How does one make sense of the whole when a person’s focus becomes fragmented from the volume of information coming at them? Losing the ability to see the big picture could cause one to drown…
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Measuring the impact of innovation
Focus on the scale of impact to measure the effectiveness of an innovation project. The challenge with trying to determine the impact of a new solution is that it is hard to quantify. People can’t seem to…
Dashboards for business
The dashboard of a car can give you information such as your speed, direction of travel, engine rpm, and whether or not your lights are on or off. It can also tell you when you…
Custom solutions
Not every problem can be solved with an off-the-shelf solution. The more that people can tailor or custom-fit a solution to a particular problem, the more effective the end product will likely be over time….
Patience and grit
A muddled strategic approach is cumbersome, inward-facing, and lacks a sense of urgency. An overly bureaucratic organization can kill innovation. Not looking outwards causes trends to be missed. A lack of drive can stall the…
Inflection points
The point at which an organization shifts from one state of being to the next can be hard to ascertain. When you are mired in day-to-day activities and operations then individual events can flow together…