With the stock market fluctuating like a surrealist seesaw and the world financial situation still in crisis, I started thinking about innovation: Did innovation get us into this mess? Could anything have been done to avert it? And perhaps most …
Avatars of Innovation: Help for Staving Off Future Crises Read more »
Innovation, Failure, and the Art of Doing Something Badly In the McKinsey Quarterly’s recent survey “How Companies Approach Innovation,” one of the most—if not the most—often-cited roadblocks to innovation is failure. “…companies discourage talented staff from pursuing innovation by… being …
In Memoriam: Jo Stafford, Jazz Vocalist and Innovator Read more »
“What do you want to do before you die?” If there was a top ten list of most unusual cocktail party questions, I think this would be one of them. Johnnie, Dave, Duncan and Ben, the four men behind www.theburiedlife.com, …
We’ve released our latest Barnes & Conti Newsletter. You can read it by clicking here. Articles in this installment include”The dog ate my passport” by Kim Barnes on using influence in a tough situation and “Innovation and Project Management” by …
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. “ – Anaïs Nin Last August, I sold all my furniture, packed up the rest of my …
Relocation Changes More Than Address – Intelligent Risk-Taking In Action Read more »