Why business owners should see The Martian

The best business movie of the year is not about business There is a new movie in town called The Martian which all business owners should see. It’s not about business. But it’s a wonderful movie about many of the qualities that make small and medium...

Disruptive thinking or disruptive technology?

Do we need to think about disruption in a new way? How do you educate those bright young people that technology is the biggest disruptor of the world we live in? Dave Curran, Westpac, CIO, (The Australian, 20/8/15) On the surface you would have to agree with Dave...
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...

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