Jugaad Thinking – Do More With Less
From the time Scottish professor William Cullen designed a small refrigerating machine in 1755, artificial refrigeration has transformed the way we store, transport, and preserve
23 October 2018
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It’s Both an Evolution and a Revolution
I’ve just come back from a short holiday in Singapore, where we spent some time eating, shopping, walking, sightseeing, and enjoying a few days of
11 September 2018
Turn Your Customers Into Innovators
In Auckland, there’s some discussion now about building a light rail system. Like many topics that are open for public discussion, interested residents can have
3 July 2018
Go Lean! Try Jugaad Innovation
Facebook has recently been reminding me that, five years ago, I went on a holiday to Sri Lanka with my parents and my sister. Among
19 June 2018
We’re Getting Innovation All Wrong
I’ve been speaking to a lot of organisations recently about innovation, and I reckon we’re getting this whole innovation thing wrong. Smart leaders know they
1 May 2018
Use If-Then Thinking To Make Innovation a Habit
How do you find time for innovation in a busy world, when you hardly have enough time to meet your normal day-to-day goals, let alone
3 April 2018
That is None of Your Customers’ Business (But THIS Is!)
Henry Ford was said to have quipped (although this is an urban legend), “If I had asked my customers what they wanted they would have
6 February 2018
Offshore Safety Forum – Innovations From Outside Your Industry
Every business needs to innovate, but sometimes the best ideas come from an unexpected place: from outside your own industry. People from other fields think
2 January 2018
The #1 Skill to Future Proof Your Business
I have TPD insurance with AIA. That’s no big deal, of course – thousands of Australians are insured with AIA. But an interesting feature of
28 December 2017
Fan the Flames of Innovation
What do these three things have in common? Amazon Prime – Amazon’s $99/year membership service, with an estimated 80 million members Gmail – Google’s free
18 December 2017