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In these posts I try and challenge, stretch and inspire new ideas & conversations.
What would you create if you weren’t afraid?
What would you do if you weren't afraid? This provocative question was first posed by author Spencer Johnson. Spencer wrote a number of books and perhaps his most famous one was Who Moved My Cheese? I love this question. It suggests what hold most of us back is our...
What innovators can learn from the share a coke campaign
The Share a Coke campaign In 2011, Coca-Cola in Australia was facing a more aggressive and crowded market-place. It briefed a number of agencies to come up with a new campaign idea that would increase consumption of Coca-Cola over the summer period and get people...
Big wins vs small wins innovation
Big wins vs small wins innovation One of the most common questions i receive when I am running workshops with leaders on small wins innovation is this. What are the key differences between big wins innovation and small wins? Here is a quick summary: Scale: Big Wins...
Start every team meeting with a small wins story
How small wins can build confidence and success I have just finished reading (again) a book by Harvard Professor, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, called Confidence (2004). She outlines a number of key strategies to help leaders and managers in particular to regain confidence...
The advantages of small wins innovation
The Little Bets Book I have just finished reading a wonderful book called Little Bets by Peter Sims -- How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries. In this book he gives numerous case studies of how many successful people from comedians to business people who...
Building a business – one win at a time
The story of Zendesk I have often wondered if the leaders of a successful company always knew they would make it. I have also wondered if a seemingly big idea for a business was always obvious or only in retrospect? This is the story of a fabulously successful...
Can group creativity be learned?
Can creativity be learned? In a recent fascinating article in The Atlantic the question was posed can creativity be taught? In this article various theories and research seem to suggest that yes it can be taught -- up to a point. To be sure, actually practicing one's...
Is Disruptive Innovation the only game in town?
Disruptive Innovation is everywhere Articles and case studies on disruptive innovation seem to be everywhere. Every second consultant seems to be advocating the idea of disrupt or else. Disruptive Innovation was made popular by Clayton Christensen and since then it...
The lean startup vs small wins innovation
The Lean Startup The Lean Startup by Eric Ries has been a major step forward for entrepreneurs everywhere. It provides as the book cover suggests: "A new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. It is changing the way companies are built and new...