Posts by Rowan Gibson
Triumph of the Innovation Economy- Part 4
Was innovation still alive during Europe’s difficult “Dark Ages?†And could China have been on the brink of the Industrial Revolution four hundred years before the West? What does history teach us about innovation power and economic growth in the Medieval era?
Read MoreTriumph of the Innovation Economy – Part 3
What does a mysterious discovery in a sunken wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera tell us about the innovation power of classical antiquity? Could it be the world’s oldest “computer� If so, what else were the Greeks and Romans capable of?
Read MoreTriumph of the Innovation Economy – Part 2
What can the Ancient Egyptians teach us about innovation? How did the creativity of this great civilization help them build such a mighty and enduring empire? And how do some of their remarkable inventions still impact our lives today?
Read MoreTriumph of the Innovation Economy
We’ve heard so much about innovation in recent years that some misguided folks already view it as nothing more than a management fad. This series of articles aims to put that notion to rest. Join me on an epic journey through history, from the dawn of civilization until today, to prove conclusively that innovation is – and always has been – the fundamental driver of human progress.
Read MoreOrganizing for Radical Innovation
What is the best way to organize a company’s resources for radical innovation? One thing is clear: it requires a distinctly different approach – as well as different organizational structures – compared to incremental innovation.
Read MoreThe No. 1 Challenge to Innovation
The biggest challenge to innovation is not how to generate new ideas and opportunities. It’s how to make innovation a deeply embedded capability in the organization.
Read MoreInnovators Challenge Orthodoxies: Elon Musk
Great innovators have an almost innate tendency to challenge industry orthodoxies. One of the best modern examples is Elon Musk of Paypal, SpaceX, and Tesla fame – a serial industry disruptor. This article is part one of a four-part series.
Read MoreBuilding Up Innovation Capital
Today, the advantage increasingly goes to those firms that develop “imagination capital†– which is the capacity to dramatically reconceive what the firm is and imagine entirely new uses for its financial, structural and intellectual capital.
Read MoreWill China 2.0 Out-Innovate Your Company?
After thirty years as a “workshop for the worldâ€, China is steadily and resolutely moving up the value chain. And this transition – from low-cost manufacturing to world-class innovation, design and marketing – will change the rules of competition everywhere on earth, including inside China.
Read MoreStrategic Renewal in the Business Model
In a world where the pace of change has gone hypercritical, today’s most important race is the race for strategic renewal. It is the race to change as fast as the environment is changing around you; the race to invent new sources of profit before the old ones disappear…
Read More