Introducing ProVoke LiVe NetWork, PLN!
I am thrilled to report that we are in the Beta test phase of ProVoke LiVe NetWork, PLN. We live in a highly global and collaborative world. My work with ProVoke and Disruptive Innovation has me...
View ArticleCulture of Innovation is Key!
Fellow innovators, I was extremely delighted to read Christine Comaford’s 7/26 Forbes article about the necessity of innovation. Right on! While Christine and I have not met nor have we discussed these...
View ArticleWomen in Tech: Taking the Investment Risk
Folks, I am an angel investor in tech startups in the US (Silicon Valley, Seattle, San Diego, Utah and other cities), Europe and India as well as emerging markets. I have been eagerly investing in...
View ArticleWhen Disruption Leads to Game Changing Innovation!
Square brought to market a huge opportunity. Simply put, where anyone, anywhere could turn their mobile phone or pad into a cash register and do business from anywhere including cabs, street vendors,...
View ArticleCIO Must Become Chief Innovation Officer
The IT landscape in large enterprises has changed radically in the last 5 years. Where the challenge previously was to develop the best IT platform for a company and to find ways to store data in...
View ArticleThe ‘Human’ and ‘Emotional’ Side of Innovation
Folks, for those of you who know me, you know that I LOVE large enterprises. I believe in the massive potential in large companies (be it in technology and or any sector), I find the global...
View ArticleJust Because You Call Staff “Genius,” Doesn’t Make It True
For those of us who have made appointments at an Apple store and sat down with a ‘genius’ for over an hour to diagnose a problem and been frustrated, we wonder, is ‘genius’ an appropriate term? I have...
View ArticleIf Samsung Can Innovate, Why Don’t Other Large Companies as Well?
Fellow readers, I have discussed the following with a number of you already, but wanted to open the dialog to a larger group and get your perspective. I am fascinated with what is going on with Samsung...
View ArticleWhy Do We Kill Innovation Instead of Nurturing It!?
Kudos to Chris DeRose and Noel Tichy for their article discussing why companies stop innovation. This is a very well written article, I invite everyone to read it. It has always been curious to me why...
View ArticleCommunicating with the person sitting next to me at work!
Folks, as you know, I work with large enterprises in the area of global innovation. Often my clients are over 200,000 employees, and the layout is very complex. And our focus is enabling ‘global...
View Article“Get Out of Jail, Free” Cards
More and more I am seeing senior executives in large companies inspired and challenged by the task of ‘how to encourage staff’ to make deeper and bolder bets, choices and decisions. Ironically, I am...
View ArticleDemocratization of Innovation – Liberation of Patents for a Purpose
Fellow readers, this month GE announced that it will be opening up thousands (not thousands not hundreds) of patents from its library of 20,000 patents. First off, this liberation of IP (patents) is a...
View ArticleRising Global Unemployment Rates…Why is Germany Different?
As per the report about unemployment in the euro zone released this week, unemployment rates in Europe in certain countries are approaching 50%. This means that half of the eligible work force cannot...
View ArticleYes, Let’s Bring Jobs and Knowledge Back to America, Shall We?
Building on my last blog of May 31…I totally agree with Dylan Tweney’s recent article: America, it’s time to start making things again. We (America) need to consciously think of bringing jobs back and...
View ArticleNo Funding to Train and Experiment: Can You Innovate?
Source: Dilbert.com Recently, I am encountering a number of clients who have a desire to innovate; they even have innovation and training programs, but either do not have a meaningful budget or are...
View ArticleCulture of Innovation: An Integrated Process, People and Product Transformation
The following 3 blogs will talk about a few of the critical elements of creating a strong and meaningful Culture of Innovation (CofI). This 3 part blog series includes: Part I: The Culture of...
View ArticlePart II: The 3 Critical Elements of Enabling Change: Change Agents, Enablers...
Building on Part I, to transform to a true Culture of Innovation, we also have various players and roles. I have learned that identifying the roles early on in the process helps the transformation...
View ArticlePart III: Necessity of Breaking Silos and Integration for a True Culture of...
Building on Part I and Part II (last 2 blog posts), in addition to the holistic transformation which we need to make, we also need to look at breaking barriers. Let me share a real example. A recent...
View ArticleChange is Possible in Big Organizations
Some say big and old organizations can’t change. Positive changes at Yahoo may show us how CHANGE is possible. The point which grabbed my eye was , Mayer bringing a “sense of vision and urgency”: 1....
View ArticleSummer Vacation & Upcoming Attractions…
Dear friends and bloggers: I hope you are having a wonderful summer and enjoying the last few weeks of summer fun and festivities. Many of you are on well deserved vacations and hope you are slowing...
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