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Category Archives: Creativity & Innovation
The top 6 blocks to innovation & how to overcome them
Innovation is a tricky business. Sexy as heck when it works (yes, I just said “sexy” in a CCL blog), but challenging to implement in an organization, no matter how big or small. Why? Many reasons. Following are six of … 
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Kill a Stupid Rule
Sometimes, to be more innovative, we have to stop doing things. Innovation isn’t always about starting something new. It can be about stopping something or getting rid of things that don’t work. We get so caught up in our day-to-day … READ MORE
Don’t Have a Burning Platform? Set the Fire Yourself!
When you walked into the office today, did you smell smoke? Was your life—or your company’s—at risk? Did you have to make split-second decisions that determined your survival? My book, Kill the Company, applies the parable of an oilrig fire … READ MORE
7 Strategies for Developing a More Innovative Organization
Pulled from the white paper, Becoming a Leader Who Fosters Innovation by David Magellan Horth and Jonathan Vehar Innovation is a tricky thing to bring into an organization because it’s so multi-faceted. There are many types of innovation, there are many … READ MORE
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Bringing Focus to Innovation Leadership: Part 4, Five Steps to Jump-start the Real Drivers of Innovation
Pulled from the white paper, “Becoming a Leader Who Fosters Innovation,” by David Magellan Horth and Jonathan Vehar We’ve seen that innovation is a compelling object for organizations as they look for ways to grow their top line via their … READ MORE
Bringing Focus to Innovation Leadership: Part 3, the End Result of your Innovation Efforts
Pulled from the white paper, “Becoming a Leader Who Fosters Innovation,” by David Magellan Horth and Jonathan Vehar Driving innovation is complex. So are organizations. Add them together and the challenge becomes more mind-boggling than an eight-sided Rubik’s cube. How do … READ MORE
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The Art of Breakthrough Part 2: Doing Something Isn’t Always Better Than Doing Nothing
(Part 1 of this series was Break is the Important Part of Breakthrough) Einstein’s theory of relativity came to him in a daydream. Friedrich von Stradonitz discovered the shape of the benzene ring after dreaming of a snake biting its tail. … READ MORE
The Art of Breakthrough (2-Part Series)
There are two kinds of break: those you make, and those you take. Part One of this two-part series covers the former, and Part Two covers the latter. Part One: Break is the Important Part of Breakthrough When a well-worn … READ MORE
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Bringing Focus to Innovation Leadership: Part 2, Context in which Innovation Happens.
Part one of this four-part series focused on innovation processes as a key driver of innovation given the complexity of organizations and the world. Since nothing happens in a vacuum (unless you’re in space or being sucked into a Dyson), this … READ MORE
Should you start an innovation department?
Often organizations try to drive innovation by placing responsibility in one department (e.g. R&D, marketing, product development or some other organizational silo). We fondly call this the “innovation ghetto.” As you might have guessed by our choice of language, it’s … READ MORE
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