Innovation
The Trinity
Three questions every good idea must answer.
Grappling
Up close and personal.
On discipline, commitment, and innovation
The magic trio.
Don't be lazy
Do the work.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
Can you share an example of innovation team performance dashboard with key indicators?
Custom boilerplate
Your very own reusable templates.
Innovative excuses
Self-fulfilling prophecies.
Juxtaposition
Simple tactics.
Three key principles for innovation management
Best practices for managing innovation at scale.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
What metrics should we focus on to measure the performance and potential of our innovations at a program-level and project level?
Seek the unobvious
The valuable connector.
The focused execution
On high-speed innovation.
When all goes slow
What to do when everything grinds to a halt.
Exercise judgement
A vital discipline.
The insight gap
Focus on the vital few.
Anchor
Innovation does not happen in a vacuum.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How do we measure the impact of open innovation initiatives?
Exploit unfairness
The ruinousness of unfairness.
When to stop
Criteria for termination.
Limit your innovation
The hidden benefit of boundaries.
Exploit negativity
A simple move.
The effective corporate innovator
Three key traits.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we establish a (well functioning!) corporate innovation lab?
Value obsessed
Business value must be understood from a multitude of perspectives.
Cross-pollination
How to multiply value in the organisation.
Vagaries of business
No matter the changes, we remain unsurprised.
Communicate value clearly
A simple lesson oft forgotten.
Rapid value generation
Leverage existing resources, capabilities, and brands.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
Any tips on how we can accelerate our innovation process?
Pyrite badges
Fool's gold.
On sizing an innovation portfolio
Alas, size does matter.
Bipunctual experiments
Not just for fun and giggles.
What bags taught me about value
On putting things in perspective.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to lead change so people desire that change?
A Learning Strategy
Always be testing.
Combinatorial innovation
New value, existing assets.
Practicing together
The power of peerage.
Three business facts
Own your success.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to foster collaboration within the company (innovation hub vs. integration in operational units)?
Ambiguity vs uncertainty
Each demands a different approach.
Mutual understanding
An investment that pays dividends.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we better communicate success of innovation initiatives?
Inspiring curiosity
The many gifts of curiosity.
Outside and inside
Have the courage to go there.
Malignant modesty
Shout it from the rooftops!
The reality of experience
Thinking as it might be, seeing as it is.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to make a traditional organisation realise that the world is changing fast and translate that into an appetite and urgency to undertake disruptive innovation?
Invention no more
More than semantics.
Surprise!
An invitation.
Breaking out of the rut
A little bit of mindless action.
Know who matters
Not all feedback is equal.
The human premium
On value.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we overcome capital, capacity and culture constraints to reliably execute projects as an ambidextrous company?
Discard the wreath
Onwards!
Path to insight
For those who dare.
Burning innovation questions
You asked, I answered.
Ask to learn
It is harder than it seems.
When disruption isn't the way
And what to do about it.
Accelerate innovation
Speed-up your innovation process right now.
Embrace incompleteness
Learn how to work with fragments.
The best source of ideas
Hidden in plain sight...
The incredible potential of boring
In pursuit of dull gold.
Innovation is a joint effort
Forget about individual heroics.
Visualise the abstract
On making ideas tangible.
Nibbling and chomping
Masticatory wisdom.
The secret value of uncertainty
Incredible opportunities lurk in the unexpected places.
Build it and they will come
On learning the hard way.
Make some noise!
The unfathomable truth.
Gatekeep innovation funding
Funds commensurate to risk.
Nomadic quandary
Absence of punishment is not enough.
Manage your portfolio
Actively manage your innovation portfolio!
Quickstart: Rapid idea testing
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
Tsardom
Not a great path forward.
On commitment and innovation
It is a calling.
The worst innovation question to ask customers
A great way to burn money and time though!
Trophies
Celebrate and move on.
Road to innovation
Pathway to innovation success.
Dare to ask
On asking the right questions.
Dispel torpor
Act before it is too late.
Creativity isn't enough
Some food for thought.
A no-brainer
Know when to stop.
Methodological pragmatism
Three reasons.
Innovating ≠ Managing Innovation
Similar but different.
Blending caveat
Mix with care.
Three years of Augmented Strategy
Have you got your copy yet?
In pursuit of insight
Perennial quest for understanding.
More than the brain
Artistic, practical, experiential...
Ideas are not your babies
A dangerous metaphor.
Quickstart: Lean Startup
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
Hold no grudges
Don't poison yourself.
The roadblock removal cycle
Three questions to rule them all.
Three simple rules for evaluating innovation initiatives
Manage innovation more efficiently and effectively.
The guessing game
Educated guess can only take us so far...
Fear no germs
Business sterility is no path forward.
One critical thing innovation leaders must do
A direct way to maximise your impact with minimum effort.
Jeopardy signal
Act before it is too late.
