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The Problem with Saying “Don’t Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutions”
Solution-only thinking creates “a culture of advocacy instead of one of inquiry,” where each person comes into the situation locked into t..
Two Innovations in Leadership Coaching
These two examples illustrate how less can be more, and that no matter how long you’ve been a coach, it’s important to..
To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible
There are many creative tools a designer uses to think differently, but none is more counter-intuitive than “wrong thinking,” also called ..
Continuous improvement—make good management every leader’s daily habit
Continuous improvement at scale—across a whole enterprise—requires management discipline at scale. At a few organizations, digital innovat..
Innovation Is as Much About Finding Partners as Building Products
The fact is, going it alone, we believe, is simply not the way to go at all. Collaboration is the essential new secret sauce for startups ..
The innovation strategy used by Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook still use the 3-word question that saved a $225 billion company in the 1970s.
Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction
By presenting plausible alternative realities, science fiction stories empower us to confront not just what we think but also how we think..
How innovation drivers, networking and leadership shape public sector innovation capacity
This article aims to understand the factors that have an impact on innovation capacity.
Want a Culture that Will Last 100 Years? Follow These Rules
Over time, excessive focus on innovation and speed at the expense of the people that are supposed to make it all happen has a way of catch..
A Study Shows How to Find New Ideas Inside and Outside the Company
Bill Joy, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, was famous for saying, “Not all smart people work for you.”