Category : Guest Blogs

6 Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation

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....
How a hackathon can encourage your employees to innovate

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...
Developing a Culture of Innovation

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

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...
Why Your Company Is Failing to Innovate

Why Your Company Is Failing to Innovate

An executive recently said to me: “Our company has become very innovative. We have hundreds of ideas that we have analyzed and know are right for our future. We just haven’t been able to bring them to market yet.” Strike one, strike two and strike three. This...
Say “No” to Innovation-in-General

Say “No” to Innovation-in-General

Original Blog posted on hbr.org I had just arrived at a conference on entrepreneurship and the only panel I wanted to see was starting. I looked down at my watch and realized that I was already 5 minutes late so I dropped my bags and ran to the next building. The...