Squirrels get a bad rap for being easily distracted. But I’m not convinced distraction is what gets them into trouble. Watch a squirrel crossing the road, trying to get out of the way of a car. They all look up and see the car with plenty of time to react. The ones that get run over are the ones that overthink it. You can almost see the internal debate: “Go?” “No wait…” “Actually maybe back…” “Hold on…” That hesitation is what gets them. I see the same thing happen in organi

Top questions about innovation that I repeatedly hear: How do we create a culture of innovation? How can we measure if it is successful? Who should own it? What processes do we need to manage it? Do we have the right people and skillsets to do this? How do we balance running today’s business while building tomorrow’s? How should it be resourced? Should we build, buy, or leverage external partners? How do we incorporate AI? How do we sustain it over time? I am curious what you

Ever receive something you didn’t expect and then realize that it might be better than what you asked for? That just happened to me. I have been working on a list of Top Questions people ask about improving innovation in their companies. (I’ll post the list later). For verification of my thoughts, I asked a couple of AI systems the same question for feedback. At the end of Gemini’s response, it dropped a tip. It told me to ask myself the following question to identify whe

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