Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
A magazine asked me to write a book review of Innovation Tournaments by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich. The book arrived in the mail yesterday and I immediately turned to the index to see if
This is the third of my “innovation distinctions” entries. [for your convenience, all three articles have been packaged into one pdf file] In the first part of this series, I wrote why you should focus
I have been working ’round the clock to finish my Personality Poker manuscript. It goes to the publisher Feb 1. After that, I will be back and blogging in full force…
Today I learned that one of my favorite authors, Robert B. Parker, passed away. He is probably best know for his “Spenser” books. These fast-paced crime stories are based in Boston (my hometown) and were
In the first part of this series, I wrote why you should focus on challenges, not ideas. You should read that article before proceeding. [for your convenience, all three articles have been packaged into one
I need your help! I am in the process of finishing the manuscript for my next book, “Personality Poker.” The book will be published by Penguin’s Portfolio books and is expected in stores September 2010.
A couple of days ago I wrote an article entitled – “Why Best Practices Are Stupid.” You can read my rationale there; I won’t bother reiterating it here. Besides, there is a video in that
Some things never change. October 7, 2008 I wrote an article about how our airport security measures are messed up. I contended back then that we needed to move from a reactive model to a
As many of you know, I am working on the manuscript for my next book. It is based on “Personality Poker,” a game that is primarily used to help organizations be more innovative. But everyone
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Many of you know that I have a tradition of setting a “theme” for each year rather than a resolution. My theme for 2009 was “cool things.”
Last week I was with a group of extremely successful entrepreneurs in Las Vegas. I was a bit of an outlier as my background is mainly with large, multi-billion dollar businesses. Everyone else in the
For those of you who asked, here is the video of my six minute speech at the TEDx NASA conference. Click the bottom right button on the video player to watch in full screen. Enjoy.
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