First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a Managing Principal at InnovationPoint, where he works with organizations including Visa, Colgate-Palmolive, Medtronic, Disney, Philips, PepsiCo, and numerous other global firms.

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LDRLB

MAY 8, 2013

All companies, whether they are successful with innovation or not, have one thing in common: they have their own “personalities.” This last week at the Front End of Innovation conference in Boston, I shared a presentation on the Strategies and Tools for Creating a Culture of Innovation. LEAPS Innovation Leadership Competencies.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Beyond alarming questions of what is "fair" to the innovators themselves, few have considered how these human capital controls might impact the quality and quantity of innovation--and ultimately economic growth. In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation.

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LDRLB

JUNE 19, 2013

Last week FastCompany published an article called 6 Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation. I believe many leaders and organizations have finally recognized that strategic innovation isn’t about creating finely tuned processes, using new fangled methodologies, or creating 2×2 matrices. Yes, I wrote it. A pleasant surprise.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 10, 2012

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. Accentuate the Positive. What experiences make you smile?”.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

When FastCompany published 6 Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation this last Fall, within the first few days the article received over 2000 tweets from FastCo’s page alone. The reason: their company cultures stifle innovation. Create your own symbols that reinforce innovation values. Why such keen interest in this topic?

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LDRLB

JUNE 18, 2012

When it comes to innovation, we know that open-mindedness, deferring judgment, including diverse inputs from diverse people, and supporting collaboration inside and outside our organizations are all success factors when going for big ideas that make a big difference. This research reveals a leadership paradox when it comes to innovation.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Dependence limits innovative thinking. And earlier this year, New York’s Mayor Bloomberg doled out awards specifically recognizing the city’s most innovative nonprofits. But here’s the challenge: most nonprofit innovations come from socially minded start-ups that invented themselves from scratch. Most of the 1.5 million do?

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 28, 2013

To celebrate the launch of his new book, David Burkus has turned over his microphone to friend and LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan. To celebrate the launch of his new book, David Burkus has turned over his microphone to friend and LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan. Listen below or subscribe via iTunes.

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LDRLB

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Want to innovate? Positive surprise… It’s the source of radical innovation and viral customer delight. Innovation innovation kaplan leapfrogging surprise' When creating and testing your ideas, incorporate and measure the “surprise factor.” References: [link].

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Mills Scofield

MAY 17, 2013

So honored to share the screen on Huffington Post Live with Angela Maiers , Saul Kaplan , Robin Chase , Whitney Johnson and Brian Cuban discussing Choose2Matter - helping our kids realize how much they have to offer and give -. Choose2Matter Entrepreneurship Huffington Post Live Innovation Leadership Quest2Matter Youth'

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LDRLB

APRIL 10, 2014

But look and the most innovative leaders and companies and you’ll see that they continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations. So, the next time the topic of talking to customers comes up, be sure to ask: “What are we most afraid of losing… a customer or a big opportunity for innovation?”.

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LDRLB

JULY 17, 2012

Disruptive innovation is no longer the exception, it’s the rule. In the book, the Innovator’s DNA , Clayton Christensen and colleagues list five behaviors that characterize innovative leaders: associational thinking, questioning, observing, networking and experimenting. Adaptive Planning. Savoring Surprise.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Innovation. Leapfrogging by Soren Kaplan. Leapfrogging is a powerful book in how surprise powers innovative breakthroughs. It’s not enough just to think about the innovations your own organization is pursuing. We’re biased. Soren is a LDRLB contributor but that shouldn’t disqualify him from making our list. Strategy.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 06:16 pm under connection culture Life is good! why is everyone smiling?

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Mills Scofield

AUGUST 25, 2014

Thank you Nicha Ratana-Apiromyakij & Saul Kaplan for this honor and story about BIF10. BIF10 Brown University Culture Innovation Leadership Networking Saul Kaplan Strategy business model' TIME magazine ( online )!! I am so privileged and blessed to be a part of BIF. Sign up ASAP for BIF10 !!!

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Innovation today is as much about how you deliver value as it is about what it is you offer to the market. The other domain is leadership.

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Mills Scofield

JULY 24, 2011

As much as I love change, innovation, #RCUS (Random Collisions of Unusual Suspects per Saul Kaplan) and challenging the Status Quo, I realized how much the comfort and haven of some Status Quo means to me as we got settled at our place in Maine. The familiar faces in our littl [.]

