Monthly Archives: January 2022

Innovating in Your Dream and With a Drink

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Eugene Ivanov

There are a few reported approaches to boosting human creativity. Some of them are very proper. Perhaps the most popular is taking a shower — especially if followed by going to the garden and sitting under the apple tree. Another … Continue reading →

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How to Build Your Innovation Dream Team (Part 2)

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Eugene Ivanov

In Part 1, I described two potential approaches to building a corporate innovation team. One emphasizes specific individual skills of team members, the other focuses on the optimal mix of functional roles within the team. There is the third approach to the … Continue reading →

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How to Build Your Innovation Dream Team (Part 1)

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Eugene Ivanov

Do you agree that to pursue a corporate innovation project, you need a dedicated innovation team? Maybe not. We often hear that “innovation is everyone’s job” along with arguments that any structure kills creativity and stifles innovation. Why is the … Continue reading →

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Are You Free to Innovate?

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Eugene Ivanov

My search for factors advancing corporate innovation has led me to a somewhat unexpected conclusion: to innovate, you need freedom. This freedom can be realized at three major levels. The first level is individual, manifested as freedom from being discriminated … Continue reading →

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