The first 90-days
It’s New Year’s eve, near the end of the holiday season and the beginning of new chapters and statistically short-lived resolutions. For many it will… Read more
An Innovation Cheat Sheet: What, Where, How, and Why we do “new”
If innovation is doing something “new”, how do you know which “new” you should do? I was speaking with a business leader about my recent… Read more
A simple definition and measure for innovation
You can’t throw a stick these days without hitting someone who will invent a better way of throwing sticks or redefine why we need sticks… Read more
Collaboration in open innovation ecosystems
I have been testing perspectives on open innovation I shared in my previous post here on Sideways Thoughts. Over the last month, I have had some fascinating conversations with… Read more
Team Alignment in increasingly disruptive environments
The pushmi-pullyu is an animal with two heads, each head going in different directions. When introduced in The Story of Doctor Dolittle, the characters… Read more
A map of the open innovation ecosystem
These changing times People and organisations are naturally resistant to innovation. Humans tend to settle into repeatable behaviour to be safe and secure. We repeat… Read more
What is culture?
Culture is not a table. I can touch a table. I can take a tape measure to a table and tell you how tall and… Read more
A way to map a path to your goals, using Kurt Lewin’s field theory
If you want to truly understand something, try to change it. – Kurt Lewin Taking Lewin’s quote further, you understand something more when your change… Read more
Information for making decisions: Strategic planning with SWOT, PESTLE, SOAR, and… So what?
“Companies have to be very schizophrenic. On one hand, they have to maintain continuity of strategy. But they also have to be good at continuously… Read more
If you want to change, then change your rules: On first and second order change
“Rummy?” she tentatively declared, with a slight smile and questioning lilt to her voice. We had been married for a few months, and acquainted for… Read more
The case for social innovation, viewed though the decline of movie theatres
Social innovation enhances competitiveness, taps into the collective wisdom, and makes a difference for the common good. What could this mean practically for a challenged… Read more
Organisational ambidexterity: How to exploit and explore to survive
The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions. – John W.. Gardner Change and tension There is a tension in… Read more
Recent comments
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Kelly
A lovely follow up for me to read…
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Stacey
This is great Chad - insightful as always!…
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Jean
tee hee and I won again!! :P
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