Mistakes we make and how to avoid them. In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to reinvent or change the trajectory of your business to keep up with change is critical. It’s particularly important when we hit that plateau in business or life cycles, and many of us are struggling with changing marketplaces where we are...

At the end of the day, the market decides. Innovation is not always just about creating a totally new product. Sometimes, it can be just finding an unmet need in the marketplace and a way to improve a product that can be a gamechanger. If you’re a parent, you might have experienced the frustration and...

Strategies for better decision-making and ideation Are you confusing “things that need to get done” with “busywork that makes you feel productive”? How can you use your time better, work smarter to get the right things done, and have more space to be innovative? Ari Meisel has some strategies to help you with less doing,...

Strategies for getting your inner comedian (and creativity) out. If you’ve ever read The Onion, chances are you’ve had a good laugh that’s brought tears to your eyes. But what’s the key to good humor? And how is being a good comedian related to being a good innovator? Scott Dikkers, one of the founders of...

A framework for being a change maker. Have you ever wondered why innovation processes seem to be so complex, almost hard to follow? That’s because people often complicate processes unnecessarily when they are afraid or unsure of what to do. Lucky for us, Amy Radin has a simple but powerful framework that you can use...

What can organizations learn from an orchestra? They may sound completely unrelated, but an orchestra can actually teach us a lot about a business. By creating an unforgettable learning experience for teams and organizations through The Music Paradigm®, Roger Nierenberg helps them get new insights about the business. Roger Nierenberg is a conductor who leads...

A podcast about questions, not the answers. What drives innovation is often not the answers, but the questions we ask. These are not the questions that you’ve always been asking or the questions that keep you stuck, causing endless frustration. The questions that drive innovation are Beautiful Questions — questions that lead to new paths...

Removing the barrier to buy-in with effective communication. Half the battle of innovation is coming up with ideas and thinking differently about what's in front of us. The other half is communicating that idea effectively to get buy-in, and that’s where lots of us stumble. Joel Schwartzberg helps people like us remove the barrier to...

Velocity is speed AND direction! Organizations these days are all about being nimble and innovative, but it is just as important for them to make the right decisions and move in the right directions. Balancing being stuck in analysis paralysis against reckless implementation can be tricky. Jack Bergstrand helps companies do just that and gain...

Someone’s going to disrupt — it might as well be you As business owners, we all want success — but how do you go about achieving success? Even more critically, once you are successful, how do you maintain that level of success? The answer is almost certainly innovation and staying ahead of the curve, but...