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Mark McGuiness on his blog, Lateral Action, asks the question, ‘Is brainstorming a waste of time?’ He produces a number of serious critics who hate brainstorms and claim that there is little evidence that they work. The main criticisms are: Not enough good ideas Lack of critical filters Inhibition Freeloading Taking turns Group think He then [...]  The CEO of Black and Decker once said, ‘People don’t go into a DIY store because they need one of our drills. They go because they need a hole in the wall.’ Wonderbra in their internal communications to staff say this, ‘We do not sell underwear. We do not sell lingerie. What we sell [...] Criminals often show great creativity and imagination in their approach. We hear the stories of the stupid criminals who fail and are caught but rarely about the clever ones who succeed and escape. Roni Horowitz tells this story on the SIT site. ’It has become standard practice for companies to install an alarm system that [...] On Friday 16 Jan I facilitated a meeting for the 40 senior managers in the Futures Housing Group who are based in Ripley in Derbyshire. We were looking at how they can deliver on their corporate values which are: Making a positive impression Operating as one organisation Reaching our potential Embracing innovation We used different [...] I was running a workshop today for a Vistage group of CEOs in Horsley. We were discussing innovation in a recession. One of the the members said, ‘We should not look at innovation as a silver bullet, but as an iterative process.’ Innovation is not a one shot thing – it is a continual process [...] The next meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit will take place on the morning of Feb 18th in Westminster. Details and booking here. The session will be led by Philip Kyte of consultants Arthur D Little. He says, ‘The concept is “Innovation for Cash” which we are finding very relevant to today’s situation. It is [...] Taken from this site and the book by Adam Hartung 1. What are the biggest obstacles to innovation in your organization? 2. Why do projects identified in brainstorming or ideation sessions seem to never get off the back burner? 3. Why is there so much funding for legacy work, but so little funding for innovation? [...] Here is a short video of Clayton Christensen describing what makes children develop curiosity.
Thanks to Frank Calberg for this. Happy New Year to all curious thinkers. Paul Sloane |
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