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Tag Archives: Innovation
The quotes we choose
Long time ago, a boy growing up in Russia, I came across a quote by President John F. Kennedy. It impressed me so much that I wrote it down and learned by heart. Many years later, already in the United … Continue reading
Posted in Global Innovation, Innovation
Tagged Calvin Coolidge, Innovation, John F Kennedy, Moonshot, Vermont
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A Case of Innovation Foreboding: 3 Things That Can Damage U.S. Innovation Long-Term
When it comes to complex things, the proverbial glass is never full; it’s only half-empty. On the other hand, the glass is never empty; it’s always half-full. The glass analogy perfectly applies to U.S. innovation. In fits and starts, the … Continue reading
Don’t bring me eggs…Sorry, I meant problems.
It appears that the resistance to the time-tested management wisdom “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions” has reached a critical mass. Writing back in 2017 for Harvard Business Review, Sabina Nawaz suggested to “retire the saying” and replace this … Continue reading
A sober look at drinking and creativity
In one of my prior lives, I was a researcher in a Russian academic lab. A colleague of mine was studying the effects of ethanol alcohol on yeast cells. Every time she presented project updates to the rest of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol, Creativity, Harvard Business Review, Innovation
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Innovation and spirit. Yes, that spirit.
Recent evidence strongly suggests that the U.S. is facing a growing shortage of novel ideas. Worse, the cost of getting these ideas is growing while their quality seems to be declining. Left unchanged, this trend may have serious negative consequences for American innovation. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol, COVID-19, Innovation, Networks, Social Capital, Social Drinking, Wikipedia
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Ideas are a dime a dozen. Are they really?
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
Why I Don’t Like the Term “Innovator’s DNA”
“And just as each person’s physical DNA is unique, each individual we studied had a unique innovator’s DNA for generating breakthrough business ideas.” This is a line from the influential HBR article written by Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and the … Continue reading
Crowdsourcing: An Innovation Tool to Overcome the Limits of Remote Work
(A version of this article was originally posted to the Qmarkets blog) The unprecedented shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many organizations to change the ways they do business. Almost every business operation has been affected: from the … Continue reading
What Will Crowdsourcing Look Like in 10 Years?
(This piece was originally posted to the HeroX blog) There is a popular joke (attributed to Niels Bohr): “It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” And at times of uncertainty that we’re all living through, predicting the future … Continue reading
Innovation in Legacy Companies: Can You Be Big and Nimble at the Same Time?
(This piece was originally posted to the HeroX blog) Complaints that large legacy companies can’t innovate abound. Some folks go as far as to say that corporate innovation “is broken.” This is, perhaps, an exaggeration. Large companies are still quite good … Continue reading
