Posts by Rowan Gibson
Embracing Your Company’s ‘Digital Destiny’
Every single industry has a “digital destiny†– an inevitable and unavoidable future that will be shaped by the forces of digital technology. There are no exceptions here. There’s no chance of escaping and somehow clinging on to the past. Just like previous waves of disruptive technological change throughout human history, nothing can possibly impede…
Read MoreInside Alibaba – Jack Ma’s Digital Innovation Factory
Artificial intelligence. Augmented reality. Facial recognition. Connected “internet†vehicles. Global virtual marketplaces. App-based digital payment systems. Pharmaceutical e-commerce. Humanoid robots. Giant vending machines for cars. This is not just the magical stuff of today’s digital-driven, transformation economy. It’s a snapshot of the cutting-edge innovation work currently underway at one of the world’s most exciting and…
Read MoreThe Innovation Engine Podcast: Breakthrough insights from Rowan Gibson – Part 2
Here’s the audio file and transcript from Part 2 of Will Sherlin’s interview with Rowan Gibson, author of “The Four Lenses of Innovation,†on the popular podcast “The Innovation Engine:â€
Read MoreHow Big Ideas are Built
Companies often ask themselves why their innovation efforts seem to produce so few truly game-changing ideas. Why are they mostly getting only lukewarm suggestions for incremental improvements rather than radical new concepts for revolutionizing their industries? How can an organization get dramatically better at generating big, breakthrough ideas?
Read MoreThe Innovation Engine Podcast: Breakthrough Insights from Rowan Gibson – Part 1
Here’s the transcript and audio file from last week’s popular podcast “The Innovation Engineâ€, hosted by Will Sherlin, featuring an interview with Rowan Gibson, author of “The Four Lenses of Innovation.â€
Read MoreA Power Tool for Creative Thinking
What if you could find a way to think like Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, or Richard Branson? What if you discovered the actual thought processes that lead great innovators to their Eureka moments, and then you reverse-engineered them? What if you built a power tool for creative thinking that would enable you to emulate the mind of the innovator?
Read More“Global Leader of Innovation†Awards 2015
These days, everyone knows that Israel is an innovation powerhouse. The “start-up†nation is now home to many major players in the high tech industry – such as Google, Intel, IBM, Facebook, Microsoft and many others – and was ranked No.5 out of 50 in the Bloomberg Business Global Innovation Index.
Read MoreTriumph of the Innovation Economy – Part 7
What amazing discovery did economists make in the 20th century about the true source of growth? Why was Joseph Schumpeter’s revolutionary “innovation theory†initially dismissed? And what exactly is the key to future progress for our world?
Read MoreTriumph of the Innovation Economy – Part 6
Over the last two and half centuries, innovation has changed human life more dramatically than in all of the previous millennia. But some are now asking if the world’s great innovation engine has broken down. Has America lost its innovation power?
Read MoreTriumph of the Innovation Economy – Part 5
What can we learn from the European Renaissance about building an economic, business, and cultural environment where innovation can flourish? Can we apply the same principles today to infuse creativity into our companies – and into our nations?
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