Ask The Right Question
My client posed a hard question. I answered it correctly. And in doing so, I failed miserably.
Hypocrites could have spared me my hypocrisy: First Do No Harm.
innovation strategy
The Innovation that Launched a Thousand Ships
Want different? Think differently. To conceive the new, think like a designer. Pull from the future.
Whose job is innovation, anyway?
How should your organization lead innovation? The answer isn’t black and white.
No Pain, No Gain
Change is scary. So we are programmed to ignore or deny the platform burning under out feet. Innovation threatens the status quo. Whether people resist overtly or subversively, expect a fight.
For Whom the Bell Curve Tolls
Mortality need not be inevitable. You can beat the curve. But it comes with a daunting challenge.
Better Angels
Fight the common inclination to try to get it right right now. There lies the demon analysis paralysis. Instead, strap on your halo and invest like an angel. Prioritize innovation concepts according to five criteria.
Beyond Innovation: Platforms
Platforms set a foundation to spawn multiple innovations. Take these eight actions to push your innovation beyond products to platforms.
Lesson 8. Platforms place smart bets
Smart investors optimize returns by balancing risk. Spread your growth investments across a portfolio of possibilities. Consider this mix, across three horizons of risk & return.
Lesson 6. Platforms fail forward
Richard Branson, much like Steve Jobs, made a virtue of failure. His high-profile successes overshadow the failures that taught him where and how to mine growth: fail fast, fail often, fail learning. Fail forward.
Lesson 5. Platforms feel your pain
Stop selling. Start probing.
Find your buyer’s true pain. Fix that.
Roger Mader 