Innovation requires doing
Difference between wishful thinking and innovation.
Jocundity in failure
When failure doesn't equate failing.
Outputs and outcomes of innovation experimentation
Validated learning and evidence-based decision making.
Quickstart: Innovation experimentation
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
Jargonic obfuscation
Speak to be understood.
Best of LinkedIn
Six posts that rocked LinkedIn.
Quickstart: Innovation teams
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
On keeping records
Document, document, document.
Dead ends
A welcome impasse.
Quickstart: Profitable innovation
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
Quickstart: Strategic growth
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
Attitude matters
Summaries of The Innovator's Attitude™ 2024 issues.
Drudgery
Tenacity needed.
Quickstart: Innovation boards
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
Always be learning
Continuous erudition.
Refrigeration
Watch out for the freezer burns.
Quickstart: Innovation strategy
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
On killing ideas
Do it early; do it often; do it with care.
Reciprocity
Value for everyone.
Quickstart: Innovation portfolio management
Practical guidance for busy professionals.
Corporate innovation in 2025
Your inputs would be most appreciated.
Reusability
Ignore at your own peril.
Jousting tournaments
An inappropriate analogue.
Five questions for your innovative idea
Remember—an idea is more than a product!
Innovator's first step
Essential questions to answer.
Against ambiguity
Eradicate double-speak from your business.
Multi-million flukes
One club you should most certainly not aspire to join.
Allografty
Not as easy as it seems.
Forty-two puzzle pieces
Our podcast is now one year old! 🥳
Time for assiduity
Neither too late, nor too early, but just right.
Rediscovering what was once known
Is there truly nothing new under the sun?
Today and tomorrow
Seeing through generations.
Apotheosis
"You might not like it, but this is how peak performance looks like."
Bidirectional idea development
Capability to both progress and regress are paramount.
The fertility of dullness
Opportunities hidden in plain sight.
People first
Innovators are at the heart of any corporate innovation system.
The Puzzle Episode 42
How to improve personal performance?
Portfolio supremacy
Managing innovation requires managing multiple initiatives.
Puzzle fragments VII
One piece at a time, without stopping.
The Puzzle Episode 41
Is programming the same as software engineering?
Prioritise innovation
Dare to lead.
The Puzzle Episode 40
How to distinguish differentiation from innovation?
Zesty
Innovators' source of happiness.
Invest in your innovation teams
Step out of the shadows.
The Puzzle Episode 39
How to find work that energises you?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How do I ensure the innovation function has critical mass to be sustainable?
Zucchini blues
Discard early, discard often.
Managing innovation at all levels
Senior and middle managers need different innovation tools and methods.
The Puzzle Episode 38
How to design good incentives?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to put guardrails around the corporate innovation group, so we are not trying to do everything?
Using Games and Simulations to Facilitate Generative Conflict
An exploration of generative and destructive conflict; play and social success; and role of games in contested spaces.
The Puzzle Episode 37
Why are some development projects slow?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can I determine what the 3 to 5 key areas of interest are that should be the focus for breakthrough innovation program?
Resentment
Move on.
Puzzle fragments VI
One piece at a time, consistently.
The Puzzle Episode 36
How to challenge the status quo?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can I find the best areas to look for innovation solutions? How to narrow down the space from all the areas we could try to the areas most likely to be winning solutions?
Relinquish
If it is good, it'll come back.
Courage vs stupidity
It's a thin line.
The Puzzle Episode 35
What is a "Product Manager" anyway?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How do we best balance detailed customer research with moving quickly like a startup?
The Puzzle Episode 34
How to work together?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to run a successful innovation funnel?
The effective innovator
Five key questions.
The Puzzle Episode 33
How much process is just enough process?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to better align innovation strategy to business goals?
Be brazen
Dare!
Innovators' decisions
Three critical levels.
The Puzzle Episode 32
How can a personal hobby impact professional performance?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
What are the best practices in driving innovation?
Set innovation posteriorities
Be clear on what not to explore.
The Puzzle Episode 31
Is innovation just a matter of luck?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we better decouple the idea that innovation leads to new products in our organization when really it is a mindset that should shift everything we do?
Three simple ways to innovate cheaper and faster at scale
Three actionable points for Chief Innovation Officer, Innovation Manager, and any other innovation leader.
The Puzzle Episode 30
Are innovation success stories reliable?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How might we demonstrate the value of innovation and ROI in the short and long term?
Migration
Don't be left behind.
Puzzle fragments V
One piece at a time.
The Puzzle Episode 29
What does your favourite product reveal about you?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How do we provide the space, tooling and methodologies for innovation to teams?
The Puzzle Episode 28
Should we emulate a successful company?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we balance the right level of governance to increase reliability for corporate innovation without limiting the value of the innovation output?
Multiplicity
All the routes.
