Does this scenario sound familiar? Bill Jensen and Josh Klein in their book Hacking Work, argue, ”Business’s infrastructure is not keeping up with us. That which was supposed to help us now dictates too much of what we can’t get done. Our tools have become more bossy than our bosses. “What makes this story so urgent [...]
Tagged as:
Hacking work,
Innovation
Michael Dell founded Dell Inc. in 1984 with $1,000 and an idea to build relationships directly with computer buyers. In 2010 his company earned $52.9 billion in fiscal net revenue, in a market that is more competitive than ever before. Dell’s first rule to keeping an edge: failing. “When you get a business that changes very [...]
Tagged as:
business,
business lessons,
Innovation,
innovators,
michael dell,
smart business,
social media
The world is coming to Oklahoma City November 15-17, 2010. Will you be there? I will be speaking about Creativity at Work at the forum, November 16. My talk will include rich tapestry of images, ideas and strategies used by leading innovators in business, art, design and science. Learn key principles and practices you can [...]
Tagged as:
2010 Creativity World Forum,
conference,
Creativity,
Innovation
Creativity at Work Newsletter, July/August 2010 Is America suffering from a creativity crisis? Pundits have been buzzing about this question ever since Newsweek ran “The Creativity Crisis“ as their cover story last month. “For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it?” Creativity tests, developed by E. Paul [...]
Tagged as:
brainstorming,
Canada,
Creativity,
creativity crisis,
creativity test,
Innovation,
research,
Torrance
Journal of Business Strategy, Volume 31 issue 4, has published a special issue on creatively intelligent companies and leaders: Arts-based learning for business Guest edited by Harvey Seifter and Ted Buswick Here is an excerpt : For about 20 combined years, a large part of our professional energies and personal passions have been engaged by [...]
Tagged as:
Artful Leadership,
arts-based learning,
books on creativity,
Creativity,
Innovation,
innovation technique,
journal of business strategy,
Workplace,
Workplace creativity
Mukti Khair presents a fascinating case study about the birth of a market for Modern Indian Art, in Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge. She says, “Before 1995, fine art was produced in India but there was little demand largely because Indian art was considered provincial or decorative. To create a market, this art was redefined [...]
Tagged as:
arts,
entrepreneur,
Innovation,
innovation technique,
Modern Indian Art
…. Or an innovation fuelling the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Some startling statistics on the impact social media has on business, education and society…
Tagged as:
Innovation,
social media
“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — [...]

Tagged as:
DESIGN THINKING,
design thinking,
Innovation,
innovation technique