Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Innovation”
September 27, 2022 When was the last time someone at work asked you how you felt about a major change in the business? Has anyone ever asked you for your perspective? And if they did, did you feel heard? Valued? Respected? If you’re thinking that seldom happens but it’d be amazing if it did, you’re not alone. Eighty-eight percent of …
August 30, 2022 An idea needs six components to stick in people’s minds. Chip and Dan Heath’s research, published in their 2007 book Made to Stick, found that an idea has to be: Simple Unexpected Concrete Credible Emotional A Story Any leader worth their salt knows that ideas need to be simple, credible, and create an emotional reaction. But why …
August 9, 2022 “Fail fast.” “Fail forward.” “There’s no innovation and creativity without failure.” “Failure’s not an option.” A lot of language gets thrown around about failure in innovation. It all seems well and good until someone actually fails. Then? All hell breaks loose. People point fingers, make excuses, and look for the sacrificial lambs. Someone to reprimand or even …
July 12, 2022 Six weeks ago I started lifting weights back at the gym.Yesterday morning my daughter Abby came with me. I asked her why she was dressed in full-blown Rocky Balboa sweats and hoodie.“I’m hiding my pump, Mom.” What does that even mean???? She explained that it’s a Tik Tok thing…that people go to the gym and get all jacked up but no one knows …
June 14, 2022 Did you know that 5.4 million companies opened last year? And, out of all these companies, there are thousands of employees with innovative ideas just waiting to be shared. To create a culture of innovation and inspire your employees, you need to take the right steps. Work culture should be inclusive and encouraging, not demotivating and dull. Now, you …
May 31, 2022 Breaking down silos is more important than ever in order to transform business. We often see departments stay within their team and job description confines. However, by sticking with these job titles, it creates barriers and prevents your organization from working together more collaboratively. We’re at a tipping point, where the skills of an employee are more …
May 17, 2022 More than 60 years ago, Psychologist J. P. Guilford created the terms convergent and divergent thinking. Convergent refers to your ability to bring things together into a narrow focus or well-defined answer to a problem. This is great when you’re working on logical projects where there is one best answer. Divergent thinking, on the other hand, is …
May 3, 2022 When was the last time you saw someone use a Blackberry? Once one of the most popular smartphones in the world, Blackberry’s stock dropped by 94% between 2007 and 2016. Why? A lack of realizing that innovation should be a competitive advantage. Amid their roaring success in the business world, Blackberry didn’t fight to keep its competitive …
March 22, 2022 New teams struggle to gel because they’ve been asked to perform in ways they aren’t conditioned to do. In a band, every person has their own expertise, and they practice on their own over and over again. They know that being great as a solo act is one thing. But when they add in the harmony of …
March 8, 2022 Today is International Women’s Day. There’s no better day of the year to acknowledge and celebrate women who are leading innovation in their areas of expertise around the world. Research shows that when women are in leadership positions, they bring better business performance. When there’s greater gender diversity, especially at the senior level, companies perform better and …
March 1, 2022 If you asked 10 different people to define innovation, you’d get 20 different responses. It’s one of those things that seems simple to define and understand but turns complicated when you’re pressed for specifics. It’s no wonder. Innovation has turned into one of the biggest cliché words executives use to talk about how they differentiate their companies …
February 15, 2022 Ideas are like parking spots: The more you need one the less likely they are to show up. There’s a simple tool, however, that can change all that. This image is a Necker cube. It’s an illustration of a three-dimensional object that’s designed to alternate between two perspectives. One is a cube facing down and left, and …
February 1, 2022 For 22 years, global communications company Edelman has followed the topic of trust in global business. There have been a tremendous amount of ebbs and flows, disruptions and changes, but few have matched the upheaval in who people turn to for trusted information than the last two years. Elections. Pandemics. Governmental upheaval. Climate change. Supply chain disruption. …
January 18, 2022 January is International Creativity Month. Because of this, I wanted to take a few minutes and answer a question that people regularly ask me: What should I read to get better at creativity? Following are the 18 best books I’ve read that I believe will help you become a better creative thinker. This applies if you feel …
January 5, 2022 It seems forever ago that we heard the term “Web 2.0” and waded into the post-dotcom world of the web as a platform and social networking. Twenty years later, headlines are coming hard and fast about Web 3.0. What’s the big difference? Ownership. Web 1.0 was about static web pages and helping people find things. Web 2.0 …
December 14, 2021 In 1999, Carey Smith started a company called the HVLS Fan Co. This name (an acronym for High Volume Low Speed) described the types of fans his company sold: massively big ones that move a huge amount of air but at very low speeds. They’re the kinds you see hanging from ceilings in places that aren’t practical …
December 8, 2021 Most of our day centers around computer screens, phones, or tablets. It can be easy to forget that when you send an email or hit the “publish” button that there’s a real, live person on the other end. We fall into a digital trap that causes us to think and talk like robots! People constantly throw out …
November 16, 2021 Our health is our wealth. Without it, we can’t live up to our full potential or achieve all of the feats we have in our brilliant minds. So when something goes wrong, and we need to take a trip to the hospital or doctor’s office, we want to have the best possible conditions. Innovation is important in …
November 9, 2021 The first time I saw the Eiffel Tower in Paris I was awe-struck. This architectural wonder is one of the most notable buildings in the world. It’s the backdrop of romantic movies, espionage thrillers, and globe-trotting travel articles. But where did Gustave Eiffel get his inspiration for this iconic structure? The inspiration came when two engineers on …
November 3, 2021 There’s a lot of struggles that come with climbing to the top of a mountain. And once you get there, the view is fantastic. Aaahhhh….you’ve arrived! But now what? How do you stop the harsh winds from knocking you backward, causing a massive snowball effect that forces you back to where you started? That’s easy: Vigilance with …
