Innovation Architect course (2011)


Paddy Miller and I will run our intensive Innovation Architect course at IESE Business School twice in the spring:

    Barcelona: March 16 – 17
    New York: June 6 – 8 (in conjuction with the World Innovation Forum)

More information and registration here.

The art of learning from idiots

My quotable thought for the day:

    Any idiot can learn from a wise man, but it takes a wise man to learn from an idiot. Learning the latter is useful, because while wise men are rare, you will never run out of idiots.

3 great books for Innovation Architects

On our recent Innovation Architect course in New York, we shared three book recommendations for people with an interest in innovation: Continue reading

10 most creative on Twitter

One of our collaborators, Henrik Werdelin, was just listed by Fast Company as one of the 10 most creative people on Twitter, along with Evan Williams (Twitter founder), Neil Gaiman (author and artist) and others:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1650139/the-most-creative-people-on-twitter

Our pfizerWorks case featured on Gary Hamel’s MIX

Our pfizerWorks case study with Jordan Cohen is featured on Gary Hamel’s new website for management innovators – an interesting initiative called MIX which seeks to create a community around the issues of Management Innovation. Recently launched, still in alpha version but looks promising.

Here is the link to the pfizerWorks feature on MIX.

Stealthstorming

Definition: Stealthstorming (STELTH-ˈsto:rming) 1. verb: to surreptitiously attack or assault  2. noun: covert decisions and actions in an organization aimed at ensuring the implementation of an innovation.

Read more about StealthStorming on our innovation blog.

Interview with Jeff Jarvis, What Would Google Do

Our Research Associate Azra Brankovic just interviewed Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do, about the changing nature of the media landscape. Full video and transcripts on our Creative Cultures blog below:

http://millerwedell.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/video-interview-with-jeff-jarvis-author-of-what-would-google-do/