Build. Your. Network. (+ Other Lessons Learned From 5 Innovation Leaders)

Innov8rs is not just a conference- it's a community. Instead of playing with…


From Big Picture to Nitty Gritty: How Corporates Can Launch a Startup With 100 Tasks in 100 Days

“How many of you are using a to-do list to cope with the forces of digital…


Corporate-Startup Partnerships: Preparation, Guidance and Leadership Education

There are many reasons why corporate-startup partnerships make sense.…


Back To The Basics

In the world of innovation, it’s easy to get caught up in the lingo and the…


Don’t Pretend You’re a Startup When You’re Not

Steve Blank once famously said: "We now know something we didn’t know before:…


The Incumbent’s Dilemma: How Large Organizations Are Being Disrupted by Their Own Assumptions

When it comes to developing successful products and making smarter business…


One Human at a Time - 10 Lessons Learnt From Changing Organizations

“Each one of us is responsible to all others for everything”. Dostoevsky’s…


Strategy of Innovation vs. Innovation Strategy

Whether the companies are private or public, shareholders are demanding a…


Innovation: More Than Just Ideation. Where to Play? How to Win? How to Execute?

Digitization, new business models and disruptive technologies are driving…


Five Reasons Why Los Angeles Became The Most Innovative City in the US

I recently came across a mainstream media article entitled: billions pour into…


Four Common Corporate-Startup Screw Ups - And How To Avoid Them

Corporate and startup partnerships are more prevalent and more necessary than…


The Greenhouse Approach: Flourishing Organizations Through Intrapreneurship

Innovation is infectious. Its roots lie in debate and contention and it…


Is Creativity Really That Important For Innovation?

Creativity is probably the most discussed component of innovation. People and…


Innovation Accounting - The Anti-Procrustean Approach To Key Performance Indicators

In Greek mythology, Procrustes (in translation ‘he who stretches’) was a rouge…


Necessary Disruption: The Path to Adaptive Spaces

In order to survive in the increasingly frenetic, rapidly evolving world of…


The Six Values of High-Performance Innovators

There is no long-term correlation between the amount of money a company spends…


Exponential Growth? Start with a Massive Transformative Purpose

Companies like Google and Facebook have been able to transform the world- not…


Unlearning Innovation Portfolios for Outcome-based Bets

I’ve been working with the executive group and teams from one of America’s…


Becoming an Innovation-Friendly Organization

Creating an innovation-friendly culture is one of the key challenges facing…