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Innovation in Complex Civic Environments

Mills Scofield

Chris is one of the most passionate people I know about innovating in the civic space where government, non-profit and for-profit intersect. Relying on emergent solutions to drive innovation poses inherent challenges to those who work in the civic arena. Data should guide the resource allocation and actions of our collaborations.

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2013 Top Professors on Twitter

LDRLB

These professors consistently build upon the body of knowledge and further the goal of evidence-based leadership. Below you’ll find who we feel are the 2013 top 50 professors on twitter, broken into lists around leadership, innovation, and strategy, as well as five at-large professors. Innovation. Michael Porter.

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LeadershipNow 140: March 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Forbes: Porter or Mintzberg – Whose View of Strategy is the most Relevant Today? HarvardBiz: Three Questions that Will Kill Innovation Try asking "What are you learning?" Stanford GSB: Why Failure Drives Innovation. donhornsby: Good leadership never forgets that its long-term goal is not to create follower but more leaders.

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Top Professors on Twitter

LDRLB

These professors consistently build upon the body of knowledge and further the goal of evidence-based leadership. Below you’ll find who we feel are the top professors on twitter, broken into lists around leadership, innovation, and strategy. Innovation. Michael Porter. Leadership. Bill George. Jeffrey Pfeffer.

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What is the Price?

Kevin Eikenberry

Five Keys to Better Decision Making in Meetings Nine Steps for Creating and Maintaining Team Ownership of Ideas and Goals Blogs I Like Get Uncomfortable! I’m looking forward to reading it (my copy is on the way) and after I’ve read it I will share more. Do You Really Need a Meeting to Make a Decision?

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Social Progress = Economic Success: Social Innovation at Work

Harvard Business Review

Meanwhile Harvard Business Review has been focused on this issue, with our most recent cover story titled "How to fix capitalism — and unleash a wave of innovation and growth". This cover story, by Michael Porter, suggests that companies and government need to get outside an outdated approach to value creation.

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Why Innovators Should Study the Rise and Fall of the Venetian Empire

Harvard Business Review

From the thirteenth century on, the Arsenal nurtured creativity and spurred innovation and entrepreneurship in the construction of its galleys. Merchants and traders played the game of incremental innovation by focusing on efficiency and optimization. What’s the lesson for entrepreneurs and innovators today?