Posts by Jorge Barba
How Technology Drives The Next Economy [video]
Watch these 3 videos to expand your perspective on how technology drives the next economy. A number of emerging technologies will drive the Next Economy in the next 10 to 20 years, changing the way we do just about everything; and it’s already happening.
Read MoreWant To Hire Innovators? Here’s How You’re Dismissing Them
Most organizations are not set up to hire innovators, rather they filter them out. Why? Because they follow the tried and true solid advice for making good hiring decisions: hire for culture-fit. To hire for culture-fit is to hire for comfort, the short-term, sameness; to keep optimizing what is rather than creating what’s next. The…
Read More10 Ways to Discover What You Don’t Know that You Don’t Know
The mindset of innovation is characterized by a deliberate attempt to question what you know and explore what you don’t. In large organizations this manifests itself in a very simple equation;Innovation = reducing errors + increasing insights. It is this dilemma that plagues most organizations..
Read MoreHow To Think What No One Else Thinks
Want to think what nobody has ever thought? Easy,question assumptions. There comes a moment in time where everyone agrees with everybody about pretty much everything. For any sized organization that are focused on creating a culture of relentless innovation, hardened dogma is an innovation obstacle they must overcome.
Read MoreDon’t Be the Best, Be the Only One
A couple of weeks ago I asked if corporates really want to innovate like startups. One of the obstacles corporates have towards innovating like startups is overcoming their myopic view of competition: me-too-ism.
Read MoreEverything Is Ripe For Innovation
The titles of this post might seem a little simplistic, and to a certain degree it is because it isn’t that easy. But, let’s consider the following story:
Read MoreInnovation Needs Intent
Ultimately, just like your business strategy, your innovation strategy needs to be focused. It can’t be all things to all people. It must be able to stand on its own.
Read MoreFor Innovation: Uncommon Insights Come From Uncommon Places
Perception separates the innovator from the imitator. So, a shift in perspective is all that is needed to see opportunities for new offerings. Here is one creative approach to do that…
Read MoreWhat Tools Do I Need To Be An Innovator?
This is going to surprise you, but you already have all the tools you need to be an innovator: your senses. Simply put, opportunities are all around us..
Read MoreFor Innovation: Culture Trumps Office Design
Innovation Labs, either accelerators or corporate bunkers, are now becoming commonplace. As a result, workspace design is booming. Workplace design exerts a powerful force on behavior, but what is its direct influence to innovation? Beyond the initial jolt of excitement it effects on employees, we don’t actually know what happens to office employees after such re-designs?
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