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Our innovation era: creative destruction or destructive creation- which?

Paul Hobcraft

I keep coming back to the dilemma often faced in innovation- do we practice “creative destruction” or “destructive creation? Schumpeter saw “creative destruction” as the renewing, through innovation, society’s dynamics that would lead to higher economic development and welfare levels.

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Lateral Thinking in the Fight Against Crime. The Northern Bank Robbery Story.

Destination Innovation

Both men were officials of the Northern Bank, one of the largest banks in Northern Ireland. Ward and McMullan followed instructions and gave the robbers entry to bank the next evening. Most of it was in the Northern Bank banknotes. However, following the raid, officials at the bank did some lateral thinking.

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Our innovation era: creative destruction or destructive creation- which?

Paul Hobcraft

I keep coming back to the dilemma often faced in innovation- do we practice “creative destruction” or “destructive creation? Schumpeter saw “creative destruction” as the renewing, through innovation, society’s dynamics that would lead to higher economic development and welfare levels.

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Innovative Businesses Prioritize Creativity

Daniel Burrus

Human beings are meant to be creative. One problem we witness too often in society is the treatment of creativity and business innovation as mutually exclusive occurrences. Most notably, older organizations are the ones that place creativity in one column and positive disruptions via innovation in another.

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Podcast S6E136: Kaiser Yang – Crack the innovation Code

Idea to Value

We speak about what it takes to apply creativity to build successful innovations. Topics covered in this episode: 00:02:30 – The seven primary inhibitors of creativity: The most powerful one is fear. 00:15:00 – A great case study from a bank in Poland. 00:15:00 – A great case study from a bank in Poland.

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Basketball, Banks and Banana Splits

Innovation Excellence

Is failure everywhere? GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton When asked to describe his test for determining what is and isn’t hard-core pornography, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart responded, “I know it when I see it.” In that sense, pornography and failure may have a lot in common. By accident, I spent the month of April thinking, […]

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From legal services to health care to banking, Brunner client campaigns win ADDY awards

Brunner

Brunner campaigns for three client partners — Edgar Snyder & Associates (legal services), Lehigh Valley Health Network (health care), and WesBanco (banking) — recently won silver awards at the 2021-2022 Pittsburgh American Advertising Awards, held by the American Advertising Federation Pittsburgh. WesBanco: “Community”.