Managing risk in innovation practices
Our CEO Jeneanne Rae led a virtual panel on revolutionary versus evolutionary innovation today. Held in association with HighTable, the discussion–which included former Coca Cola and GE Energy execs...
View ArticleDon’t Let Shareholders Hold Your Innovation Hostage
The markets and regulatory agencies governing publicly traded companies should borrow a page from the NFL’s playbook and purposefully manage the division between the real and expectations market,...
View Article3 Tips for Successful Innovation
This Businessweek image featuring Motiv President and CEO Jeneanne Rae recently resurfaced at our office: In just 3 points, Jeneanne defines the pieces that must fall into place in order for innovation...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts On Design and Innovation
I recently read a column by Jason Gross called “The Designer Will Make It Pretty” that made me pause. An excerpt (boldface mine): I hear a phrase quite often that many designers would compare to nails...
View ArticleThe Role of Leadership in Driving Innovation
Regardless of the organization, leaders play crucial roles in enabling success. This element is especially evident in the sporting world. A head coach can come in and turn around a team from one season...
View ArticleInnovation Quick Tip #3: A Little Competition Never Hurts
Open any business publication to the article on innovation and you are likely to learn about the glitzy “front end of innovation”— idea generation, crowd sourcing, and problem solving. While these...
View ArticleInnovation Quick Tip #4: What We Have Here Is A Failure To Fail
Open any business publication to the article on innovation and you are likely to learn about the glitzy “front end of innovation” – idea generation, crowd sourcing, and problem solving. While these...
View ArticleInnovation Quick Tip #5: Every innovation team needs an executive-level sponsor
Sustaining a reliable innovation capability requires attention to a range of organizational elements. Each entry in this blog series provides a quick tip for improving your organization’s climate for...
View ArticleInnovation Quick Tip #6: Leverage past innovation successes for instant momentum
Sustaining a reliable innovation capability requires attention to a range of organizational elements. Each entry in this blog series provides a quick tip for improving your organization’s climate for...
View ArticleInnovation Quick Tip #13: Results—You’ll Know It When You See It
Challenge: When it comes to innovation, organizations often make the fatal error of accepting outcomes that are not results. Quick Tip: Set a high bar, define what you mean by results, know the...
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