"Restoring America's greatness will require a fundamental and wrenching change." - Barak Obama One of our greatest challenges is to build innovative friendly organizations-where innovation is "just part of what we do." It requires careful strategic planning and leadership support.…
Innovation is a powerful organizational tool to create new knowledge, methods, implementations, and paradigms. Innovation can help organizations to develop new products that serve new customers in new markets, allowing them to compete more effectively and gain new revenues. It…
Innovation is rapidly becoming a key strategic driver for organizations as we enter the second decade of the 21st century. However, most organizations seem to struggle with understanding what it is, what's stopping them from being more innovative and how…
Building a culture of innovation is the first step in being innovative. If you get the environment right, a culture of innovation will easily fall into place. With promising economic statistics in the US, some organizations are hiring again and…
By applying the innovation process to your next conference you can ensure your conference stands apart from the others and exceeds the expectations of delegates. In these challenging economic times there is a concern among conference, event and meeting planners…
As many organizations become successful they tend to innovate less. Unfortunately, they begin to fear that the money, time and resources they spend on innovation will erode their success, rather than enhance it. They lack that sense of urgency to…
Innovation is a collaborative process by which organizations abandon old paradigms and make significant advances. Innovative ideas come from several sources, including unreasonable demands or goals and time pressures. However, there are many blocks to innovation. An innovative idea is…
I often speak to business audiences about Innovation—the collaboration necessary, general cultural differences that can influence the process and the importance that organizational culture has on creating an environment that supports innovation. After these presentation keynotes, I often get a…
When I read General Motors’ recent announcement to shut down three automotive production facilities in Ontario I was not surprised but I was disappointed. Why? Because it belies their current state of operation—one that I hazard to guess is short…
The development of a culture of innovation our organizations must consider both the existing organizational culture as well as the generational differences which make up this culture. Recognizing these factors will help you create the right environment that fits into…
