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Can You Innovate if You Don’t Communicate?
Over the last year, while working with some of my clients in the area of disruption and innovation and building the Culture of Innovation with them, I have witnessed something most interesting and alarming. If folks are totally introverted and non-communicative, can we built a culture of innovation? Innovation by default requires collaboration, communication and…
Yes, Let’s Bring Jobs and Knowledge Back to America, Shall We?
Building on my last blog of May 31…I totally agree with Dylan Tweney’s recent article: America, it’s time to start making things again. We (America) need to consciously think of bringing jobs back and retraining and focusing on the growth of talent in America. As mentioned in Tweney’s article, here is what Motorola is doing…
Rising Global Unemployment Rates…Why is Germany Different?
As per the report about unemployment in the euro zone released this week, unemployment rates in Europe in certain countries are approaching 50%. This means that half of the eligible work force cannot find jobs which is hugely distressing for countries such as Spain and Greece. The U.S. has lower unemployment numbers, however, it is…
Stay Tuned…What is in the Hopper?
Quote from Scott Belsky – Author of Making Ideas Happen Hello friends, Been a few weeks since my last blog post and a number of you have asked why? First: An insane travel schedule around the globe and ProVoke speaking engagements, etc. And: I am intrigued, fascinated and at times equally frustrated about so many…
Big Data: To Understand Employees Better and Have a Stronger Company
Yesterday’s Sunday New York Times article in the technology sector titled : “Big Data trying to build better workers” – caught my eye, no doubt….Big data used internally to understand and improve the work force. Interesting concept. I totally agree with Google’s philosophy. I am deeply involved with helping individuals in large companies become more innovative…
Democratization of Innovation – Liberation of Patents for a Purpose
Fellow readers, this month GE announced that it will be opening up thousands (not thousands not hundreds) of patents from its library of 20,000 patents. First off, this liberation of IP (patents) is a huge forward move. Why? For decades, global companies have viewed their technical prowess, not in terms of new products and innovation…