March 2011
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Link: Reid Hoffman's 10 Rules for Entrepreneurial... →
Reid Hoffman is LinkedIn’s co-founder. While the title suggests a entrepreneurial focus, his tips clearly apply to innovation.
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Link: Innovation Funnel by Tom Fishburne →
Not only is this a funny cartoon by Tom Fishburne (I’m a huge fan of his), but his commentary is spot on as well. His last line sums it up rather simply: ”Rather than try to lower the failure rate, lower the cost of failure.”
By following the link, you can also sign up for his weekly cartoons.
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History of the Toyota Jump & The Power of...
This is a picture I took of my father, Steve Vengrove. He wrote the old “Oh, What a Feeling” campaign for Toyota back in the 1980’s. The story of the campaign and the famous “Toyota Jump” is an inspiring one and involves me and my late dog, Kelley. To this day, I share this story with colleagues to teach the importance of “objective-based...
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Design For Japan: A Way To Help Those In Need →
I encourage everyone to help generate awareness for this site.
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4 Reasons an MBA Is Bad for Entrepreneurs →
If you’ve ever debated whether or not you should have gotten an MBA. Or, if you feel not having an MBA is a disadvantage, then check out this link. The article provides an interesting point-of-view and might help change your perspective. At the very least, it will arm you with some colorful answers to the question, “Why didn’t you get an MBA?”
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The Idea Climate Equation (ICE)
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about cultural and process factors associated with fostering a creative team environment. When thinking specifically about the pros and cons of ideation sessions, my thoughts led to the creation of the following equation:
Idea Climate = (Creativity)Belief - (Logic)Doubt TM
Idea Climate represents a measure of productivity that’s driven...
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The Positive Power of Failure →
Good lessons on why not to give up so quickly on ideas left on the cutting room floor.
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“If an organization wishes to benefit from its own creative potential, it must be...”
– Gordon MacKenzie, Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Why I love this quote:
I’ve been noticing a lot of chatter on the topic of creativity vs. process. I hold that there is critical need for both. It appears, however, that many are recognizing the former is easily crushed by the latter. Process...
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“…if you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has...”
– Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
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“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your...”
– - Henry Ford
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The Seven Deadly Sins That Choke Out Innovation.... →
This is a wonderful article worth parking in the garage as it succinctly articulates several ‘watch-outs’ that can impact innovation culture — particularly the tension between process and creativity. A good reference to revisit and judge how your organization measures up. Source: Fastcodesign
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“Great success breeds resentment. Consistent failure breeds contempt. ...”
– Granville N. Toogood — The Creative Executive 