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In these posts I try and challenge, stretch and inspire new ideas & conversations.
4 ways leaders can nudge behaviour
How leaders can Nudge behaviour I have just been reading NUDGE, a book by Richard H Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein. As the name applies, the book outlines new thinking and concepts in behavioural economics which can be applied to many everyday situations to Nudge desired...
6 ways to sell your new ideas with greater success
I have presented and been on the receiving end of countless presentations of new ideas. Here are my 6 tips on how to help you sell your ideas with more success. 1. Present a usual idea, a different and a radical option. Using this framework gives the receiver or...
Are you a creator, enhancer or judger?
The 3 key roles in any innovative team In my experience working with creative or innovative groups or teams there are 3 key roles. Each is important. The 3 roles are -- a creator, enhancer and judger. One without the other will mean smaller ideas or plenty of blue-sky...
What are the pros & cons of using an external workshop facilitator?
Some key learnings as a workshop facilitator Over the past 10 years I have designed and facilitated numerous ideation, brainstorming, strategy and planning sessions. In all but one occasion* I added significant value. But someone asked me the other day why and when...
What leaders can learn from the Ryder Cup
A tale of two different leaders In case you have missed it the Golf Ryder Cup has just finished. It is a regular competition among the best male players in the US competing against the pros from Europe. Europe won convincingly. There is no doubt that the European...
The 5 steps small wins innovation process
Now there is an alternative to the stage-gate innovation process For too long anyone in an organisation that wanted to innovate had to use the stage-gate process. Whilst this process has many advantages for large innovation projects e.g. structured, formal and...
What is small wins innovation?
At last, there is a faster, easier & simpler approach to innovation Innovation for too long has been seen as a mysterious quality that some organisations have and others do not. There is a belief that you either have it (e.g. Apple) or you don't. If you don't have it...
9 ways leaders can accelerate innovation
"The people really winning here are adapting to consumers and the marketplace. We just have to move faster" Mark King, President, Adidas I totally agree with him. In a fast-moving world, where everything can be copied you simply have to innovate better and faster than...
The secret to Apple’s innovation success
It's all in their name A -- Awesome -- Apple aspire to make awesome new products. As Steve Jobs famously said -- we are here to make a dent in the universe. P -- Personality -- Every new product is an extension of and reflects the Apple brand personality -- cool,...