Every organization MUST innovate to stay ahead of consumer demand and competition. Take the time to learn how to avoid Business As Usual and start to Innovate As Usual.
The goal of an Innovation approach is to bring the operating model back into balance and focus on both efficiency and innovation.
Simply put: everything that’s necessary for innovation to succeed
threatens the existence and sustainability of the long-developed SOP process
My focus is how to shift from business as usual to Innovation As Usual.
Business as usual stymies innovation by overly focusing the organization on
efficient business processes and meeting short term demands,
and by commanding the attention of the middle management cohort to the exclusion of creating new things.
My focus is how to shift from business as usual to Innovation As Usual.
Business as usual stymies innovation by overly focusing the organization on
efficient business processes and meeting short term demands,
and by commanding the attention of the middle management cohort to the exclusion of creating new things.
My focus is how to shift from business as usual to Innovation As Usual.
Business as usual stymies innovation by overly focusing the organization on
efficient business processes and meeting short term demands,
and by commanding the attention of the middle management cohort to the exclusion of creating new things.
The challenge, of course, is to overcome the misconceptions surrounding innovation
with a goal of making innovation a cultural phenomenon which can be
enhanced or inhibited by leaders, culture, and strategy.
There is a perception that innovation is a threat to the status quo,
to the existing business models and strategies that typically focus on scaling up,
getting a sizeable market share, and generating profits.
Large companies regularly have an innovation strategy that is aligned with their overall corporate strategy.
Small companies often don’t have an innovation strategy which will be detrimental to their future innovation success.
Innovation should be dedicated but not insulated in order to leverage cross-functional resources.
And that’s because….
Study failure as closely as you study success.
Why did you miss the mark—idea, execution, support?
How can you invert those results if you were doing it all over again?
Crystallize the key lessons learned.
Try again.
Life is not fair. It doesn’t give us what we need…it gives us what we deserve.
You may sell more, and earn more in absolute terms, but for each dollar you sell, you will make the same, and probably less, money if we don’t change our attitude about innovation and customer service.
We are in the center of change and we must accept it.
Forget everything we know
Live in the future Appreciate wisdom
Forget permanence Change our focus
Get excited and accept risk
Think ‘Clear and Present’ Opportunities
The intuitive, fast moving side of our minds
has far more of an effect on our decision making
than we realize.