Five modes of innovation

OK - brace yourself. Bit of a long post coming up here... "Innovation". Many people talking about it. Not that many people understand it (I include myself there). Hard to do. Easy to talk about and so let's add to the kerfuffle... Let's start with the etymology: So, innovation - doing new things, or doing … Continue reading Five modes of innovation

Outsourced innovation

There is news this week that retail giant (and flagbearer of alternative ownership models) John Lewis is launching its own tech accelerator initiative into what is an increasingly competitive market for helping companies with ideas. Having spent some time on the periphery of the Tech City hub in East London, it strikes me that this … Continue reading Outsourced innovation

Recklessness

The BBC's Horizon series had a cracking episode last week on the subject of How we make decisions. At the programme's core was an exploration of the work of Daniel Kahneman whose book Thinking, Fast and Slow makes a great deal more sense to me know. Kahneman's work identifies two sorts of thinking patterns that … Continue reading Recklessness