Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
I’ve been interviewed many times on many podcasts over the past couple of months and I’ve not had time to post them all here. So here, in one post, you will find several of my more recent interviews. Enjoy! I
Today’s Innovation Minute… In the first video I introduced the FAST Innovation model: Focus, Ask, Shift, Test Then I introduced the 5 D’s of Differentiation. Today I discuss the 2nd D of Differentiation – Defensible. Be sure to watch the
Today’s Innovation Minute: The 1st of the 5 D’s of differentiation – Distinctive Be sure to watch the previous videos! Transcription: In the last video, I talked about the five Ds of differentiation. Today I want to talk about the
It has been a while in the making, but it is finally here! In partnership with MindScaling, we are thrilled to announce the release of my new eLearning course. This is a highly graphical and interactive course that will engage
Today’s Innovation Minute – The 5 D’s of differentiation: Distinctive, Defensible, Disruption-Proof, Desirable and Disseminated. Be sure to watch the previous episodes! Transcription: In the last video I talked about differentiation, and the fact that you can’t innovate everywhere,
Installment #2 of The Innovation Minute. Today I discuss differentiation, a critical aspect of improving innovation ROI. You can watch all of the videos here. Transcription: Today I want to talk about the first part of my FAST Innovation Model
It has been a while in the making, but it is finally here! In partnership with MindScaling, we are thrilled to announce the release of my new eLearning course. This is a highly graphical and interactive course that will engage
I know that a lot of you are really busy and have limited time to digest heavy innovation content. Therefore, I’ve decided to launch TheInnovationMinute.com, 60 seconds of innovation inspiration each Wednesday. Here’s the first installment where I introduce my
Tomorrow morning I will be launching a new series… The Innovation Minute Each Wednesday I will publish a video with 60 seconds of innovation inspiration to help you quickly understand ways to better drive innovation in your business and your
Management gurus love to talk about the carrot vs the stick. Which works better, rewarding for positive behavior (the carrot) or penalizing for negative behavior (the stick)? The answer to this is not cut and dried. Both work in different
Throughout history, people have had seemingly good ideas that didn’t work out as planned. These were good intentions that resulted in less than stellar results. For example, imagine that you are tasked with reducing pickpocket rates in an area known
Is it just me, or has every industry moved to a subscription/membership model for their services and products? This seems to be a new form of business model innovation, especially when it is married with online services. Of course the
Professional speakers are always trying to justify their fees. Admittedly, it can be a substantial investment for a one-hour keynote. With that being said, for larger events, the cost of breakfast is often times more than the cost of the
Over the years I have been to a lot of conferences – either as an attendee or as a speaker. At most events, the formal education portions ends by 7pm, usually quite a bit earlier. A banquet or gathering in
In my last post entitled “When you are the best, you should be worried,” I talked about the importance of comparing yourself to the right people (or the right companies). The day after posting it, I saw this cartoon which
Back in 1993, I started speaking. At the time I was a consultant with Accenture (then Andersen Consulting). By the mid 90’s, I was speaking 50 to 100 times a year at company and client events around the world. Invariably,
On December 31 each year, instead of setting resolutions, I set a theme for the following year. And for 2016 it is nothing new. That’s my theme: “Nothing New.” This year I won’t be doing anything new. Some of you
It is that time of year. Many of you will soon be setting your New Year’s Resolutions. But did you know that only 8% of people are always successful in achieving the desired results. 92% fail!
The other day I posted an article about innovation on LinkedIn. I was surprised to find a comment from someone I worked with at Accenture over 15 years ago. To paraphrase, he said… No offence, but I remember at a
Should you ever give away your services (or products) for free? This has been an on-going discussion in the speaking community. And recently I found that the same debate is taking place in the magic community. There are some of
I was recently invited to speak at the WorldBlu Freedom at Work Conference. I was asked to speak for 20 minutes about the source of breakthroughs. Here is my speech, in its entirety. Enjoy!
Last January, Scott McKain (author of Create Distinction: What to Do When ”Great” Isn’t Good Enough to Grow Your Business) and I decided to put together a webinar to discuss our points of view on differentiation/distinction. It was a huge
Relevancy, Not Novelty Good innovators know that you always start with your customers’ needs or problems. In fact, studies show that a lack of customer insight is the number one cause of innovation failure. When looking to study innovative industries,
I am a fan of mysteries. I think they can train the brain to be a better innovator. I’m currently re-reading the complete works of Sherlock Holmes. In “A Study in Scarlet,” Holmes provides some great perspectives that everyone should
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