation elephant
I often think of the parable of “The Elephant and the Blind Men” when I get into discussions about measuring innovation. What are truths, what are the fallacies? The parable implies that one’s often...
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Successful Innovation needs a common language, context and communicating
The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563) People disconnect because they lack what is needed to connect! Innovation thrives from knowledge and you need to make sure this is allowed to...
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How are you evolving the function and design for innovation?
image credit http://www.prophet.com Organizations are struggling to forge a new path that captures opportunities fast and also exploiting that increasing need of being adaptive and flexible. They are...
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Organizations are in a constant dilemma concerning innovation
The issue of “where does innovation fit?” is one of the most difficult ones to address in many organizations. It seems to fit uncomfortably for many. At the top of our organizations they ‘require’...
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One really big issue is aligning strategy and innovation, right?
Achieving innovation alignment always needs clear framing. I would argue most problems or disappointment with our innovation efforts can be attributed to a lack of alignment to the organizations...
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Balancing Our Innovation Understanding
Recently I have been hearing of a lot about different innovation equations that will deliver the value on the efforts you put in. I think the activity behind all of this is actually very encouraging,...
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The Essential Connection Between Strategy and Innovation
Most organizations are seeking solutions to the necessary connections between Strategy and Innovation. The connection between the two are often broken. Often it is within the strategies that should be...
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