A wise innovation mentor recently said something that stirred reflection for me. He said, “The American Industrial Revolution has done a great disservice to us. It shifted the context of the hiring process to considering humans as units of production, where people feel as if they are just a number, easily replaced by someone more…
90 Seconds of Innovation Podcast · Why is Innovation Most Successful on Teams? Why does innovation require teamwork? Leadership and innovation expert Ron Price shares what it takes to innovate successfully as a team. Episode Transcript: Why is it that most innovation takes place in teams? And why is it that the most successful…
Being an inventor is a great achievement. After all, you are the one who comes up with the ideas, or a new discovery. From incandescent light bulbs to the internet of things (IoT), inventors have made untold numbers of improvements to our lives. We have been privileged to work with many people who are truly world-class…
Are you looking for the next big thing? Searching for an idea that will attract new customers, improve your offerings, or simply give you a leg up on your competition? The good news is you probably have most of what you need already at your fingertips: Your employees will be the defining factor to your…
In this episode, Lori McNeill shares how to inspire innovation within your team. The secret? Working as a team. Episode Transcript Today’s question is: how to inspire innovation with your team? Well, I’ll tell you if you look back through history, innovation was never about just one person. It doesn’t matter what idea it was, it…
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…
Danielle Kane, Marketplace Manager for Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific, discusses the innovation tools that her and her organization have learned from The Innovator’s Advantage. Video Transcript Danielle Kane: I think the biggest impact for me has been allowing others to lead a team and understanding that teamwork and delegation are critical. Everybody…
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…
These days you hear and read a lot about innovation. It’s the common buzzword and there are constantly new articles and blogs written about it, but most of it is simply a rehashing of what has been written in the past. There’s very little new thought going into innovation, which is ironic if you think…
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