On learning from success
The other side.
The Puzzle Episode 27
How to anticipate project failure?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we make innovation teams more committed and accountable to process?
Incredulity
Three critical activities.
12 weeks, 12 questions
12 weeks of "Wednesday Innovation Q&A Bruno" indexed.
The Puzzle Episode 26
Can we get it "right the first time"?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we create a strategy that improves innovation outcomes in a global organization?
The value factory
Five ways to supercharge your innovation process using lean practices.
The Puzzle Episode 25
How to manage requirements?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
What is the real meaning of Innovation Strategy these days?
Illusion of delusion
Wisdom.
Managing innovation at scale
For your reading pleasure.
The Puzzle Episode 24
What determines the culture of the organisation?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can knowledge and learnings of innovation processes be captured to improve future activities?
The Puzzle Episode 23
How to define KPIs for product development and innovation?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can we improve collaboration in R&D and innovation across organizational boundaries?
Subtraction serendipity
Beyond addition.
Understand failure
Please don't fall for the survivor bias.
The Puzzle Episode 22
How to learn faster?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to define innovation strategy in line with strategic questions/challenges?
Lucidity
In pursuit of clarity.
Puzzle fragments IV
One piece at a time.
The Puzzle Episode 21
How do large language models impact development projects?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
Innovation takes time; how to make deciders understand that innovation is not a cost center with no outputs?
Lethargy
Break the spell!
Three ways to increase innovation ROI
The art of disciplined investing.
The Puzzle Episode 20
Is change management still a thing?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to educate leadership on what is really innovation?
Lighthouse
On navigation.
Slow down to go faster
Thinking and acting as one.
The Puzzle Episode 19
Why won’t my team innovate?
On knowledge waste
Waste not, want not.
The Puzzle Episode 18
How to stress-test a business plan?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How I can learn to sell innovation at the company?
Beckoning bedlam
Safe voyage!
Go where the action is
First-hand experience is priceless.
The Puzzle Episode 17
Why should anyone buy your product?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How to increase buy-in from leadership along the innovation journey?
The innovation paradox
On impossibility.
Experimentation matters
It's a great way to reduce uncertainty!
The Puzzle Episode 16
Is every invention an innovation?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How do you respond to challenges brought by top managers who dismiss innovation and attack it incessantly but without valid arguments?
Puzzle fragments III
A reflective interlude.
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
How can you make innovation easier?
Bounce
Shake it off and move on.
More than the beginnings
Innovate anytime, anywhere.
The Puzzle Episode 14
How to move fast without breaking things?
Wednesday Innovation Q&A with Bruno
What is innovation and from where does it arise?
Contested territory
Sails ahoy!
The Innovator's Handbook 2024
Download your copy for free.
On squiggles
It's all about perspective.
The Puzzle Episode 12
How to make good decisions in product development?
On learning from mistakes
A conversation with Mark Graban of the My Favorite Mistake podcast.
The Puzzle Episode 11
How to integrate customer feedback into your product?
Better innovation strategies
A mix of tactics updated when needed.
On fostering innovation
A conversation with Chris Dubois of the Unbound podcast.
Secret use of standards
A perennial pursuit of perfection.
Why ISO standards fall short in innovation management
Give them a wide berth.
Systems and superstars II
Putting things into a perspective.
Systems and superstars
On succeeding in the long run.
On intelligent innovation
A conversation with Brian Gorman of the Qonversations podcast.
The Puzzle Episode 10
How to have a productive conflict?
"That's obvious!"
Is it though?
The power of innovation filters
Four innovation filters you ought to implement right now.
The Puzzle Episode 9
How to recognise latent potential?
Take the reins
Managing innovation is an activity.
The Puzzle Episode 8
How to foster continuous improvement in an R&D team?
Treasure trove
Some things are not supposed to be locked up.
Know who to listen to
Pay close to attention to the source.
The Puzzle Episode 7
Are more customers always a good thing?
Toil
Endure.
Innovating without limits
Have no fear
Trinity
Forgetting any single one may spell doom.
Puzzle fragments II
An open invitation.
Innovation is work
Wishing things into existence requires hard work.
On entering new markets
A conversation with Marcia Riner of the Profit With A Plan Podcast.
Be a preventionist
No is a wonderful word.
Better attitude, better innovation results
Summaries of The Innovator's Attitude™ 2023 issues.
The Puzzle Episode 6
How to recognise bad business advice?
Perceiving periphery
The all-seeing eye.
Are you happy with your innovation results?
Four weeks in 2023 left to make a difference!
The Puzzle Episode 5
How to make the most out of what you have today?
Prune your portfolio
Embrace gardening, patience, and love.
In charge
Not as random as it seems...
The Puzzle Episode 4
How to develop products, services, and businesses iteratively?
Playing in London
Become a better innovator by playing a game!
