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  • Idea Killer #30

    At the end of my post “How real is your innovation”, i added a list of 29 typical idea killers that should be eradicated from a company culture claiming to be innovative. A couple of days ago, i came across #30:   “And what are your metrics ?”   Those Idea Killers really cut-out the… Read more

  • Love and Hate Relationships

      A good friend of mine commented on one of the blog post. It’s a comment that cuts deep. Knowing the person, i think it was quite a step to be this open on a public blog. So first of all, congrats for coming-out ! Here is the original comment: I have spent some time… Read more

  • How real is your Innovation ?

    I have been reading quite a lot on innovation lately. Books and blogs. But it looks to me that there is too much theory and too less practice. I have read about many ideas to organize innovation, to do scouting, idea management, incubation, internal/external challenges, brand recognition programs. Grand theories about innovation in the core… Read more

  • Cubicle 3B23: Let me entertain you

      The idea for this blog post emerged when a colleague visited my cubicle. I will from now on refer to my cubicle as “cubicle 3B23”. The idea developed to write regular post under the title “Cubicle 3B23”, reporting about the good, the bad and the ugly of corporate life. This is the first in… Read more

  • Emotional Zombies

    Great post on “Who needs employees anyway ?”. Discovered via Fred Zimny’s Blog. This is based on a recent “Global Workforce Survey” conducted by Towers Perrin, an HR consultancy. In an attempt to measure the extent of employee engagement around the world, the company polled more than 90,000 workers in 18 countries. The survey covered… Read more

  • Blogging Innovation’s Top Ten Innovation Articles of 2009

    Hurray ! I am one of the 3 winners of Blogging Innovation’s contest to identify the Blogging Innovation’s Top Ten Innovation Articles of 2009. Good start of the year: I will get a copy of Gary Hamel‘s latest book "The Future of Management" 😉     Thanks Guys !   The least i can do… Read more