Cracking the Shell on Innovation

Cracking the Shell on Innovation

What can chickens can teach us about nurturing ideas? This Easter, can we learn a thing or two from the humble chicken about the way we approach innovation?  Innovation leaders talk about incubating ideas. It’s a great metaphor for keeping those ideas in...
Gradually, then suddenly

Gradually, then suddenly

Gradually, then suddenly Cheques, the decline of the high street and what that tells us about technology adoption Change is often like this Hemingway quote: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly” — Ernest Hemingway...
Data is the new oil – crude and dirty

Data is the new oil – crude and dirty

Data is the new oil – crude and dirty What oil and canaries in mines tell us about digitalisation Data is the new oil People often say that data is the new oil. Except it is crude oil. Almost useless in its original form. The useful stuff is petrol, diesel, jet...
Why corporate innovation is like that difficult second album

Why corporate innovation is like that difficult second album

Why corporate innovation is like that difficult second album And what we can learn from Taylor Swift   What does the ‘difficult second album’ have to do with corporate innovation? The difficult second album is a well-known phenomenon touted by music journalists....