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Trekking Off The Map 15 Oct 2012 | 08:18 pm
Lots of folks talk about having an innovation strategy and it seems all the rage with the media and the politicians. But as the old saying goes “talk is cheap”. Pursuing a strategy of innovation can b...
Phobos: The god of fear 1 Oct 2012 | 06:15 pm
Phobos, the son of Ares, was the god of fear. He was a great and powerful god. He loved to toy with humans. One day he was boasting about his belief that all men were weak and fearful. He bragged that...
Rudderless in a Sea of Apathy 4 Sep 2012 | 06:00 pm
Anyone who has sailed knows that without forward motion, the rudder cannot steer the boat. A becalmed sailboat will drift around aimlessly no matter what you do at the helm. The same is true for organ...
Double-thinking Gladiators 27 Aug 2012 | 07:31 pm
In his famous book “1984”, George Orwell introduced the concept of Double-think – the act of “holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” It seems to m...
In Search of Early Adopters 20 Aug 2012 | 08:47 pm
One of the biggest, if not THE biggest, challenge of a startup is finding that first customer. It is easy to find folks that claim an “interest” in a new offering but it is quite another to find someb...
The Dark Side of Innovation 13 Aug 2012 | 09:57 pm
I am always amazed at the distain many researchers and techies have for business people and investors. I was once at a university innovation conference where a panel of business types (including me) w...
Blue Beaver Ponds 7 Aug 2012 | 09:47 pm
Emerging markets are akin to the Holy Grail for innovation-minded companies. They represent new and exciting opportunities for growth without the pain and cost associated with “red ocean” markets from...
Cowboys, Process Weenies & Pirates 24 Jul 2012 | 12:02 am
One of the biggest challenges of any startup is dealing with the cultural battles that arise when a company starts to implement structure and process into its operations. Communication and coordinatio...
Management By Wishful Thinking (MBWT) 16 Jul 2012 | 09:41 pm
Having a positive attitude is extraordinarily important for those in leadership positions. But positivism must be temper ed by reality. The key is to strike a balance between an honest assessment of c...
The Journey From Super-Doer 11 Jul 2012 | 02:59 am
Life is full of transitions. One that seems to be particularly common in the technology realm is that of super-doer to super-manager. Unless you were born with a super-rich daddy, most of us started o...
