by Drew Boyd | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
How does a company cope with change? It’s a question that looms large for many executives who are struggling to keep up with the breakneck pace of business. Those who fail to answer it may face loss of market share, or, in extreme cases, financial ruin. All too often,...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Task Unification Technique is great because it generates novel ideas that tend to be novel and resourceful. It’s one of five techniques in the SIT Innovation Method. Task Unification is defined as: assigning an additional task to an existing resource. That...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 21, 2015 | Consultants, Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Jared Diamond
When you try on a new piece of clothing, like a shirt or a new jacket, what do you see when you look in the mirror? If you’re like most consumers, you’re not looking at the clothing. Rather, you’re looking at yourself and thinking about how that new clothing fits the...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 14, 2015 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Evaluation Ideas, Help, Idea Generation, Innovation Clusters
On any given day, it’s estimated that 1 in 25 hospital patients in the U.S. has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That includes pneumonia; gastrointestinal illness; or infections of the...
by Drew Boyd | Sep 8, 2015 | Attribute Dependency, Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Jared Diamond
Taylor Mallory Holland at Content Standard wrote this insightful article how tight deadlines can have both a positive and a negative affect on creativity. From her article: Dr. Richard Boyatzis, a professor of organizational behavior, psychology and cognitive science,...
