by Joe Watson | Apr 29, 2021 | Innovation
My only real exposure to soccer came in the second grade, where I spent a brief period of time running around in the bee swarm that is a childrens’ soccer game. The majority of that season, however, was spent in in chicken pox isolation, so it was a bit odd to...
by Joe Watson | Aug 28, 2020 | Innovation
What is Design Thinking? Design thinking is not so much “a thing”, but more so “a way”. Below are sourced excerpts that explain design thinking in more detail and provide links to original articles. “Design thinking is an innovative...
by Joe Watson | Jun 3, 2020 | Creativity, Innovation, Leadership
The idea for this article has been percolating in my head for many months, and it’s something I’ve been hesitant to write for a long time. But here it is. I play Dungeons and Dragons. Even better, I believe that D&D has tremendous power to make organizations...
by Kathy Wilcox | May 11, 2020 | Innovation, Leadership
A culture change isn’t any different than other change initiative and benefits from involving the entire organization in the conversation – defining, designing and making change. How can you get your entire system involved? Town Hall Meetings Surveys Focus Groups Task...
by Joe Watson | Feb 20, 2020 | Creativity, Innovation
Saw this Forbes article and it got me thinking about the Miles Davis quote, “If you’re not making mistakes, it’s a mistake.” Too often, failure is positioned as a negative instead of a positive step forward toward inevitable success....
by Joe Watson | Aug 29, 2019 | Creativity, Innovation, Leadership
I discovered Jacob Collier recently, and then I saw he had made this video about harmony for Wired — and it features the legendary Herbie Hancock. What a fantastic breakdown of a complicated topic – and done in a way that resonates with each target audience. There is...
