Posts by Gijs van Wulfen
New Model with Four Routes to Start Innovation
The start of innovation is described by Wikipedia as the messy getting started period of a new product development process. It is in the front end where the organization formulates a concept of the product or service to be developed and decides whether or not to invest resources in the further development of an idea [i]. The ‘front…
Read MoreStop Frustrating Your Innovators
A study among US companies shows that employees of corporations are eager to be entrepreneurial. More than half of those surveyed (52 percent) have pursued an entrepreneurial idea within their company. But what they lack, is support from their management. Only one in five employees feels supported by their management to be entrepreneurial.
Read MoreA New Approach to Business Model Innovation
Gijs van Wulfen shares his insights from the McKinsey report on a new approach to business-model innovation.
Read MoreTen Ways to Reduce Your Failure Rate of Innovation
Although there are no easy solutions, there are ways to improve the effectiveness of innovation in your company or for your clients. Gjis shares ten actions to reduce the failure rate of innovation.
Read MoreGreat Innovators Pick the Right Moment
The right moment to get support for a breakthrough innovation project in your company is when doing nothing is a bigger risk. Pick the right moment.
Read More15 Quotes to Spark Creativity
A lot of change- and innovation projects start in January. Trying to do things differently or to do different things within an organization is hard. Being an innovator is not an easy job. Nothing works better changing a mindset than a great quote…
Read MoreHow to Present Your Idea to Top Management
Of course the management in your company asked you to be innovative and expect you to break patterns. That’s what they have asked you to do. But when you present your idea to them it is wise to keep in mind that they are still as conservative as ever. Your senior management might praise you for your creativity. But, …
Read MoreHow Can You Convince Your Boss to Innovate?
We are all stuck into our habits. In our private lives we drive the same car brand -, read the same newspaper – and are insured at the same company for years in a row. Why shouldn’t we?
Read More25 Most Essential Insights About Innovation
I have written more than 80 posts about innovation the last sixteen months. Last week I reread them all to identify my most essential insights. Some are provoking. Others are simplifying. Here’s a list of quotes from my innovation articles. Please use them to lead your organizations in innovation:
Read MoreTop 10 Eureka Moments: Shower, Sleep and Drive
When do you get great ideas? In a small research survey, 211 managers and professionals from all over the world described as a LinkedIn-comment their eureka or AHA-moments.
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