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Keeping an effective notebook
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 06/01/2023
» In part 1 of this two-article series on Jan 5, you learned some benefits of getting into the routine of actively keeping a notebook as a creative leader. But how can we do this effectively and creatively? Let me share nine suggestions for keeping an effective notebook.
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Riding the Sixth Wave
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 27/01/2021
» The first year of the 2020s just ended. 2020 was a turning point for all of us in more than one way. Sure, what first comes to mind is the Covid pandemic that is still ongoing. But 2020 was also a turning point in a positive, opportunity-generating way.
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The world hates innovation; this is why
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 28/09/2017
» The prolific American innovator Charles Kettering once said: "The world hates change. Yet it is the only thing that has brought progress." Innovation means change. Ergo, the world hates innovation, one might conclude. Let's investigate Kettering's statement to understand why, and what it means for us as innovators.
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Why and how to protect your intellectual property
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 31/08/2017
» In the last column, we discussed how investing in innovation pays dividends, and how much of a premium innovators (and their investors) can enjoy over their less innovative peers. That is, provided they've also secured the intellectual property rights of their innovations.
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How innovation affects financial performance
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 17/08/2017
» Does innovation really deliver tangible financial results to a company? Do investments in innovation yield a positive return? Does innovation pay? And if yes, how much positive impact does it have on financial performance?
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The 10 rules of the innovation types game (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 22/06/2017
» Two weeks ago, I introduced a systematic scheme to organise modern innovation types on three levels: operational, value and leverage innovations. We discussed some of the main innovation types and their position in those three hierarchical levels.
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Message in a bottle: How to become a more fluent creative thinker (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 01/09/2016
» Two weeks ago, we discussed how your inner critic prevents you from being a fluent creative thinker, leading you to produce only a few, typically ordinary ideas during an ideation exercise. This is because your inner voice of judgement dismisses any uncommon or wild ideas.
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Creativity and innovation: same-same but different
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 04/08/2016
» Do creative leaders and innovation managers perform the same innovation role? A few months ago, I had an interesting conversation related to this question with the global head of idea and innovation management of a tech multinational. He revealed to my surprise that he sometimes has to supply ideas to his organisation's idea management system. This is an executive who is supposed to be a strategic, big-picture thinker driving major innovation initiatives. Sweating the small stuff is a waste of his time and talent, if you ask me.
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Emerging innovation trends from the US
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 31/03/2016
» I have just returned from a two-week business trip to the United States, where I attended an innovation conference in Boston and met with innovation practitioners in the Minneapolis area. I greatly enjoy such trips as they allow me to notice emerging market trends. What three new developments did I notice?
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Tracking the dimensions of change over time
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 10/12/2015
» Innovation means change. Tracking and mapping political, economic, social and technological change is one of the activities you need to undertake at the beginning of a strategy innovation project. Naturally, the changes of the emerging future are grounded in the changes that are taking place at present and the changes that took place in the past.
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