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LDRLB

MAY 23, 2012

Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. In contrast, the most innovative leaders and companies continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 3, 2013

Surprise energizes innovation. I asked the “expert on surprise,” Soren Kaplan, “If you could [.]. Organizations hate uncertainty. Extraordinary leaders realize surprise is a catalyst not an enemy. Reject surprises to your own peril.

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Mills Scofield

JULY 24, 2014

BIF10 Business Innovation Factory Business Models Culture Innovation John Hagel Leadership Networking Saul Kaplan Strategy' Thank you BIF for chatting with me about the power of #RCUS and BIF! Can''t wait for BIF10 !!! The BIF Summit is the ultimate interdisciplinary happening.".

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LDRLB

MAY 23, 2012

In contrast, the most innovative leaders and companies continually engage customers to help them reinvent their offerings and their organizations. Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Play Nice But Win : A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader by Michael Dell with James Kaplan. Why are some of the world’s most successful companies able to stay ahead of disruption, adopting and implementing innovative strategies, while others struggle?

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LDRLB

APRIL 23, 2012

This is a guest post form Soren Kaplan. This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Whereas innovation used to be all about research & development, technology, and product or service innovation, what’s required for innovation today goes far beyond the traditional nuts and bolts.

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Alan Webber BIF BIF9 Carmen Medina Culture Innovation Jazz Leadership Livestrong Networking RCUS Saul Kaplan Strategy Virtues-Values Whitney Johnson' #RCUS inspires and transforms our world in ways we may know now, later or may not ever realize. Here are a few BIF9 Storytellers who inspired me.

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Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Listen to John Hagel, Saul Kaplan & Mike Waite Discuss on Trust Across America Radio. February 13, 2013. Does being vulnerable and trustworthy sound a bit paradoxical? Vulnerability isn’t a sign of weakness or meekness but a trait of confident humility that allows us to learn.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2012

And finally, business model innovation is getting the recognition it deserves. That’s why I was thrilled when my friend and one of business model innovation’s gurus, Saul Kaplan , wrote a must read book sharing his real world experiences - The Business Model Innovation Factory. 1] Kaplan, Saul.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 30, 2020

Despite this, there is a growing desire for corporations to be better stakeholders, with Wharton’s Sarah Kaplan outlining as much in her latest book, The 360° Corporation. Whereas the British Academy report seems to wish away the hard choices and trade offs companies must make, Kaplan’s book places them front and center.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 29, 2012

But could we be overlooking an essential and critical ingredient of breakthrough leadership and innovation? Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. So why are we resisting them in business?

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Mills Scofield

MAY 14, 2014

Last year, in a discussion on the paradox of integrity, trust and vulnerability with John Hagel, Saul Kaplan, Mike Waite , President of Menasha Packaging Corp. Character Culture Efficiency Innovation Integrity John Hagel Leadership Menasha ORBIS Respect Strategy accountability'

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Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In BIF10 Top Row L-R Marlea Brown, Andrew Kaplan, Nicha Ratana; Bottom Row L-R: Faisal Khurshid, Isby Lubin, Fiora MacPherson, Sarah Kandath, Me what, in Whom do you Hope ? BIF is the most amazing gathering of humans from all over the world sharing stories about perseverance, innovation, impact…and Hope !

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LDRLB

JULY 19, 2012

To celebrate the upcoming launch of LDRLB contributor Soren Kaplan’s new book Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs , we’ve arranged for a free webinar for the LDRLB community. Leading Disruptive Innovation. Description: Disruptive innovation is no longer the exception, it’s the norm.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 25, 2020

There’s a general consensus that we should strive to make the world a greener and more sustainable place after COVID, with the European Commission proposing a European Green Deal to enable the continent to “live up to the challenges we are all facing” Central to this will be for companies and other organizations to do their bit, and (..)

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2012

The more fearful we are the more pessimistic we grow about the future,” Soren Kaplan, author of, Leapfrogging: Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs. [.]. I’m a huge fan of “just go do something,” but a world filled with options and uncertainty paralyzes. When fear prevents the next step, pessimism prevails.

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 15, 2012

Soren Kaplan thought he knew about giant leaps forward until [.]. Leaders rise up during uncertainty and press through ambiguity; they embrace surprises. The surprising truth is surprises represent the path to breakthroughs.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 25, 2012

In LEAPFROGGING , author Soren Kaplan reveals why this command-and-control mindset is exactly what stymies innovation. The leapfrogging life cycle that Kaplan describes in his book is not a step-by-step how to guide. Soren Kaplan: Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 23, 2013

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