On misleading duality of creating value
No, they are not polar opposites.
Innovation is craft
Embrace it.
Getting better at Kjeller
Corporate Innovation & The Lean Startup at Kjeller Innovasjon.
Puzzle fragments
An open invitation.
Three signs that your innovative idea is weak
Three bad answers and what to do about them.
The Puzzle Episode 3
How to grow organically?
Renewal
Innovation isn't a one-night stand.
Infinite advantage
Incredible eruditeness.
The Puzzle Episode 2
How to segment a new market?
The Puzzle Episode 1
How to increase the speed and quality of a product development process?
Cookbook fallacy
Recipes are for the kitchen.
If it's good, it'll come back
Have no fear!
On innovation, teams, and management
A conversation with Gwenevere Crary of the Scaling With People podcast.
What innovators fear
And one way of thinking about them.
Isaak Tsalicoglou and Bruno Pešec pull the curtain on innovation
Tales from the trenches.
Anxiety
Completely normal phenomenon.
Apophenia
Genius or madness?
Insularity
Experiencing matters.
Rapid myth-busting
Meditations on accepted truths.
Insight
The gift that keeps on giving.
On characteristics of successful innovators
A conversation with Beverly Hathorn of Teambuilding Cultures podcast.
Inspiration
Outside-in? Inside-out? How about inside-in?
Willpower
An inescapable proverb.
On specific practices for profitable innovation
A conversation with Michael C. Markiewicz of Lubar School of Business.
Wonder
And mean it!
How to include the customer in the innovation process
Understand, understand, understand!
Oil and water
Some things mix well. Some don't.
On managing innovation, generative AI, and pharma industry
A conversation with Dr. Andree Bates of the AI For Pharma Growth podcast.
Nexus
Gossamer connections.
Innovation carnival
On avoiding innovation theater.
Apathy kills innovation
Oh no! Anyway...
No problems is a problem
Don't let them get away!
Innovation & strategy resources updated
Popular resources made even better.
Uniquely ordinary
You are note alone.
Harbingers of Doom
Beware them choosing you!
How else could we...
A pair of powerful questions.
Rapid assumption scan
Two questions to ask early and frequently.
Ask me anything
Don't hold back.
Remarkably forgettable
It doesn't matter how good you are if no one remembers you.
Misleading labels
A label does not make a...
Dogma buster
Do you dare?
The art of cumulative growth
Can you spot the opportunities hidden in plain sight?
Leading and innovating during crisis
How to lead and innovate in challenging and uncertain times.
Grayscale
Black and white no more.
Embrace reality
Innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum.
An idea is more than a product
Thinking in systems.
Five traits of successful innovators
Answer a series of questions to see which you have...
Lean Experiment Canvas
A visual tool to guide your lean experimentation.
Broken record
Value. Value. Value.
Innov8rs at Lisbon
Challenging innovators to innovate better.
Two types of competition
One of them might ruin you. The other will ruin you.
Fortitude
On spirit.
On innovating for profit
A conversation with Clinton Henry of the Innovators Unleashed podcast.
Behind
Outlearn them.
Value
Is value in the eye of the beholder?
Theatre of the Absurd
Stretching towards the impossible.
Against the grain
Subtraction rules.
11 mistakes innovation boards must avoid
A slippery slope.
On effective learning and teaching
Learning new things is wonderful.
Snatch
On importance of readiness.
In plain sight
It's difficult to see what you don't want to see.
On viable innovation teams
Five key ingredients.
People innovate
An important reminder.
Kick starting creativity
What to do when a blank slate leaves you blank?
The power of inversion
From solving to inquiring.
What is your business?
A foundational question.
A friendly reminder...
The numero uno.
Better basics, better innovation
Maintain the foundation.
Strategic feedback loops
Constantly evolving.
Six elements of innovation performance
A novel look on the relationships...
Best friends
1+1=∞
The one that got away
Set them free!
People above all
The sustainable competitive advantage.
The overlooked champion
A match made in heaven.
Right
Four rights to innovation success.
On burning innovation budgets
Value destruction galore.
Why do you want to innovate?
Innovation isn't a cure-all.
Three evergreen innovation tactics
Generate value to harness value.
Dream
Do it deliberately.
Exploiting the strategy gap
Infinite opportunities.
Limitless
Play with boundaries.
Fall in love
We are not heartless automatons.
How to manage core business and innovation projects in the same portfolio?
Showing isn’t the same as managing.
A year of advice on innovation attitudes and behaviours
Summaries of The Innovator's Attitude™ 2022 issues.
Continuous communication
Never stop explaining.
Rinse and repeat
The fastest learner wins.
The best way to start an ideation process
Make sure to have this one, critical ingredient...
Two things you must know about innovation
It is not entirely up to luck.
Tips to create a strong value proposition
It's not for you, but for them!
