Archive for the 'Innovation Culture' Category

Innovation’s biggest enemy
Friday, March 4th, 2011

The assumption we make affects the quality of our thinking. Often it comes in the way of an innovative solution

The hidden cost of innovation
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Innovation is great when it works. However, there are several hidden costs on the way to successful innovation. Organisations must be smarter in managing these money sucking practices that inhibit innovation and demotivate people

Creative climate – scenario 2
Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Imagine the same meeting where all of us are full of ideas for the future of our business. Imagine again that I venture to give an idea. This time one of the ‘Young-Turks’ jumps in with his comments. He says “I was watching C. K. Prahlad on CNBC the other day. He made a brilliant [...]

Creative Climate
Saturday, January 20th, 2007

This is my favorite story on creating a creative climate. Imagine I am working in a company for a long time and I am a very senior person. Our company has been very successful. However, we have been under a lot of pressure in recent times. Our customers are more demanding. We have been losing [...]