Are these personality types present in your team? Innovation is fundamental to grow and sustain an organization. Yet when it comes to innovation, leaders often make the mistake of involving the wrong team members in the process, which ultimately stalls or kills the initiative. What if I told you there are just six high-performing innovation…
The following is the Afterword found in A World of Creativity by Mark Stinson. As an innovation thought leader, I find creativity one of the most important and captivating subjects. We cannot innovate without raw materials, ideas which are birthed through creativity. The reason creativity is captivating and even magical is because there is no end to…
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…
When I work with companies on innovation projects, whether it’s industry-changing new products and services or smaller-scale ideas to streamline internal processes, I often see leaders and their teams struggling to freely ideate and really dive into the brainstorm process. When they do finally get there, it’s a big aha moment, but it takes a…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · What Type of Person Excels in the Develop Stage? Co-Author Ron Price says the type of person that will excel in the Develop Stage thinks creatively, has self-starting skills, is good at planning and organizing, and is open to new ideas. Episode Transcript What type of person excels…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · What Type of Person Excels in the Verify Stage? Ron Price says a person that excels in the Verify Stage will have strong planning and organizing skills, have a strong customer focus, and have a sense of achievement when collaborating. Episode Transcript What type of person excels in…
In this article, we will look at how to identify and understand employee contributions, and learn how to work with idea generators, evaluators, and activators. The key to recovering from a business crisis is creating new value—whether it be new products or services, improving processes to be more efficient and save money, or identifying and…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Does Innovation Have To Be An Invention? Ron Price shares how innovators and inventors think differently—and how thinking like an innovator can make all the difference in value creation. Episode Transcript Does innovation have to be an invention? I’m Ron Price, co-author of The Innovator’s Advantage. An inventor knows how to…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Can’t Afford Innovation? Ron Price explains that innovation begins as a mindset and a mindset doesn’t cost any money. He says you should use that mindset to look for new opportunities around you. Episode Transcript What if my company can’t afford to invest in innovation? This is Ron…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · What Type of Person Excels in the Scale Stage? Ron Price describes the person that excels in the Scale Stage as having negotiation skills, being a self-starter, continually learning, being receptive to new ideas, and being intentional in helping others. Episode Transcript What type of person excels in…