90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · I Need More Big Ideas In this series, Dr. Evans Baiya addresses different corporate excuses and mindsets that hinder our ability to innovate successfully. There’s a misconception that hinders our ability to innovate—that we always need more big ideas. Episode Transcript: How come you are not innovating? You…
In this article, we look at five tips to launch your next innovation, using a proven framework for successful launch and scale. I have spent a lot of time working with university and industry researchers throughout my career, and the challenge of how to scale and commercialize ideas always comes up. It is not an…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Do I Manage My Ideas? Dr. Evans Baiya breaks down the three things you need to manage your ideas: an Idea Factory, an Idea Bank, and an Idea Portfolio. Episode Transcript: Innovation is an economy. Every economy needs a currency, the form of exchange, the way of…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · How Do I Encourage a Culture of Ideation? Dr. Evans Baiya discusses the importance of a culture of ideation within your organization. Episode Transcript: For you to do great work in idea management, you must have the right organizational culture and structure. Let’s talk about culture for a…
Many companies find it hard to prioritize ideation. Here are five ways to break the pattern and gather a wealth of ideas for your organization. In today’s rapidly changing world, it’s easy to think that most companies are innovation factories—full of ideas for new products, services, and processes. They need to be, right? Unfortunately, the…
Without imagination, innovation stalls in the present. Futuristic thinking is a critical skill for everyone—business owners, leaders, veteran team members, and new hires alike. Without it, teams can’t imagine what the organization will look like in five, 10, or 20 years. They can’t imagine their future customers, sources of revenue, competitors, or even what it…
What happens after a productive brainstorming session depends on how you organize, develop, and prioritize all those ideas. This innovation strategist has a 7-point action plan. There is nothing quite as energizing as a well-run brainstorming session. When I work with clients on innovation projects, the ideation stage is one of my favorites. There is…
While most leaders champion innovation in their companies, very few employees actively engage in innovation activities. There is a problem to solve, then—if employees aren’t involved and passionate about innovation, the result will be higher failure rates of innovation initiatives. Why don’t employees get excited about innovation? One factor could be that the term “innovation”…
Innovation is a tough dart to land for many companies. Most organizations see the value of innovation, whether it be internal innovation that revamps processes and systems, or external innovation that creates a new product or service. They might even succeed in rallying teams around the idea of innovation and getting people excited about the…
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…
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