by Dr Ken Hudson | Sep 17, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Speed Thinking, Workshop Facilitator
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...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Sep 12, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
“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...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Sep 11, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
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...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Sep 10, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, How to improve your Sales & Marketing, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
The Apple approach to innovation Apple has just launched a new iphone 6 and Apple Watch to great fanfare. As expected this launch created a great deal of buzz around the world. It appears from the early reaction that employees, consumers and investors are all excited...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Sep 1, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Want to build a more innovative culture — celebrate the past I walked past my local McDonald’s outlet recently and I noticed the wall next to the serving counter with all the past innovation achievements of McDonald’s. It was quite impressive. A...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Sep 1, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
How some customers can influence others I love this example of what I call small wins innovation. At the COMO hotel in Melbourne behind the desk where you check in (or out) there are a few whiteboards. The staff can write welcome messages. Or as in this case a member...
