The insight behind Speed Thinking

The insight behind Speed Thinking

Speed Thinking is based on an insight I noticed that when I was working with managers and leaders and they had say an hour to solve a problem or generate an idea not much happened for the first 50 minutes or so. In fact, not much happened until I poked my head into a...

A simple, practical innovation definition

Innovation We all know what it means. Or at least that is what leaders say. But dig a bit deeper and you find a wide discrepancy between them. For some it is new products or large technological breakthroughs or something like continuous improvement. The reason it...

small wins innovation is here

We have just launched a new beta site on small wins innovation. The new site is filled with examples of small wins innovation, the 5 step process and principles. The 5 steps are – create, test, measure, learn and share. Ideas Blitz is wonderful tool to create...

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...
The 5 steps small wins innovation process

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...

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