5 Reasons to Invest in External Startup Accelerators – Even if You Have Your Own
Recently I was asked about the benefits of investing in external accelerators (startup accelerators not owned by the business investing in them). Though people understood the value in investing in … Continue reading
Drive Innovation by Leveraging Your Inexperience!
What makes someone truly qualified to work in information technology? In recent months, my news feeds have been teeming with passionate, and at times toxic, debates on the level of experience required for an IT career. These … Continue reading
To Innovate Successfully, Question Everything
In my experience, the people driving business transformation, creating new products or services, or innovating in any context, who are not deliberate about “questioning everything” throughout the entire lifecycle of … Continue reading
Even Angels Need a Guiding Light
Make your innovation program more effective by training its governing team During a recent Lean Entrepreneurship CIO Event in Atlanta I was asked a fantastic question: “Did you have to … Continue reading
5 Characteristics of Good Intrapreneurs
by George Watt My last post shared an intrapreneur’s (an entrepreneur who creates a new businesses within an existing company) perspective regarding the top 5 things that motivate them. I also … Continue reading
Four Signs Too Many Resources are Killing Your Innovation
How to spot the signs and what to do about it. Often when a new idea promises to be the next big thing, organizations will throw as many resources as … Continue reading
Innovation, Technology, and Life in the Cloud 