Category : Why Innovate
by Peggie Pelosi | Nov 23, 2017
Is your business innovative? Are you sure? Innovation has many different dimensions, from innovative processes to company culture – and everything in between! We all have our strengths and weaknesses; most companies excel in creative thinking in some areas, but lack...
by Ken Tencer | Aug 15, 2017
*Originally published as a Guest Column in The Globe and Mail on April 9, 2016: click here to access. Every time I hear somebody use the phrase, “Let’s think outside the box,” my frustration boils over. Such statements remind me why so many...
by Peggie Pelosi | Aug 1, 2017
Growth is one of the key goals of any successful business – but it can be a double-edged sword. As companies scale up, they experience growing pains that, if not handled deftly, can result in a downward spiral. Indeed, Neil Patel writes in Entrepreneur that premature...
by Soren Kaplan | Jul 10, 2017
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....
by Peggie Pelosi | May 30, 2017
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...
by Peggie Pelosi | Feb 23, 2017
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...