The best investment
On creating a lasting competitive advantage.
The tangible value of stopping early
Evidence-driven innovation investments.
What will you do?
Innovation portfolios aren't colourful toys.
Go hard
No holding back.
Improving the impact of remote Playing Lean workshops through action inquiry and critical reflexivity
A detailed view of one complete action research cycle with simultaneous first-person research and second-person co-inquiry.
Create your own innovation portfolio in three simple steps
Disciplined innovation management at scale.
Be confidently wrong
But keep an open mind.
Embrace, extend, enhance
A humble change strategy...
Getting started with an Innovation Board
Venture Board; Growth Board; Innovation Board—oh my!
Seize the day!
Squeeze that lemon dry.
One simple trick to double the value of your business experiments
The secret they've been hiding from you finally revealed.
Introducing the Corporate Innovation FAQ
Another free resource for corporate innovators.
How to select the right innovation framework for you?
A deep answer to a seemingly simple question.
On corporate innovation and curiosity
A conversation with Judith Germain of the Maverick Paradox Magazine podcast.
Quench the fire
This little trick will blow your mind...
Customers don't create
Don't confuse customer's wishes for willingness to pay.
Develop people and systems
Amplify your efforts.
On innovating strategically
A conversation with David Hatch of the Leading With Integrity podcast.
Like a wrecking ball
Spend ideas, not money.
Roar!
Put yourself out there.
Traction before scaling
Don't confuse the two.
Dull isn't the enemy
It's all about value creation.
How to get relevant pitches from startups?
Spolier alert: be clear on what you ask for.
Beware
Monoculturalism doesn't mix well with innovation.
On avoiding destructive innovation
A conversation with Doug Utberg of the Terminal Value podcast.
Innovators think differently
On two useful models: effectuation and beginner's mind.
Play with boundaries
Accept them for what they are—great creativity triggers.
Take the risk
Elucidate and move!
One simple trick for reducing the cost of innovation
No innovation without customer data.
How to overcome reluctance to invest in corporate innovation
Three practical measures any executive can implement.
Distance
Train your senses.
Indomitable intent
Trials and tribulations of corporate innovators.
Eternal crusade
Ad infinitum.
40 000 words on corporate innovation
Read, listen, or watch—up to you!
Critical thinking beats crystal balls
Experimentation-driven corporate innovation.
On accounting as innovation enabler
A conversation with Adam Larson of the Count Me In® podcast.
On avoiding expensive innovation mistakes
A conversation with Ula Ojiaku of the Agile Innovation Leaders podcast.
O Fortuna!
Cue the music.
Enduring engagement
Reject the illusion of quick success.
On leading innovation
A conversation with Zoë Routh of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.
Seek gaps
Infinite growth opportunities.
Thirteen corporate innovation questions answered
Oh yes! Even more practical answers to practical matters.
On how corporate innovators can manage innovation
A conversation with Étienne Garbugli of The Lean B2B Podcast.
On stagnation
Decay requires action.
Five corporate innovation questions answered
Yes, even more practical answers to practical matters.
On the politics of corporate innovation
A conversation with Amber Daines of The Politics of Everything podcast.
Ten more corporate innovation questions answered
Even more practical answers to practical matters.
On making better decisions
A conversation with Steve Pappas of the Science of CX podcast
With eyes wide open
Who knows what might you find?
Eight more corporate innovation questions answered
More practical answers to practical matters.
On boosting innovation with data
A conversation with Anthony J. Algmin of the Data Leadership Lessons podcast.
Eight corporate innovation questions answered
Practical answers to practical matters.
On the secret sauce for profitable innovation
A conversation with Wade Thomas of the Aim to Win Podcast.
Create!
Do the work.
On innovation-driven growth
A conversation with Diane Helbig of the Accelerate Your Business Growth podcast.
Evergreen needs
Some things don't change.
On the cost of ideas
A conversation with Lorraine Ball of the More than a Few Words podcast.
On learning from mistakes
A conversation with Thomas Green of the Ethical Marketing Service.
High-stakes innovation
Four de-risking questions.
"No thanks, I'm full."
Put your chef's hat on.
On self-improvement through innovation
A conversation with Nick Mann of The Don’t Quit Podcast.
Finding enterprise influencers to unlock growth of innovations
Guest article by Shyaam Ramkumar.
How to get management buy-in for your idea
Build trust, explain urgency, and communicate value.
On data driven decisions, profitable innovation, and augmented strategy
A conversation with Michael Grace of Tech Pro Unicorn Podcast.
Pursue perfection
On fragility and resilience.
B2B Innovation
Advice from the trenches.
On Playing Lean, customer development, and lean startup
A conversation with Mal McCallion of the Growth Execution Podcast.
Prioritising ideas is a waste of time
Focus on the flow.
One-two punch tests
Wear 'em down!
