Leaders in Your Field
Who are the Leaders in Your Field? Sir Isaac Newton once said: If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants. (Although this appears to come from Bernard of Chartres) And, in his recent blog post, Seth Godin updates this quote by saying: If you don’t know who the must-reads […]
Coffee and Four Innovation Lessons
Some of life’s simplest pleasures can provide the greatest opportunity if we’d just take a moment to explore them. Today, in the spirit of Jerry Seinfeld we look at coffee as a filter for innovation. This is episode 74 of the Ideas Architect Podcast and it is based on a previous blog post. We look at […]
F1 Innovation
Innovation Winners and Losers Formula One motor racing is a hotbed for innovation. As a spectator you literally are able to see the results of innovation through the winners on the racetrack. This year, Mercedes Benz have a taken a big leap in performance resulting in them dominating the F1 Championship. Ferrari has also taken […]
The Three Essential Change Points
As a business consultant, I’m well aware the reason that my job is to create change for my clients. If I don’t create change or worse, I create an undesirable change then that’s not good for my client or for my reputation. I used to think that there was only one change that mattered. Now […]
Nadine Parkington: Digital Strategy
In Episode 70 of the Ideas Architect Podcast we talk with Nadine Parkington about creating digital marketing strategy in the face of dramatic technological change and disruption from global competition. Nadine Parkington Nadine Parkington is the Founder of Think Nimble who provides digital marketing strategy for established brands. Her core philosophy revolves around the use […]
How to Overcome Content Saturation
It was always inevitable. When there were only a few sources pumping out killer content, as an audience member it was relatively easy to divvy up our attention. Not so long ago there were only a handful of radio stations, a pocketful of local newspapers and magazines and a couple of TV stations. Now, thanks […]
Innovation Lessons from Cooking Curry
How to Cook a Curry I was talking recently with a colleague about food. In particular, we were talking about some of the ways different food in different countries evolved. The standout example was Indian food. In India we all know about the heavy use of spices in preparing curries that are cooked long and […]
The Kogan Laws of Success
Kogan Technology How does someone start out in their parent’s garage selling TVs on eBay and turn that into a business with sales of $350 million in only seven years? This is the story of Australian entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan. Today, Kogan Technology is one of Australia’s fastest growing companies. Its Australia’s Amazon. They’ve just delivered […]
The Best Thing I’ve Learnt
Recently a colleague asked me: What’s the best thing you’ve learnt in the past six or twelve months? And, I immediately thought, ‘What a great question!’ It took a little longer to come up with my answer. Firstly, I think this is a great question that we should all take a moment and consider. What […]
The Lean Startup Review
The Book Eric Ries, The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, Crown Business, New York, 2011 Rapid Book Review The Lean Startup is a New York Times best seller that has sparked a global movement. It’s a philosophy for innovation that will help you turn your ideas into products […]