by Drew Boyd | Nov 23, 2015 | Evaluation Ideas, Google, Jared Diamond
Imagine you’re working on a new initiative, and you come up with a great idea. You do some research on it, and you find some really good evidence to support your point-of-view. You think to yourself, “The team is going to love this.” So you go to your boss to pitch...
by Drew Boyd | Nov 16, 2015 | Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Jared Diamond, Kickstarter, Subtraction
The shifting map of global innovation In the 2015 Global Innovation 1000 study, Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting group, provides new insights into the ways corporate innovation spending—which totaled $680 billion last year—has been changing in recent...
by Drew Boyd | Nov 2, 2015 | Creative Valentines Day, Evaluation Ideas, Idea Generation, Innovation Method, Jared Diamond, Subtraction
By John Sweeney & Elena Imaretska One of the most common excuses we hear from folks who are reluctant to embrace innovative thinking is that they “are not creative” or not “right-brain thinkers.” We like to gently remind them that the...
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 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,...
by Drew Boyd | Aug 3, 2015 | Evaluation Ideas, Google, Idea Generation, Jared Diamond
I want you to imagine that you’ve been working on a string of projects, and they’ve all gone very well. You’re talented, hardworking, and ambitious, and you’re on a roll. Then, your next assignment comes along. It’s a big challenge like the ones before. You’ve got a...
