One of the many problems with the “lone genius in the garage” view of innovation is that too often. The C-suite in product innovation is stylized as the people who say “no” to a brilliant idea, only to regret it
Innovation strategy can be a powerful thing. But any businessperson can tell you that no strategy. However carefully formed, survives contact with the day-to-day reality of running a business. Company culture and approach can foster innovation or kill it, and
Nowadays, you hear terms like “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) a lot. Business schools are teaching courses on CSR, and top-notch organizations are too. This concept is fairly new and different to what was practiced before. Previously, NGOs and companies “co-existed.”
A new innovation in the digital marketing sphere is the idea of using crowdsourcing to generate or test marketing ideas. Up until this process, marketing, digital marketing, and traditional marketing had been a “one-way conversation,” according to The Huffington Post.
IBM has famously made “THINK!” a command to drive innovation. However, it's not just the act of thought that's innovative. But how do you think? Learning to think laterally can offer surprising and elegant solutions to even thorny problems. So
Human Resources is sometimes overlooked as a source of innovation. Yet, in many ways, it's the wellspring of innovation; HR departments recruit, hire, train, and support the individual employees of an organization who will make up the innovative teams that
TED Talks are a great way to explore the cutting edge of innovation, from philosophers to psychologists. Here are five must-watches about innovation, how it happens, and why it matters. Adam Grant: The Surprising Habits Of Original Thinkers Grant, an
Innovation is often presented as a mighty struggle between a lone inventor and a seemingly intractable problem. While this does occasionally happen, more often than not any great innovation is the result of people drawing from those around them for
Curiosity is “a strong desire to learn or know something.” You'd think that would be highly prized in society and the workplace alike. However, in some cases, people don't necessarily value curiosity. One person's sincere desire to learn can be
Non-profits are driven by passion. Just like other organizations, however, they can struggle with innovation and change, especially when all ideas come from the inside. Crowdsourcing can be a powerful tool for helping non-profits generate innovative ideas in the long
