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Human Values are the hard stuff of innovation

Human Values are the hard stuff of innovation

Bob Dylan recently won the Noble Prize for Literature, and one of his iconic songs opens and closes with these lyrics:

Come gather 'round people wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
…You better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.

The Perils of Assessments for Creativity, Innovation and Risk-Taking

The Perils of Assessments for Creativity, Innovation and Risk-Taking

Creativity. Innovativeness. Risk-taking. The need and popularity of these qualities in employees continues to rise, as companies strive to gain and retain the next level of industry leadership.

Do Chief Innovation Officers appreciate the human side of innovation?

Do Chief Innovation Officers appreciate the human side of innovation?

Enabling innovation is both an art and a discipline. The art is the human side. The discipline is the set of processes and tools that everyone can learn and use.

Innovation starts with a new idea - myth or fact?

Innovation starts with a new idea - myth or fact?

It’s often said, “Innovation starts with a new idea.” We beg to differ. To us, innovation has a breathing rhythm – an inhale and an exhale – and creative ideas are the beginning of the exhale. The question is, where did the air for the exhale come from? What precedes creative ideas?

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