Pushing thinking to find breakthroughs and innovate is as much about asking the right questions as finding the right answers.  CIO Insight recently published my presentation highlighting 10 questions that can be used for leapfrogging mindsets to foster innovation: 1. Innovation innovation kaplanAccentuate the Positive. MORE >>

For all their efficiencies, hierarchies turn out to be remarkably inefficient when organizations are trying to leverage creative ideas and increase their innovation. Supervisors often reject innovative ideas because the individuals who developed theses ideas understand the novelty and applicability of them better than supervisors. MORE >>

I’m just starting to wonder if some StatusQuo-itis isn’t seeping into innovation discussions. One of the very freeing things about innovation is that it’s a continuous experiment; what works today may or may not work tomorrow (if you have kids, you know this well). It’s good to innovate how you innovate! MORE >>

'Innovation means more than just new products or services. Perhaps my favorite definition of innovation is Scott Berkun’s : “Innovation is significant positive change.”. Recently, the Institute for Corporate Productivity published a study surveying some of the top companies and people in the fields of management and innovation. MORE >>

Heritage and innovation is a tension that needs to be managed— thoughtfully. Howard Schultz recognized as he began to deal with Starbuck’s identity crisis in 2008 that they had to strike a delicate balance between heritage and innovation. Sustainable influence and growth is achieved when heritage and innovation overlap. MORE >>