Corporate Innovation Cartoon: Now Go Innovate!
Far too often, we tell people all the things they shouldn't do in the workplace. Don't rock the boat Don't make mistakes Don't forget we need 20% return Don't try new things We don't do [...]
Applying Improvisation to Improve Agility and Innovation – My Chat with Kat Koppett
On December 12th, I had a great chat with Kat Koppett. Kat is a fellow improviser-in-chief who also applies concepts from stage improvisation to the needs of business to improve performance. This means accepting others [...]
Every Organization Needs a Chief Marketing Improvisation Officer
As a stage improviser, I love playing with the audience and creating stories in real-time. As a marketer that often applies improvisational tools to improve client outcomes, being prepared and still knowing when to ditch [...]
Human-Centered Design: Where are the Product Storytellers Today?
Great marketing IS storytelling, and it is the essence of connecting with your audience. So why aren’t there more storytellers in product – especially in high-tech? Many companies gather customer requirements, build in a [...]
Creating Awesome Products and Services, Part II: Interview with Innovator Mike Harding
KKG (Kathy Klotz-Guest): Other than Apple, when we look at Silicon Valley - who is creating really innovative products? MH (Mike Harding): I would say Nest Labs. Tony Fadell, the founder, created the iPod. He [...]
Creating Awesome Products and Services: Part I, Interview with Mike Harding
I recently chatted with Mike Harding, innovator and developer, about creating awesome new products and services. I met Mike when we both presented product and service innovation sessions at The 2012 Silicon Valley Product Camp [...]
Innovation, “Humanness,” and Culture Stewardship – An Interview with “The New How” Author, Nilofer Merchant (Part II of II)
KKG: You and I both agree culture eats strategy for breakfast. AMEN! What’s the “breakfast of champions” that culture must have to thrive? Put another way, if there were two elements that created culture “oxygen,” [...]
Innovation, “Humanness,” and Culture Stewardship – An Interview with “The New How” Author, Nilofer Merchant (Part I of II)
The following blog post is a compilation from a Q&A with Nilofer Merchant. Nilofer, formerly the founder and CEO of Rubicon, is a corporate director at a NASDAQ-traded firm and a lecturer at Stanford. After [...]
Pics from Stanford Course: Unleash Your Creative Genius
We had a great time with the Stanford Course on January 21. In that workshop, we did lots of fun, playful and interactive exercises designed to have people flexing their creative muscles. Here are some [...]
Jobs’ Genius: Making Technology More Human
Steve Jobs was an amazing creative force. Much has already been written in the last day after his passing and much will be written about his contributions to movie animation, to computing and to music [...]
“Yes, and!” Your Way from Human Potential to Human Capital
The Center for Creative Leadership writes about four mindsets that inhibit positive organizational change. One of those mindsets that pervades and stops progress in its tracks is a “yes, but…” mentality. You know the type [...]
