I work in the business of light bulb moments. As an Inventiologist at Inventium, I have the privilege of educating professionals about the theories and scientific principles that underlie best-practice innovation. One of my favourite parts of this role is seeing those big, light bulb ‘Aha!’ moments that occur when working with our clients. Read more
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Can you guess who said that “if you just listen to (customers)…they will misguide more than guide you”? Why, none other than our favourite disruptive innovation thought leader, Clayton Christensen. He explained in this technology report that customers are less articulate when assessing larger impact innovations, thus we need to be careful with how theyRead more
We’ve turned our best practice innovation process ourselves a number of times over the past few months, and it’s really reminded me how difficult it is to avoid common innovation mistakes. Yes, even those who are trained – and teach – best practice innovation can be tempted by innovation faux pas! A few months ago,Read more
What makes a great innovation? Is it a shiny new product? An improved method of service delivery? An updated business model which sends your profit margins through the roof? The fact is, a great innovation is something new or different, that adds value to your customers. Far too often, I see organisations devote their resources (namelyRead more