Drink a lot, eat a lot and take very little exercise.
Want to Remember a List of Items? Try Taking a Virtual Journey
You take an imaginary journey around a familiar route – say your house or road – and you attach the things you want to remember to the places along the way.
You take an imaginary journey around a familiar route – say your house or road – and you attach the things you want to remember to the places along the way.
Adopt an Idea From Elsewhere and Adapt it for Your Business
Lateral thinking is about finding new ways to solve problems. It is very likely that the current problem you face at work today has been faced and solved by other people.
Lateral thinking is about finding new ways to solve problems. It is very likely that the current problem you face at work today has been faced and solved by other people.
Why Does the Innovator Have Such an Odd Body?
Successful innovators and entrepreneurs need big hearts and smart brains. But that is not all.
Successful innovators and entrepreneurs need big hearts and smart brains. But that is not all.
Many Great Business Innovations Started as New Ways of Reaching Customers
Instead of finding a new product or a new market try looking for a new route to an existing market.
Instead of finding a new product or a new market try looking for a new route to an existing market.
No Good Joke Survives a Committee of Six
Leaders should consult and listen to opinions but be prepared to trust their intuition and judgment.
Leaders should consult and listen to opinions but be prepared to trust their intuition and judgment.
Can You Train People to Be Innovative? You Can and You Should
Is innovation some chance occurrence that comes in a flash of brilliance by the CEO? Is it the domain of just a handful of creative geniuses? No.
Is innovation some chance occurrence that comes in a flash of brilliance by the CEO? Is it the domain of just a handful of creative geniuses? No.
Was This the Worst Decision in History?
Bayezid II was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1491 to 1512. He worked hard to govern fairly and gained the epithet of “Bayezid the Just”.
Bayezid II was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1491 to 1512. He worked hard to govern fairly and gained the epithet of “Bayezid the Just”.
Ten Modern Examples of Bad Assumptions
Here are ten instances from the recent past where people or institutions made assumptions that turned out to be badly wrong:
Here are ten instances from the recent past where people or institutions made assumptions that turned out to be badly wrong:
Corporate Social Responsibility – Is It a Good Thing?
It is fashionable for large businesses to put significant resources into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.
It is fashionable for large businesses to put significant resources into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.
How Receptive Are You to New Ideas?
We carried out a survey to assess attitudes towards receptiveness to new ideas within organizations.
We carried out a survey to assess attitudes towards receptiveness to new ideas within organizations.
How to Transfer Knowledge
Experimentation and innovation are good but making the same mistakes time and time again is not.
Experimentation and innovation are good but making the same mistakes time and time again is not.
Lessons in Candour From Pixar’s Braintrust
In his book Creativity Inc., Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation, explains the important role of the ‘braintrust’ in the creative success of Pixar.
In his book Creativity Inc., Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation, explains the important role of the ‘braintrust’ in the creative success of Pixar.
Break the Rules – Innovation Technique
Innovators are rule breakers. We often see how new entrants to a market break the rules to which that the existing players conform.
Innovators are rule breakers. We often see how new entrants to a market break the rules to which that the existing players conform.
Five Tips on Giving Staff Appraisals
Having them start the interview with their self-assessment gives you common ground and makes your job easier.
Having them start the interview with their self-assessment gives you common ground and makes your job easier.
The Deterrent to Innovation in Curing Cancer
We live in an increasingly litigious age. The number of lawsuits brought against the British National Health Service has doubled in the last four years.
We live in an increasingly litigious age. The number of lawsuits brought against the British National Health Service has doubled in the last four years.