Innovation

Innovation – The Hardest Part is Starting

November 16, 2009

In most organizations business innovation is seen as “risky” behavior. For example, I’m on the Advisory Board of MaxPoint Interactive, an online advertising start-up. They developed a geo targeting technology for banner ads that’s 2.5 times more granular than residential zip code. The results Early Adopters have seen are nothing short of spectacular. I’m using [...]

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Five Pillars for Business Innovation

November 11, 2009

Business innovation isn’t accidental. It’s the result of conscious decisions made be leadership to create and foster a culture of innovation. This requires a certain amount of bravery and a lot of self confidence. Leadership needs to have a mind set for business innovation. This means not focusing on what’s “right,” but rather focusing on [...]

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Open Source Consulting

August 19, 2009

My friend Mark van Clieaf is an org design consultant. He works with Boards to help them build organizations that maximize value creation. He is a very smart fellow but he doesn’t always know the answer. He likes to hear other points of view. This lead him to a collaboration technique I call Open Source [...]

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