Innovation
Culture of Innovation is Key!
Fellow innovators, I was extremely delighted to read Christine Comaford’s 7/26 Forbes article about the necessity of innovation. Right on! While Christine and I have not met nor have we discussed these elements, we are significantly aligned! As an active disruptor and provocateur, I work with large enterprises to revitalize innovation and grow the vibrant…
Read MoreIntroducing ProVoke LiVe NetWork, PLN!
I am thrilled to report that we are in the Beta test phase of ProVoke LiVe NetWork, PLN. We live in a highly global and collaborative world. My work with ProVoke and Disruptive Innovation has me engaged with many global teams. At all times I need to communicate with these teams in parallel as we…
Read MoreLength of Time in Business = Slower Rate of Disruption and Innovation
Where and how we do we start disruption and innovation? Disruption and innovation is fairly straight forward in startups. No legacy to deal with. Come out with a great idea, build an offering and off you go. Today with the as-a-service model, this is all super simple to do. However, disruption and innovation is a…
Read MoreWhy Disruption is Not Just About Innovation?
Source: Dilbert.com In ProVoke, we talk about disruption as the necessary element in order to innovate. I think we all agree that major innovation has happened because we have not accepted status quo, but have punctured it, taken risk and created what was deemed to be impossible. Look around you, everything that you see at…
Read MoreProvocateur/Disruptor…Right On!
I don’t think I have ever enjoyed any of my job titles as much as I have when I was referred to as a change agent, provocateur and disruptor. More than anything it meant that there was room for change and disruption. It also allows us to have the right dialog, not about how things…
Read MoreEvolving from Delivery to Growth. Ideation, Innovation, Marketable Innovation
One of the areas where I spend a lot of time on with my clients (and I am very passionate about) is how do we enable innovation in a large company? Large enterprises have massive pools of technical talent, have clients, and a global market reach. So why are we not seeing more innovation from…
Read MoreEasy to Be a “NaySayer and a Skeptic", Right?
Image credit: Dilbert.com “ …Innovate? You must be kidding. My company does not allow us to ‘just innovate’.” “I am closely watched here to do what I was hired to do and that is it.” “We don’t have a culture of innovation here . Inspired? No. This is my job, not my hobby, so of…
Read MoreYear in Reflection
Dear fellow readers and bloggers, what an insane year 2011 has been. Ever year has highs and lows and highlights. But this year has been a bit different. In a course of a year, countries have ousted monarchs and leaders and social transparency is growing by leaps and bounds. But 2011 has also been a…
Read MoreAre we not all ‘entrepreneurs’ in a big company? Why not actively Disrupt and Innovate?
It is extremely energizing meeting incredibly competent people at the various companies that I visit. Fabulously talented, educated engineers, designers and other company employees at various ranks who ‘really’ know their business. They know how the products are build, their use applications and marketability. In addition they are uniquely connected with the customers and understand…
Read MoreAn Innovation Website Alone Does Not Make a Company Innovative
In the last 2 weeks I have been fortunate enough to be invited by a number of midsize and large enterprises to present ProVoke and start the dialog of Disruption to Innovation…. And more importantly launching the Culture of Disruption (CofD) as the necessary first step. CofD is a central premise of ProVoke and how…
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