Based on the LinkedIn article, How to Excel at Both Innovation and Execution: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130724121021-36792-how-to-excel-at-both-innovation-and-execution

1. LIMITS
KNOW

2. do you know
when to
banish all limits
versus when to
accept limits?
To innovate and grow,
both skills are essential.

3. to unleash
profitable
innovation,
create a
space
with
no limits

4. this space should exist in your mind…
Photograph by Michael D. Dunn

5. in your heart…
Photograph by Milo (Dreamer7112 on Flickr.com)

6. and in your imagination...
©ThresholdAnimationStudios

7. Photograph by Rafael Elías
To find this space,
you may have to travel…

8. …and experiment.
Photograph by Bruce Kasanoff
(photograph of piece of string spinning)

9. But there is a paradox…
Photograph by silent_neverland on flickr.com

10. Accepting
limits
is what
transforms
potential
into
something
real
Photograph by Sean Galbraith

11. Q. This is confusing. Are we supposed to
accept limits, or not?
A. Both. First one, then the other…
Photograph by Bruce Kasanoff

12. ©2013 Now Possible LLC
PROTECT
(keep everything running well)
NO
limits
KNOW
limits
203.341.9448 www.nowpossible.com
EXPLORE
(brainstorm, experiment, invent)
CREATE
(sort and refine ideas)
PLAN
(balance creative with practical choices)
BUILD
(choices disappear; get it done)
Here is how it works…

13. ©2013 Now Possible LLC
PROTECT
(keep everything running well)
NO
limits
KNOW
limits
203.341.9448 www.nowpossible.com
EXPLORE
(brainstorm, experiment, invent)
CREATE
(sort and refine ideas)
PLAN
(balance creative with practical choices)
BUILD
(choices disappear; get it done)
Go to the top to innovate
(no limits)
Go to the bottom to
execute (know limits)

14. Knowing limits - getting specific
about implementation - is what
enables an idea to become reality.
(Without limits, an idea will forever be unrealized potential.)

15. ©2013 Now Possible
PROTECT
(keep everything running well)
NO
limits
KNOW
limits
203.341.9448 www.nowpossible.com
EXPLORE
(brainstorm, experiment, invent)
CREATE
(sort and refine ideas)
PLAN
(balance creative with practical choices)
BUILD
(choices disappear; get it done)
Stay low = no growth

16. ©2013 Now Possible
PROTECT
(keep everything running well)
NO
limits
KNOW
limits
203.341.9448 www.nowpossible.com
EXPLORE
(brainstorm, experiment, invent)
CREATE
(sort and refine ideas)
PLAN
(balance creative with practical choices)
BUILD
(choices disappear; get it done)
Stay high = dreams
are never realized

17. ©2013 Now Possible
PROTECT
(keep everything running well)
NO
limits
KNOW
limits
203.341.9448 www.nowpossible.com
EXPLORE
(brainstorm, experiment, invent)
CREATE
(sort and refine ideas)
PLAN
(balance creative with practical choices)
BUILD
(choices disappear; get it done)
Stay in the middle =
modest change

18. ©2013 Now Possible
PROTECT
(keep everything running well)
NO
limits
KNOW
limits
203.341.9448 www.nowpossible.com
EXPLORE
(brainstorm, experiment, invent)
PLAN
(balance creative with practical choices)
BUILD
(choices disappear; get it done)
CREATE
(sort and refine ideas)
Go full cycle =
do anything you set
your mind to do

19. Want to learn more?
Speeches
Workshops (on-site and off-site)
Facilitation
Consulting
Coaching
contact Bruce Kasanoff at
(203) 341-9448 or
bruce@nowpossible.com