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Derek Cheshire Blog
19.08.2024
Systems Thinking And Saving the Planet! Looking at the post title you might be forgiven for thinking that I have gone mad.
Here I put the case that Innovation Failure is not good. Innovators should all be failing as fast as they can, shouldn't they? Certainly not!
When you think about Creativity, what springs into your head? What is creativity? Do you think of great artists, engineers, philosophers or technologists?
There has been a bit of a buzz for a long time about the question 'how do we value employees?'. The question is on what basis do we value them?
Many business describe their business in terms of daily activity e.g. farmers milk cows. We should be examining business boundaries.
It is a huge problem, there are billions of single use plastic bottles created by the Coca-Cola company that are littering the world.
Most, if not all of us have either a fixed way of doing things or a fixed way of thinking about things. We need to be breaking mindsets.
It can be difficult to make time for innovation or make it part of everyday life when the bean counters demand that everything is charged to a cost centre.
If you embrace the idea of creativity then as an employer you can get something else entirely for free – increased intrinsic motivation.
Who or what is The Innovation Whisperer and what exactly is Innovation Whispering? Put simply it is a gentler, more effective way of making Innovation work.
Encourage creativity! As CEO, if you want people to be creative, you must be prepared to implement their ideas. Employees soon spot fake support.
Creativity is there already. This is about valuing the creative potential in all of us, and trying to create room for it to flourish.
Regular visitors will have been used to me talking about ReThinking which is my umbrella term that covers both Reinvention and Innovation.
We must learn to value play. As children we play without thinking about what we are doing. At work we call it prototyping but we forget its importance.
Build up, dont knock down. 'Building' techniques are extremely powerful, often very portable and can have very positive secondary effects
The 'stable, irrelevant background' is often important. Ee must explore the givens. Many 'problems' become 'problematic' because the background changes.
Innovating in a global fashion brings together employees from many different disciplines. Such globalisation leads to Innovation Language issues.
There are lists of things that creative people do. Note here, I intend to leave listeners with one question to answer - Do you ask the BIG questions?
Think back to your childhood. Did you ever use those Dot To Dot drawing books, those ones with hundreds of numbered black dots? Did you manage to join the dots?
24.07.2024
In the fast-paced, ever-evolving business landscape, many organisations find themselves trapped in a comfort zone, the allure of the familiar.
23.07.2024
Are you asking the right questions to ensure that you are solving the right problem? Often problems are complex or multi layered and complacency overtakes us.
17.07.2024
First episode of a monthly innovation podcast that discusses all aspects of innovation, warts and all
17.06.2024
Explore the power of building up ideas by shifting from Yes, but... to Yes, and... mindset. Embrace creativity and overcome weaknesses.
15.06.2024
Top companies see innovation as an ongoing capability and work hard to build innovation muscle around this capability so they can use it when it is needed.
14.06.2024
05.04.2024
You're fired up about innovation, but who should be on your team to make those brilliant ideas a reality? We're on the hunt for people with specific skills.
Using negativity within the workplace, is something you should do. We all have people around us who are negative but they can help you without realising it.
17.12.2023
31.10.2023
Innovation ecosystems thrive on diversity. A mix of people, ideas, and resources from various backgrounds and industries can spark creative solutions.
15.07.2023
Is AI just a load of hogwash? Is Threads just another pointless distraction? Is Leadership just a load of hocus pocus? Is Shiny New Toy Syndrome an issue?
16.05.2023
Here is a brief introduction to show how to leverage AI to kickstart Innovation. AI isn't just for sci-fi movies. It's here to revolutionise problem solving.
10.04.2023
Amidst all the chaosof COVID, one thing has become clear: the key to survival is innovation in a time of crisis.
26.01.2023
I talk a lot about using people from different disciplines to get things done. Some get it, many don't and think they know best.
30.11.2022
How do you keep in touch with reality? Whilst down a coal mine I was invited to experience working as some of the miners had done years ago, in the dark.
Coca-Cola’s has a 100 billion bottle problem. There are billions of single use plastic bottles created by the Coca-Cola company that are littering the world.
Recently I attended a lecture all about Smart Cities. We have a tendency to fixate on technology but the main learning point was about systems thinking.
Calling all business people, scholars and all round nice people I have something for you - The Anti Plan. I am not proposing complete anarchy. Please listen in.
The secret to innovation is .... that there is no secret! There are a few things to consider but these are definitely not secret.
The secret to innovation is …. that there is no secret! There are a few things to consider but these are definitely not secret
With 2021 slipping into the past and 2022 appearing fast what is important and what do we need to know regarding innovation?