In today’s complex business environment it’s tough to be a great leader. The ask is big. We’re told to be visionary, to inspire, to know ourselves deeply, to understand the desires and motivations of our team members, to be decisive, to delegate, to collaborate, to develop talent and, of course, to innovate. The trick isRead more
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Organisational innovation has typically been the domain of marketing and R&D departments. However, considerable research has been conducted that suggests it is actually the HR department that can have the greatest impact on organisational innovation. Despite ‘organisational innovation’ being a buzz word from the 1890s that seems to have had a large degree of stayingRead more
I’d like to think that I’m not easily surprised, but I recently came across an article that left me completely gob smacked. This article described a dark side of creativity that I never knew about – and this dark side is that creative people are more likely to be dishonest! After first reading this, myRead more
In case you haven’t heard, Tony’s ‘out’ and innovation is ‘in’. It’s the buzz word and policy brainchild that Turnbull hopes will tangibly boost our economy. No doubt there will be mountains and mole hills to overcome along the way – two standouts being Climate (aka Culture) and Capability. There’s a third cornerstone, Process, whichRead more
One of my business heroes, Jack Welch, recently took the liberty of letting everyone know that they’re getting innovation all wrong. According to Mr. Welch, businesses too often get caught up in thinking that innovation is the realm of genius – think Einstein, Edison and Jobs – and miss the opportunity to empower everyone toRead more
Think back to the last time you got people together for an idea generation session. Chances are the usual suspects were in involved, the same old people who are pulled on time and time again to solve problems. Perhaps they might be people from your team who are easy to work with, or perhaps theyRead more
Having the title ‘Inventiologist’ has a habit of getting you into some interesting conversations about how the Inventium crew help make innovation tangible, repeatable and profitable. One of the most common things I hear early on in these conversations is, “oh, so you help companies come up with ideas”. My favourite part of these chatsRead more
Many of my clients over the past year have shared a common challenge: finding time for innovation. We often find that innovation is seen as an ‘extra’ on top of an employees job and something that they have to do in their own time. People can be trained and funding can be arranged, but itRead more