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In these posts I try and challenge, stretch and inspire new ideas & conversations.
How leaders can utilise the butterfly effect
What is the butterfly effect? The term butterfly effect was first coined by Edward Norton Lorenz (23 May 1917 – 16 April 2008). Lorenz was an American mathematician and meteorologist and a pioneer of chaos theory. The butterfly effect, according to Wikepedia is: In...
How to make innovation training really stick
Most innovation training does not work Innovation is often cited as one of the top 3 priorities for leaders and managers worldwide. As a result many leaders offer innovation training to their employees and team members. But too often, even a great innovation session...
A small wins innovation case study
The Change for Good Program Anyone that has travelled with Qantas would have noticed or (hopefully) contributed to their Change for Good program. This is a joint initiative between Qantas and UNICEF whereby passengers donate any spare change or dollars in an envelope...
How a small change can have a big impact
One lesson for leaders from the First World War This year marks the 100 year anniversary of the beginning of the first world war. This horrific war claimed millions of lives and countless others were injured or damaged (including my grandfather. There are many lessons...
How to innovate — one win at a time
Why the great promise of innovation is not being delivered I have spent the past 10 years researching, working or collaborating with leaders around innovation. It is a great space to work in as everything is new and different. Yet I feel that the great promise of...
Why leader’s should ignore disruptive innovation
5 reasons why disruptive innovation could be a bad choice for leaders Disruptive innovation is all the go in the latest management advice. Industries and companies are all in danger of being disrupted. And what's more if leaders don't disrupt then they can risk the...
The small wins innovation process
The problems with the stage gate innovation process: Many leaders and managers have a kind of blind faith in the stage gate innovation process. Whist it has some plusses (e.g. provides a structure for innovation) and it is useful for large scale projects it has many...
What is small wins innovation?
Karl Weick and the power of small wins In January 1984, Organisational Theorist, Karl Weick wrote a paper entitled: Small Wins: Redefining the Scale of Social Problems,” American Psychologist. In this seminal paper he suggested that often large-scale problems appear...
Why every leader needs small wins innovation
Has the innovation promise been fully delivered? I have been working with leaders and managers for the past 10 years trying to help them and their teams become more innovative and grow their businesses. There have been many successes. But there is always a sneaking...