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Does Motivation Stem from Inspiration or Threats and Rewards?
Leaders who need people to find new solutions should learn the difference between motivation derived from ‘power over’ vs ‘power with’. What does this mean? Traditionalists expect that...
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Use Better Questions Like These for Innovation Thinking
Accelerating change means adapt and innovate or become irrelevant. Without innovation thinking and a willingness to try new things, you won’t survive. Innovation requires...
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You can be more innovative leader
After eight years of research and 360 degree data from over five hundred innovators and thousands of executives in...
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Need new solutions? Bring a 5 year old to work!
Looking to be that creative executive? Want innovation and creativity in your business? Want to increase the likelihood of finding...
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Innovation…meet the people part
How to improve leadership for cultural innovation? The bulk of material I come across on creativity and innovation are articles, papers,...
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How to unleash your unconcious mind in creative process….
The blurt itself is a starting point. As I laid there waking up, I noticed the random thoughts I associated with the...
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When do “the facts” limit our view?
A foundation of the Pythagorean philosophy was that all is number. Western thinking at the time explained that ratios ruled the...
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Need new solutions?
Finding new solutions is a process of discovery that starts with curiosity. Now here is the rub. Our brains...
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Is your listening set to a default mode?
I am new to blogging and asked a friend of mine for feedback about what I’ve written to date....
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Impactful Team Development Incorporates Experiential Learning
Ingredients of Impactful Team Development Does this sound familiar? Your team is full of really bright people. They love situations with clearly defined outcomes and are eager for the freedom to figure out how to design good solutions. Great! Is …Read More »
How to Make Better Decisions
What ingredients make for better decisions? No question good analytics contribute. But, sometime, the algorithmic fringe holds a key to innovative insights. The margin also has clues to unintended consequences. Pre-mortems that flush out unintended consequences add a layer to …Read More »
Why Digital Transformation Is Not Enough
Is the digital “cool factor” running you? Are you so consumed by keeping up with what’s new in digital transformation, you’re overlooking this: data does little to transcend the social and political pitfalls of uncertain times. It bothers me when …Read More »