Innovation at Nokia

At today’s meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit we had an interesting talk from Pekka Pohjakallio, VP of Concepting and Innovation at Nokia.  Because of the ban on flights he was unable to attend in person so we had a voice over IP link to go with his powerpoint presentation.  He covered a tremendous amount [...]

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Praise the Behaviours you want to see

If you want to change the culture of the organisation then one of the best ways to do it is to praise the behaviours you want to see.  If you want your people to be more adventurous, more entrepreneurial and more innovative then make a point of singling out for recognition those people who are [...]

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Creating a Culture of Innovation

What are the key characteristics of a corporate culture that promotes innovation?  And those that inhibit innovation?  These were the topics we discussed in a workshop I facilitated yesterday for the Global Business Partnership Alliance.  We discussed a number of issues.  We conducted a survey among attendees and these were the main issues in the [...]

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Competency Traps Meeting

Today’s meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit discussed the issue of Competency Traps. The session was led by Richard Granger of Arthur D Little. He presented a comprehensive review of the topic and then facilitated a workshop where delegates assessed their organisational competence in 7 key areas. Competency traps are skills, attributes and things we [...]

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