The Innovation Minute #5: Being Defensible
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 previous videos! Transcription: In the earlier videos, I talked about how you need to […]
The Innovation Minute #4: Being Distinctive
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 first D, which is being distinctive. The key to being distinctive is that you do […]
“The best course I have seen on any subject this year”
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 people from the start. There are activities, assessments, and animations. We even provide downloads and cheat […]
The Innovation Minute #3: The 5 D’s of Differentiation
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, you only want to innovate where you differentiate. Today I want to talk about the […]
The Innovation Minute #2: Differentiation
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 which is the F, which means focus. There is a belief in the world of innovation […]
My New eLearning Course is Available!
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 people from the start. There are activities, assessments, and animations. We even provide downloads and […]
Introducing the Innovation Minute
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 FAST Innovation model. The first few videos set the stage (so please be patient). After that […]
Starting Tomorrow…The Innovation Minute
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 career. You can watch the videos here, or you can find them quickly at TheInnovationMinute.com. […]
The Carrot or Stick? Conventional Wisdom May be Wrong
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 situations.
Good Ideas, Bad Results
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 for this crime. You have millions of tourists from all over the world visiting your […]