Alignment reigns supreme
Psst, come closer so I can tell you a little secret...
Three critical roles for corporate innovation
Innovators innovate, managers manage, executives fund.
It's a matter of priority
Reframe your thinking.
Quick 'n' dirty idea assessment
Five steps to ensure you are working on the right thing.
How to run effective corporate venture boards
The most important function for maximising your returns on innovation investments.
The Four Growth Arenas
On how to grow fearlessly.
Never stop learning
Fuel for innovation.
I don't care about your innovation process
Results before compliance.
On one-page innovation strategy
A conversation with Sannah Vinding of the Mind the Innovation podcast.
Rip them apart!
Show no mercy.
Traits of great corporate innovation champions
Make sure to pick the right one.
4 decision-critical data sources
Better data, better decisions, better business.
On product innovation
A conversation with Julie and Corey of the BizQuik Podcast.
On measuring open innovation
Best practices for different types of open innovation.
On traditional banks, digital challengers, and disruption
When the worlds collide.
Inquisitiveness
On the importance of being curious.
No time for innovation? This little trick will shock you
Twenty things you can do in less than ten minutes.
On entrepreneurship, martial arts, and continuous improvement
A conversation with Deirdre Morrison of The Ambition Incubator podcast.
Lean Experimentation Guide now available in French
Translated by Youness Yaghcha.
Disrupting the disruptors
A conversation with Jens Heitland of Innovation Culture Coding show.
Taking the Playing Lean experience online
The case of using a board game to teach Lean Startup remotely.
Book launch: Augmented Strategy
Strategy and decision making guide, now available at Amazon.
Blog review 2021
Best posts on innovation, strategy, and leadership.
On lean innovation and identifying opportunities in plain sight
A conversation with Tracy Wilson of UNLOCKED podcast.
Measuring the performance of innovation strategy
A conversation with Dave Bookbinder of Behind the Numbers show.
Advice to young entrepreneurs and innovators
On curiosity, being yourself, and entrepreneurship.
Augmented Strategy live stream with Bruno Pešec and Dominik Dellermann
A better way to make decisions in the 21st century.
20%
Be clear and direct.
Innovating profitably in all areas of your organization
On innovation, strategy, and leadership at the Lubar Executive Education Podcast
Blow them up!
Metaphorically speaking, of course.
On stealth ventures
Shhh.
The secrets to growth
Five time-tested lessons.
The infinite source of ideas
No esoteric machinations required.
Mapping is the key
On creating valuable insight.
On innovation, profitability, and fear
A conversation with Genesis Amaris Kemp of GEMS podcast.
No innovation without communication
It's a two way street.
Innovation isn't the most important thing
First things first.
Innovate with what you have
Spend ideas, not money.
On innovation, learning, and competitive advantage
Disciplined learning = sustained competitiveness.
27 innovation metrics you must measure
Systemic challenges require systemic measures.
What have you tried?
Three learning questions.
On learning from Lean Experiments
Capture, analyse, interpret, decide, document.
4 critical layers of the innovation accounting system
Systemic challenges require systemic approaches.
Be relentless!
The only flow that matters.
Do hard working nations lack imagination?
On obedience, independence, hard work, and imaginativeness.
20 Common Misconceptions About Corporate Innovation
Seeing differently, acting differently.
Test twice, run once
Practice safe experimentation.
Webinar archive update
Transcripts galore.
Why should we measure our innovation performance at all?
To understand the return on your investment.
Innovation vanguard
Onwards!
Onwards!
Test one idea per week... At minimum.
On respect for humanity and innovation
An aspiration worthy of my time.
Customer development never stops
ABL = Always Be Learning.
On Lean Innovation, Experimentation, and Learning
A conversation with Mark De Jong of The Lean Effect podcast.
Prophet or creator?
Own your success.
White Paper: How can organisations innovate profitably?
Aligning execution, governance, and change.
On why innovation theatre is disrespectful
Time is precious. Don't waste it.
Make them cower!
Let 'em shrivel.
Driving strategic growth
Own your success!
Three keys for profitable innovation
From gambling to taking control.
Boring
Basic needs, extraordinary results.
The 3 A's of innovation accounting metrics
Actionable, accessible, and auditable.
3 generic steps to test any idea
As easy as pie.
How to ensure your corporate innovation initiative stands a chance
Alignment, communication, and commitment.
The simplest way to check your innovation strategy
Does it make sense?
Whirlwind
You are the boss.
11 questions to drive your business model innovation efforts
Better questions, better results.
Pivoting in a nutshell
A change in strategy without a change of vision.
Spectacle
Bring out the gladiators!
The importance of time-boxing your lean experiments
Focused and faster learning.
Are you different?
Don't discriminate.
Respect creativity, challenge ideas
Go hard on ideas, be gentle with people.
