To successfully navigate the innovation process, you need more than one type of leader. As the saying goes, you are only as strong as your weakest point. This applies to many aspects of life but is especially visible when your organization is trying to roll out a new innovation initiative. Most companies have a single…
As a leader and an innovator, communication is one of the most essential tools you have in your toolbox. You must be able to communicate with all kinds of people in all different departments across many stages of projects to see success. But communicating with those who think, work, listen, and speak in an entirely…
Wondering what the Six Stages of Innovation are all about? Ron Price details each stage. Take the Innovation Fitness™ Assessment to find out which of the stages your skills, behavioral traits, and motivators align most with. Video Transcript: Once you’ve completed your Innovation Fitness™ profile online, you’ll get a report back. And actually, you’ll get…
As Dr. Evans Baiya and I were researching innovation for our book, The Innovator’s Advantage, we came upon an astounding statistic: 85-93% of all innovations fail! We wanted to know why, so we dove deeper, using research and our years of experience helping companies with innovation and development. And we discovered one commonality: Leaders did…
I have a bias to confess to. The phrase “we are in this boat together” sparks an almost irrational irritability. While we are in this pandemic storm together, we are most certainly not in the same boat. As leaders, we know instinctively that some of our team members are flailing around in a dinghy with…
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…
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 · 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…
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