Crowdsource Ideas to Grow Your Business
You may be pretty smart, there are plenty of other smart people out there. Never assume that, just because you are a leader, you have a monopoly on good ideas. Try to crowdsource ideas within (and potentially beyond) your organization. As you grow, you need to take advantage of emerging opportunities and deal with emerging […]
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- Jun, 17, 2019
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Jun, 17, 2019
When Innovation is Frowned Upon
Innovation is a common theme for companies, but they don’t always turn the concept into reality. Why not? For some, it’s because of the nature of their industry. In some fields, innovation seems to be frowned upon even as companies say they want it. Why would an industry discourage its members from being innovative? One […]
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- Mar, 04, 2019
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Distinguishing Between Creativity and Innovation
The economic advisor at a fintech startup reached out to us recently, as he was new to the startup scene after spending years in a bank, and he had a few questions. As we talked, the team noticed he used the words creativity and innovation interchangeably. We finally decided to stop him and have a […]
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- Jul, 09, 2018
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Design Thinking on PMTV
We have been pleased to partner with Sam Neo and the team at People Mentality of Singapore, learning from them and hopefully working on some projects together this year. They have just launched People Mentality TV, a new show on YouTube, and their first interview is with Tim Schuurman of DesignThinkers Academy. Sam and Tim […]
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- May, 28, 2018
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Allow People to Fail
If you say you want innovation, but you punish people for failure, you are sending mixed messages, and your employees will follow your actions more quickly than they will follow your words. By its nature, innovation requires people to try new, untested ideas and see if they work. Some will, some won’t. If you reward […]
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- Apr, 30, 2018
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