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Monday, February 12, 2024

Scaling a business depends on controllable factors

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 One of my favorite musicians is (was) Warren Zevon , who had a great sense of humor and was also a good musician.  You may be familiar with...
Friday, February 02, 2024

You can't burn data

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 As the concept of digital transformation takes root, you may frequently hear comparisons between data and oil.  After all, both are abundan...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Sneaky innovation

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 I'd like to write today about what I call sneaky innovation.  I define sneaky innovation as the innovation work that is often started a...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Five reasons why few companies are data driven

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 For years now, we've heard of the importance of becoming a "data driven" organization.  Being data-driven, we are told, means...
Thursday, June 01, 2023

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear

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 I'm constantly struck by how much faith businesses put in numbers, especially numbers about the past.  All businesses want to be "...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Identifying and overcoming the innovation resistance

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 All good stories need a protagonist and an antagonist, the "good' character and the not so good character to develop tension.  Eve...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

You can expect an explosion of innovation in the next 18-24 months from June 2023

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 I am going to go out on a limb.  Not a big limb, but any time you make a written prediction that people can come back and check, you put yo...
Monday, May 22, 2023

My innovation journey (so far)

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 I think a re-introduction is in order.  I've been leading innovation work for close to 20 years, writing about it on this blog and in m...
Monday, May 15, 2023

Relying on outdated tools or conditions

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 In uncertain times, where do you turn for insight and answers?  Most often, it seems, we turn to what we know and trust.  Older tools and m...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

ChatGPT did not write this blog

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 There are a lot of folks thinking about the implications of ChatGPT, the new AI that has many writers worried about losing their jobs.  I...
Monday, January 16, 2023

Why campfires are the perfect analogy for innovation

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 I grew up in Scouting and really enjoyed my time as a scout.  What I think most of us enjoyed the most were the weekend campouts, where we ...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Will you shape innovation, or will it shape you?

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 There's a famous quote about tools we use, which says that we first shape our tools, and then they shape us.  Meaning, I think, that w...
Monday, December 05, 2022

Innovation Portfolio Gymnastics

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 There's been a significant number of posts on LinkedIn and other social media about innovation lately, especially focused on the type o...