Five Things You Need To Create A Highly Successful Startup
Things you wish you knew before spending 100 million.
Customer development is more than customer interviews
In a search of a repeatable business model.
On MVPs and smallification
Spoiler: MVP is not a smaller version of your final product.
How to measure corporate innovation in a large enterprise
Practical innovation accounting.
The joy of innovation
Reflecting on what makes me happy.
Why do executives fear innovation?
And specific actions they can take to become fearless innovators.
What will you do when Amazon comes for you?
Always think three steps ahead.
Continuous improvement or innovation?
Deceiving dichotomy.
How to introduce an innovation strategy into your company
What are some of the best practices for introducing an innovation strategy into your company?
Do these 7 things to ensure your innovation project fails
A simple exercise to increase the likelihood of success.
Dirty words
Lather me with grime.
A case for innovation funnels and portfolios
The right tools for the right tasks.
Innovators are rockstars, but they are people too!
Innovators are a special breed. They accomplish a lot often with very little support…
How to argue for your innovation project
Explain the strategic rationale, visualise the opportunity cost, and use emotional language.
On innovation coaches
Hire slow, fire fast.
Mistakes worth avoiding
On innovation, business, and an ebook I've recently published, with Patrick Daly on his Interlinks podcast.
Making sense of innovation pipelines, funnels, and portfolios
What is the difference between innovation pipeline, innovation funnel, and innovation portfolio? And more importantly, does it even matter?
Corporate innovation and wicked problems
Of breeders and tamers.
Ebook launch: 9 Big Don'ts of Corporate Innovation
Actionable insight for less wasteful innovation.
Learn to innovate with what you have
On using scarcity to fuel creativity.
Innovation manager's secrets to success
Experience from the trenches.
How to find growth opportunities in your organisation
Countless opportunities, endless possibilities.
The innovator's paradox
On contradictions.
How to develop an innovation strategy
Practical advice for tangible results.
Veins of gold
This is the secret they don't want you to know!
On setting up innovation teams
Start small and hyper-focused.
How to measure innovation performance
Two types of measures you need to track.
The fallacy of centralised innovation
Beguiling promises; misplaced expectations.
The long view
Two questions to get you going.
Corporate innovation roles
Three roles for any innovation system.
Nine big don'ts of corporate innovation
How to avoid wasting money on innovation by making smarter and better decisions.
How to define a fail or success condition for your Lean experiment
Help yourself make the right decision.
Dare to dream
It's for adults, too!
Do they get it?
Do something about it.
How to do customer interviews
Simple process, invaluable insight.
On uncovering customer problems and needs worth solving
Outcome-focused mutuality.
On identifying your options
Two modes, limitless options.
On selecting the winning innovation project
Invert your thinking.
Rebel!
Disruption galore.
Don't waste money on innovation
Confusion of the highest order.
Five principles of the Lean Startup: 10 years later
Is Lean Startup still relevant?
Future, now
Words do matter.
Salvaging failed innovation projects
A simple process for capturing leftovers from the failed projects.
On getting better
Stop robbing yourself.
How to hold innovation teams accountable?
Match expectations to the idea maturity level.
On opportunities and possibilities
Innumerable options.
The biggest mistake with corporate ideathons
Disrespect.
Rapid change
Transformations are overrated.
How did you do?
Time to review your innovation performance for 2020.
On full sentences
A secret sauce for creating reusable knowledge.
Structuring innovation projects
Innovation Project = Idea + Team + Objective.
A proven system for measuring innovation
Innovation accounting book is now available for pre-order.
New idea? Check this first…
What happens next will shock you!
Fearless quintet
Five short videos on fearless innovation.
On becoming a better innovator
Two critical areas of improvement.
Value trumps novelty
They are not synonymous.
Constraint-driven innovation
How to use boundaries to your advantage.
Endure
Do the best work you can, and meet the future that awaits you.
Granular view of the biggest innovation risk
A practical model to help you avoid wasting money on innovation.
Harmful templates
Don't cut yourself on the nice looking template.
Spend ideas, not money
Next time you catch yourself lamenting that you need a bigger budget, embrace the constraint and reframe your issue.
From idea to business
Do you have an idea, but don't know where to start? Begin by delving into this interview.
Five best practices for corporate innovation in turbulent times
Focus creativity on revenue generating innovations; cost reduction is a side effect of pursuing value creation.
An educated guess
All educated guesses are assumptions; but not all assumptions are educated guesses.
Seven innovation strategy caveats
Take heed of each caveat and you will be ahead of the majority of your competitors.
Taking fear out of innovation
Overcome your biggest hurdles to innovation and own your success.
A thought or an idea?
Know which is which, or risk losing your shirt.
How to innovate during COVID-19?
Interview on how should organisations approach innovation, especially in turbulent times.
How to uncover growth opportunities hidden in plain sight
At any given moment there are at least hundred growth opportunities in your organisation.
