Creative tension is good for you!

Innovation is no serendipity” says Braden Kelley in Innovation is No Accident: “When it comes to innovation, good ideas are … More

Creative tension: getting your innovation team out of “serendipity land”

Innovation is no serendipity says Braden Kelley in“Innovation is no accident” (2010, Nov): “When it comes to innovation, good ideas … More

Creative ecosystem fostering individual genius, a non-reproducible asset, by Michel Saloff-Coste

Innovation Ecosystem is a non-reproducible asset. You will find frugal ecosystems in South America, and vivid innovation in Austria, each has developed a singularity linked to its cultural ground, explains Michel Saloff

Creative innovation: individual leadership and collective intelligence, by Thomas Paris, HEC Professor of Management

Thomas Paris is Professor of Management at HEC Business School (Managing creation, talents and networks classe) and researcher at GREGHEC. Graduate … More

Creative insights for disruptive innovation: Blue Ocean Strategy, and the power of non customers

Maria Bouanane is a consultant in Innovation and a graduate from HEC Business School. She’s been working in marketing department … More

Coding a Nifty Innovation Unit

Autonomy, Creative Tension, Strategic Alignement & Pollenisation, Modular design: 4 pillars you want to plug in your innovation unit

Innovation organization only thrives along with innovation culture

Innovation organization doesn’t thrive without innovation culture: organization without culture is like a factory without raw materials; culture without organization doesn’t scale.

How internal innovators win the game, with Kaihan Krippendorf

22 out of the 30 most transformative innovations were conceived by employees. Kaihan explains why internal innovators are so essential for corporate growth, and how they can win out on the innovation path.

Experimenting 100 innovative solutions over 20 countries in Africa

Experimenting 100 innovative solutions over 20 countries in Africa twice a year: that’s the process we describe in this compelling interview with David L. Ross, Innovation teacher at Carnegie Mellon University

The Intrapreneurs’ Factory

The intrapreneurs’ factory is a practical guide for corporate managers and intrapreneurs, which takes you through 10 shrewd steps to build a program for intrapreneurs, and let you discover over 20 exemplary intrapreneurs stories

Innovation Labs: rapid innovation (3/4)

4 types of innovation labs: following description of 1) Disruptive Labs, we cover here 2) Rapid Innovation Labs; next post will move to the 3) Open Innovation Labs, and 4) Innovation Culture and Intrapreneurship Labs.

A manager’s guide to disruptive innovation by Philippe Silberzahn (2/2)

Interview part 2 of Philippe Silberzahn, author of A Managers’Guide to Disruptive Innovation, capitalizing on the various books of Clayton Christensen, and suggesting management adaptations to prepare your company for disruption!

Intrapreneurship on the rise

What’s going on with intrapreneurship? Initiatives seem to multiply in France. We analyse a few causes, go through signs of movement like Les Hacktivateurs recent association, and show how Orange open innovation actions complements internal innovation. Finally, we demonstrate how the 4 principles supporting Rapid Innovation are a great framework to sustain intrapreneurship.

The Why, What, and How of Rapid Innovation Centers

One key goal for the recent innovation units settled by large companies is to accelerate the speed of innovation. But why do we need to fasten innovation? What principles should an innovation center embody? And how can it be implemented?

Creativity, Design, and Innovation beyond Silicon Valley

Creating What is your innovation intent? Innovation is cultural design Innovation organization only thrives along with innovation culture Son, listen … More