“When companies don’t pivot, we know the stories,” Dr. Evans Baiya said. “They’re archaeology, part of history—we talk about them that way. That’s because pivoting is TIME-BOUND. Disruption can happen overnight, and you must always be ready to pivot.” One year, seven virtual sessions, countless coaching and executive meetings, and a week together in-person in…
As the Better Business Bureau Innovation Academy 2021 cohort nears the halfway point of their year-long journey, they are now starting to discover where they fall in the innovation continuum and the skills required for each stage of innovation. According to Ron Price, this is when the Innovation Academy clicks for most people—they can now…
A story from the Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific’s Innovation Week 2021. As a kick-off to the BBB GW+P’s second Innovation Academy, the Innovator’s Advantage hosted Innovation Week for the company’s 160 employees. “The organization feels more receptive to innovation all around since we re-engaged,” Sam Fife, Director of Innovation, said. “We recently…
“Great companies, from an innovation standpoint, are the ones that are able to make their mental models—their mindsets—clear to the world,” Dr. Evans Baiya said. Session 2 of the BBB Greater West + Pacific Innovation Academy 2021 did not hold back. The cohort of 24 met with their coaches for the first time in April…
“Taking the work of Evans and Ron and The Innovator’s Advantage book and putting it into a course inside of an organization like this,” Dale Dixon, Chief Innovation Officer, said, “and going this deep with innovation with a group of people, creating a group of innovation champions—it really changed the way we operate as an…
The Innovator’s Advantage is happy to announce that Tanja Yardley has joined its team as an innovation coach, trainer and faculty member. She will help facilitate the Innovator’s Advantage Academy, coach leaders and teams through innovation initiatives, and deliver innovation training programs. “Tanja’s results-oriented career and her depth of business, leadership and innovation experience bring…
Innovation and inspiration can be found in all corners of the world. It just takes one person with one idea. Dr. Evans Baiya met the founder of Because International, Kenton Lee, over 14 years ago when Kenton was newly graduated from Northwest Nazarene University. His use of innovation to grow his single idea into a…
Longtime college football coach Skip Hall shares what it takes to make a truly innovative team. The key? Always looking one play ahead. Video Transcript You know, in the field of coaching—which I was a college football coach for 30 years—as a coach, you’ve got to be thinking a play ahead. You’ve got to be…
Marshal Major shares his excitement to use The Innovator’s Advantage process to connect constituents, clients, and consultants across the country—with the idea that each of us has a valuable role in the innovation process. Video Transcript: Our products are ideas. I’m excited to take the tools and the methods and the methodologies and the ideas…
Dr. David Pate shares his thoughts on the need for innovation in healthcare. For him, disruptive innovation is a must for the future of healthcare. Video Transcript: Well, innovation’s got to play a huge role in healthcare because it does in any industry that costs too much and produces inconsistent quality. There’s going to be…
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