Tag: innovation
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Innovation Agility: The Constant Shift Between Creativity & Logic
By Anthony Vengrove It’s like pistons in an engine. A spark creates an explosion that drives the piston but friction eventually slows it down — requiring more combustion to keep it in motion. Ideas are like a spark that ignites creative energy but the friction created by logic often slows things down to a halt.…
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How to Influence Your Creative Culture When You’re Not in Charge
By Anthony Vengrove I’ve said it many a times, any company that commits to the pursuit of innovation is essentially contracting to become more creative. The implication of this statement is that the transition, most often than not, involves cultural change — which ultimately requires senior leadership to craft and communicate vision, then lead by…
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Creativity Shrinks? Like a Frightened Turtle.
By Anthony Vengrove “The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.” ~ Elder Uchtdorf I am a firm believer that creativity is our natural default state. And, although a bit of cliche, I think it’s also accurate to say it tends to get beaten out of most of us…
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Leading Innovation with your Change Management Hat
By Anthony Vengrove In much of the philosophical discourse about what innovation is and is not, many overlook an obvious fact: that all innovation involves change. Of course, there are degrees of change depending on the type of innovation, but the fact remains the same. Therefore, we can safely say the pursuit of innovation requires…
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The Seven C’s of Creative Leadership
By Anthony Vengrove You’ve built the innovation function, put a team in place, created the supporting processes and necessary governance to guide it all, and now you’re wondering, “Where are all the game-changing ideas?” For many companies, this is a common predicament after their first serious venture into innovation. The problem? Most companies jump into…