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Fresh innovation lessons from the 2014 World Cup
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 17/07/2014
» On Sunday, the final of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil was played. A month of dramatic matches and great performances showed us what it takes to succeed on football’s greatest stage. And the lessons learned there can help us to succeed in business generally and in innovation specifically.
Avoiding innovation traps (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 28/03/2013
» Two weeks ago, this column discussed five of the 10 most common thinking traps that people encounter while innovating. These traps include common cognitive biases (making systematic errors in judgement, knowledge, and reasoning), information-processing shortcuts, and non-compliance with best practices in systematic thinking. For good results, you must avoid these traps while working on an innovation project. Here are five more traps that await you when developing and evaluating ideas, and when acting on those ideas.