In scanning dozens of articles about the New England Patriots comeback win in the recent Super Bowl over the Atlanta Falcons, I found the following consistent themes: The Patriots didn’t panic. They demonstrated patience and…
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Banning innovation
Following yesterday’s article on Target cutting aspects of it’s innovation program, I found another on banning innovation written by the Chief Technology Officer of the City of New York. You can find it here. “I…
Vision needs action
Vision, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, can be defined as the faculty or ability to see. It can also be defined as the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom. People…
The power of why
If you don’t know why you are doing something, is it just folly? I exercise to stay in shape, read in order to gain new perspectives, and write in order to sharpen my creative skills….
Finding the future
The thing about getting to next is that what’s next already exists. The challenge is finding it. “The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” — William Gibson However, people can…
OK, I’m ready to innovate
It is rare for innovation, change, or new ideas with staying power to develop on demand. Either people aren’t ready to hear about them or the appropriate context hasn’t been prepared for the idea to…