Over the years, one of the most informative items that I learned about modern professional cyclists was that during the off-season from mid-fall to late-winter they worked to stay within 5% of peak fitness. This…
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A story of accidental innovation
On February 2, 2017 I posted A visual definition of strategy and it has by far become one of the most viewed articles on my blog. I’ve written 450+ pieces in the 2 years that…
Your organizing device
An organizing device is an anchor. It could be a specific source of inspiration for any kind of creative work or business project. If you are practicing architecture, it could be a key landscape feature…
Sustained creativity
Sustained creativity requires one to: take breaks not to get comfortable be open to new ideas continually explore get out of your comfort zone seek out what you don’t know generate more ideas, many of…
Generalize and specialize
This selection from Kenneth Mikkelsen and Richard Martin’s The Neo-Generalist is a favorite and certainly insightful. It reinforces the idea that a generalist can also be a person that specializes in several different skills or…
Weekly Roundup: The Innovation of Procurement
This is a collection of articles that caught my attention this week. Procurement, like other aspects of a business or government, is a system. Improve or increase the way organizations bring in new ideas, materials,…