Don't hesitate
Why deny yourself so?
Gamifying Lean with Bruno Pešec
On lean, innovation, and strategy with Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy.
How to lead in turbulent times
On the the critical role of a leader during challenging times.
Buying bodies
Execution is the true equalizer.
Unhappy with your innovation strategy? Ask these nine questions
Do you understand your internal situation, external environment, boundaries, and how you envision success?
DNB awarded "Norway’s most innovative company"
When sincere effort is rewarded.
The power of visual thinking
How does visual thinking practically help an organization?
Have you forgotten?
On levers of growth.
Kaizen, kaikaku, kabuki
On categorising betterment efforts.
How to design a powerful innovation portfolio
A practical framework you can immediately use to design your innovation portfolio.
Are you bold enough?
Three insights to help you overcome fear of innovation.
Applying a systems approach to innovation
On innovation, strategy, systems thinking, martial arts, and more with Patrick Daly on his Interlinks podcast.
What does think big, act small look like in practice?
Taking massive action 24/7 is a good way to get a massive stroke.
What percentage of your company should be actively engaged in innovation?
Everybody should have the right to innovate, but not everybody should be measured on innovation performance.
Anything goes
When anything goes, anything comes.
Better banking—everyday in everyway
Banks that are excelling at continuous improvement also have much higher chance of succeeding with innovation.
Bank executive on the benefits of innovation system
Bruno Pešec was one of the three principal architects of the DNB Way of Innovation. Read what one executive has to say about it.
Why iterate at all?
Don't accelerate waste.
How to formulate a winning innovation strategy
A practical framework you can immediately use to formulate your innovation strategy.
The price of gluttony
Overcommitting is an insidious waste that opens the floodgates to other wasteful activities.
Are we on the same page?
Strategy can be a powerful filter, but won't be of much help if it is poorly thought through, unintelligible, and inaccessible to the intended users.
Strike first, throw second
Right sequence + thoughtful action = fearless innovation.
Is investing in innovation worth it?
A stroll through academic thought pieces.
An invitation to learn
Join me and learn how to formulate a winning innovation strategy.
Create the future
The old adage offence is best defence might be true to some extent, but is too black and white for my taste.
The price of ambiguity
Embrace uncertainty, purge ambiguity.
A slice at a time
Breakthrough innovation happens more often within a culture that fosters everyday innovation.
With eyes wide open
How can you use visualisations to ask better questions?
Divide and conquer
Is dividing yourself in order to innovate a prudent strategy?
It's not you, it's me...
Three cases when leaving customers behind is justified.
Beginner's Mind
Overcome reality distortion field and curse of knowledge by assuming the beginner's mind.
Pragmatic learning
Critical thinking combined with learning loops is a simple but powerful framework for erudition.
The elusive innovation strategy
Who would've thought that combining two vague terms would result in an even vaguer phrase?
Crowdsourced innovation book recommendations
Six books on innovation recommended by my community.
Doing and managing innovation
What is the difference between doing and managing innovation, and why should you care?
Visual tools for understanding customers
Dig deeper into understanding customer's needs by using one of these three visual tools.
Making the most out of the Value Proposition Canvas
Reference guide for the Value Proposition Canvas.
How to prioritise insight rapidly?
You've learned so much, and now have a question - what to do next? Here is a three step process for going from insight to action in 40 minutes.
Creating reusable knowledge: how to design effective experiments
Innovation teams can generate value in several ways, and creating reusable knowledge is one easy way to do so.
Visual tools for experimentation and innovation accounting
Three proven tools for visual overview of experiments, understanding progress, and innovation accounting.
Corporate innovation 101: advice for intrapreneurs and innovation managers
Learn more about achieving success with corporate innovation.
Step-by-step guide for designing Lean Experiments
Designing sound experiments is critical to creating valid and reusable knowledge. This guide will help you achieve that.
Get your idea funded by questioning power dynamics
How can intrapreneurs leverage decision making, agenda setting, and management of meaning?
Can you make a casserole?
Creating magic with what you have at hand.
The Business Model Canvas Explained
Don't use it as a wallpaper, and accept that almost everything you put into the canvas has some degree of uncertainty.
Learning is not mandatory
Are you creating waste by accidentally discarding knowledge?
Innovate or die? Nonsense.
Innovate or die is a harmful, populist, mantra.
Stay home, keep growing
My talks on product management and innovation at the "Stay home, keep growing" initiative.
Of boastful innovators and sadistic innovation managers
Bruno's advice to innovators and innovation managers on how to keep their sanity and career intact.
Strategies for Growth and Innovation at Ashridge
What have I learnt at the five day Strategies for Growth and Innovation course at Ashridge Executive Education?
Strategyzer Bootcamp
What have I learnt at the five day Strategyzer bootcamp?
