Business Innovation & Networking Blog
6 Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation
Reward employees with time to think, while providing them with the structure they need. *Originally published on Co.Design: click here to access. Every organization is designed to get the results it gets. Poor performance comes from a poorly designed organization....
Is Attitude Obstructing Innovation for Canadian Businesses?
We’ve talked before about why businesses need to innovate – so if it’s so important, what’s stopping Canadian businesses from taking advantage of all of the innovation opportunities we have? A recent article in the Globe and Mail argues that the Canada’s biggest...
Join Us at Fresh Thinking Shared 2017 on June 13th!
What’s in your business toolbox? How do you keep up with change? Join us for a day of discovery! Fresh Thinking Shared 2017 is designed to provide you with the tools required to navigate the rapidly changing business landscape. Through our workshops, peer learning,...
Canadian Federal Budget 2017 Focuses on Business Innovation (Good News for Ontario SMEs!)
Ontario – particularly southern Ontario – is one of the most competitive business environments in the country. This landscape forces businesses to improve constantly to stay alive, through innovation in areas like customer service, market diversification,...
How a hackathon can encourage your employees to innovate
*Originally published as a Guest Column in The Globe and Mail on March 16, 2017: click here to access. Everyone in business has heard the expression that if you’re not disrupting your market, someone else will soon be disrupting you. But this raw challenge doesn’t...
Strengthen Your Trademark, Strengthen Your Business
When choosing a trademark that will be the face of your brand, it is important to remember that while a trademark may be strong from a business perspective, building its value in the marketplace will depend on your ability to protect it. The goal of any good trademark...
5 Strategy Questions to Ask to Discover WHERE You Need to Innovate
Innovation is all about finding new ways to do things, whether you are implementing a new process, building a culture of innovation, creating innovative products and services, changing your business model, or applying new technologies. In today’s marketplace,...
New Video! What Is Innovation and What Does Innovators Alliance Do?
What Is Innovation and Why Is It Important? As an organization dedicated to facilitating innovation, this is a question we often answer. At its simplest, innovation is a new idea, device, or method. It can be a new product or a new way of doing things. It can be...
Developing a Culture of Innovation
Peter Drucker, the management consultant, educator, and author famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. In my travels meeting with CEOs, one of the common refrains is that they would like to “develop a culture of innovation” within their organizations....
Digital Disruption Demands Innovative Business Models
Technology is a double-edged sword – creating opportunity for many businesses while wreaking havoc for others. Companies that adapt to the current rapid technological change are forging ever-larger gaps between themselves and their competitors. These forward-looking...
