9 Anti-rules of Innovation

Posted 6 years ago

Innovation shouldn't be a battle, but it often feels like it when you're trying to get everyone on board. When preparing workshop material for the…

How to deal with multinationals to develop your idea

Posted 6 years ago

Collaborating with a larger organisation can be a shorter route to get your idea onto the market sooner. I’m the interim CEO of a start-up company…

Pitch, don't chuck

Posted 6 years ago

What are you really expected to do when you’re asked or instructed to ‘pitch’ an idea? Search the usual sources and you’ll find a range…

10 questions to quiz an innovation advisor

Posted 6 years ago

The explosion in innovation advisor number and types over the past two years has been amazing. We have met innovation lawyers, innovation accountants, start-up business…

Why failing fast doesn't teach us anything

Posted 6 years ago

You’ve no doubt heard the mantra 'Fail Fast, Fail Often'. If you have a start-up or an innovation project, turning this mantra into a mandate…

5 Ways to Engage Successfully with Start-ups

Posted 6 years ago

Many of our corporate clients are concerned about the disruptive impact that start-up companies will have on their industries, either now or in the future.…

What are ‘idea pathways’?

Posted 6 years ago

Can a process idea and a product idea follow the same pathway? Stage gates are integral to most innovation systems, but many organisations fall into…

Why Innovation Systems Fail

Posted 6 years ago

Is your innovation program going to fail? Our biggest concern with all the hype about innovation at the moment is that in three years’ time…

Are you really collaborating or just connecting?

Posted 6 years ago

Collaboration has become a bonafide buzzword. Its meaning is turning fuzzy, so often interchanged with cooperation, connecting, networking. Maybe that’s why a lot of organisations…

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