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Creativity
I’m close to finishing the book Making Ideas Happen. I’ll give you the full review when I’ve completely read it, but there is one important part of the theory in the book I just don’t like. The author,...
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“Talking About Creativity is Not Enough…”
…says Bob Sutton in this Stanford University entrepreneurship lecture. Continuing today’s theme of self-incrimination, I’ll admit to being pretty challenged by Sutton’s talk. I do still think that...
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Experimental Tastecovery
HT to Logan for sharing this great video from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It’s a funny look at how one restauranteur has devised a secret location devoted to creating experimental menu items. [Be...
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The $300 House
Back in January, I blogged about constraint-based innovation. This post from HBR.org lays out the details of a new contest: The mission? Design a simple dwelling that can be constructed for under...
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MBM as Advertised: Innovation
I’ll admit, about 75% of the reason for this post is because I absolutely love this commercial. I do think there’s something here about embracing change (a la yesterday’s post) and utilizing...
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The Five Dimensions of Innovation
Consider this quote from The Science of Success (pg. 166): Innovation is facilitated by having the right people in the right roles with the right skills and values. It is enhanced by seeking critical...
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Reader Question
Scott submitted a question and I thought it would be good to get some comments from our readers about it. Here’s an excerpt from his message: I read this article about Apple by Clayton Christensen and...
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Toaster Tales: The Knowledge Problem
Before you watch the video below, take a moment to consider some quotes about knowledge. “Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking...
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Feedback vs. Creativity
I’ve realized recently that two my most often-given pieces of advice can seem contradictory. When I advise project teams, I ask (read: beg) them to get feedback from their customers during the project...
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Revisions and Updates: A Discovery-Focused Philosophy Will Evolve
Many of you probably know by now that there have been some recent revisions and updates to the MBM Philosophy. Later I’ll post about some of this specific revisions. I want to use this post to try to...
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