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September 20, 2021September 19, 2021 andreweverett360

Traditional hotspots like Silicon Valley and New York may give way to smaller innovation ecosystems

Beth Stackpole wrote an article for MIT Sloan School of Management titled Location matters as companies get their innovation mojo back.

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September 19, 2021 andreweverett360

a quantitative approach to examining how quickly technologies improve

Christopher Mims wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal titled New Research Busts Popular Myths About Innovation.

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August 12, 2021 andreweverett360

The biggest risk with innovation work is mediocrity

Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled Disruption Fear Distracts from Innovation. The Innovator’s Dilemma Re-visited.

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February 20, 2021April 13, 2024 andreweverett360

Russell Ackoff Beyond Continual Improvement

If Russ Ackoff had given a TED Talk… 12-minute video from 1994. Rough transcript follows.

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October 23, 2020October 22, 2020 andreweverett360

Cultivate a Culture of Intellectual Bravery

Timothy R. Clark wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled To Foster Innovation, Cultivate a Culture of Intellectual Bravery. Continue reading “Cultivate a Culture of Intellectual Bravery” →

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 andreweverett360

Using the idea of worst case scenarios to innovate

The topic of John Lewis’s #innochat group discussion this week was thinking about worst case scenarios as a means to innovation, a topic broached by Kim Flum. Continue reading “Using the idea of worst case scenarios to innovate” →

August 6, 2020 andreweverett360

The importance of generating hype alongside meaningful innovation

Rory Sutherland wrote a column for The Spectator titled Why our greatest inventors are supreme hucksters. Continue reading “The importance of generating hype alongside meaningful innovation” →

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020 andreweverett360

Harvard Business Review: The Implications of Working Without an Office

Ethan Bernstein, Hayley Blunden, Andrew Brodsky, Wonbin Sohn, and Ben Waber wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled The Implications of Working Without an Office (July 15, 2020). Continue reading “Harvard Business Review: The Implications of Working Without an Office” →

July 9, 2020 andreweverett360

Innovation starts with qualitative research

A Twitter thread about innovation and data. Continue reading “Innovation starts with qualitative research” →

July 5, 2020July 4, 2020 andreweverett360

Left-Hemispheric Experts and Right-Hemispheric Experts

Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled The Complicated vs the Complex: Very Different Types of Experts. Continue reading “Left-Hemispheric Experts and Right-Hemispheric Experts” →

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