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The start of any new year is often a time for reflection, both from an individual and organizational perspective.  We examine our lives and try and figure out things we want to do better.  We aspire and strive, set ourselves challenges and goals that will make us better. Usually these are additive.  We strive to exercise more, or be more ...

Growth is a permanent feature of western economic discourse, with politicians of all stripes promising to deliver it as the path to prosperity.  Of course, economists have long since known that growth is only possible through innovation, so it is perhaps no surprise that governments around the world are investing heavily in innovation. You have reports like the annual INSEAD/WIPO ...

Whilst the construction industry is not one that is renowned for being particularly innovative, there are in fact a number of fascinating technologies emerging in the sector. For instance, you’ve got the drones that track project progress to the use of augmented reality to do likewise, or even the wearable device that aims to ensure workers are not exposed to ...

One of the hardest challenges facing any organization that aspires to innovate is overcoming the existing orthodoxy.  This is especially so when that orthodoxy has become a successful and well celebrated part of your company’s past, and has led to the successful rise through the ranks of many of your senior executives. It’s a topic I’ve touched on before, with ...

Whether it’s the post-Brexit discussions or the US presidential debates, you could be forgiven that we’re living in a post-coalition world whereby change occurs less through building win-win consensus and more through zero-sum battles between people with nothing in common. Of course, in reality that is seldom the case, and if you’re going to try and change anything of substance, ...

For those of us who are on board with the merits of innovation, it can seem obvious that innovating is a good thing.  Ok, we might accept that innovation is not always done very well and the results could therefore be a bit of a let down, but overall, innovating is better than not innovating. If you’re still facing a ...

Change is the only constant we face, but not everyone responds to change in the same way. This post looks at some of the various responses to change that are common in organizations

A new paper from the European Union outlines their attitude and approach towards open innovation in Europe

Each year INSEAD team up with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and Cornell University to produce an innovation league table that's designed to rank the infrastructure and support environment for innovation around the world. Adi Gaskell makes sense of the recently published 2016 rankings.

Overcoming the 'way we do things' is a key ingredient to successful innovation, but it's one that few organizatiosn do well. This article looks at how you can successfully overcome the past to help you craft the future.