Innovate or die! You need to focus on organizational structure for innovation or you’ll become obsolete! You need to embrace change throughout your organization! Business innovation is the lifeblood of the modern business! The calls to action go on and on. But…
The new TV show coming out this fall called “Pure Genius” is about a wealthy Silicon Valley tech genius who starts a cutting edge (bleeding edge) hospital. Of course he isn’t just wealthy; he’s a billionaire. It doesn’t just have the latest…
Many residents are not aware of tire recycling programs in their own communities yet getting tires out of landfills is crucial. Both from an environmental and economic perspective; recycling used scrap tires makes good sense. What proportion can actually be recycled, though?…
Six Sigma was developed in 1986 by Motorola and later, gained popularity with companies when Jack Welch implemented the business practices in General Electric. These best practices will reduce the number of defective products produced by companies and improve the efficiency of…
Developing a new technology or solution which meets customer needs is rewarding in its own right. The innovation process has produced a result – but for it to be truly innovative the new product innovation effort must be successful commercially. New product…
The other day, I sat down with a bunch of members from our think tank I asked them to imagine a new technology which would revolutionize the way we do things in society. The criteria would be a new technology which changed…
Planning a project can be a complex task. It can also produce reams and reams of paper. Unfortunately, producing too much paper can have several bad effects. Most importantly long project plans are not read and therefore aren’t checked for reasonableness. Long…
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that you either are, or you want to be, good at what you do. I’m going to take that even further and assume that you either are, or want to be,…
One of the main things people fear when bringing creativity to their business is the notion that creativity is chaotic. Businesspeople tend to want things controlled and planned for and bringing an element of chaos into that seems counterproductive. The truth, however,…
Email management is a very common term used in offices these days. Today’s offices cannot be imagined without an email. Email has transformed into an excellent means of communication, exchange of information and ideas. It acts as a pathway for making sensitive…
