Tag Archives: Ideation

Are you bored to death and procrastinating? Good for you!

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Eugene Ivanov

In my two previous posts (here and here), I argued that the wide-spread belief that we are swimming in an ocean of cheap innovative ideas–solidified in a popular slogan “ideas are a dime a dozen”–is a myth. Available evidence suggests … Continue reading →

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Ideas are a dime a dozen. Are they really?

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

Any seasoned innovation practitioner would tell you that idea generation is the most straightforward part of the innovation process. Generating ideas is easy, the thinking goes; it is at the stage of testing these ideas and deciding which one to … Continue reading →

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The Words We Choose

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Eugene Ivanov

In a recent HBR article “Stop Calling It Innovation,” Nadya Zhexembayeva suggests ditching the term “innovation.” Her point? Employees hate innovation. Rightly or wrongly, they associate innovation with undue risk, extra work without reward, and even job loss. As a … Continue reading →

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