Posts by Daniel Nolan
Tips for Facilitating Meetings with Different Personality Types
Anyone who has lead a meeting has been there. You are leading a meeting, ideation session or workshop, and watching the meeting run off track or hijacked by the mix of personalities in the room. Getting the conversation back on course can be a huge effort, assuming the meeting gets back on track at all.…
Read MoreLevers for Healthcare Innovation
The healthcare system is complex. Complexity, however, present many levers for innovation that can be leveraged to produce positive change.
Read More5 Recommended Innovation Portfolio Metrics
Innovation portfolio metrics are different that other innovation process metrics. They are not idea focused but rather project focused.
Read MoreActions to Reduce Fear and Innovation Failure
Fear is one of the avoidable elements that often lead to innovation failure. As a result, knowing the actions to reduce fear enable a successful innovation program.
Read More13 Dimensions of Innovation
The Innovation Radar, developed by Mohanbir Sawhney, Robert C. Wolcott, and Inigo Arroniz, provides the initial 12 areas available for business innovation. By adding the business model to the list presents a holistic and comprehensive approach, yielding 13 dimensions an organization can review for innovation.
Read More6 Reasons Why Innovation is a Survival Skill
Many articles these days talk about reasons why companies should consider innovation as a core discipline. A quick Google search on “why innovate†produces 23,600,000 results. There is a plethora of opinions regarding innovation and why it is important. Competition is usually one of the reasons but not the only one, especially when looking how the world will be in the near future. Innovation becomes a critical survival skill when looking at…
Read MoreHow to Frame a Problem Using a Challenge Map
Daniel Nolan shows how Challenge Mapping is a simple yet powerful tool to properly frame a question.
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