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Helping discover your innovation pathway

Paul Hobcraft

You need to discover your innovation pathway. I started posting my thoughts on innovation in August 2010. This is a post about the sources of my knowledge that feeds my innovation passion. I have followed a number of great innovation thinkers and read different books on the areas of innovation.

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Strive for Clarity, Not Cleverness

Stephen Shapiro

This got me thinking about how this concept relates to innovation. These lower-fat fries came with a fatter price tag. Clever versus clear is something I am focused on for my next book. One of my favorite book titles is Tongue Fu! The title grabs your attention, and the subtitle clarifies the book’s promise.

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3 lessons on creating a successful enterprise: Managers in growth markets should take note.

Christensen Institute

While on my way back on a trip from Sierra Leone working with the team at Water4 , which provides affordable access to safe and clean water for thousands of Sierra Leoneans and across Africa, I had the opportunity to re-read The Innovator’s Solution authored by Michael Raynor and the late Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen.

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3 paradigm-shifting insights on creating global prosperity

Christensen Institute

I had the opportunity to re-read the Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty authored by Efosa Ojomo, Karen Dillon, and the late Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen. However, this book embodies a possible path of how we can be active participants in both local community- and nation-building.

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Red pill or Blue pill innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

I like movies that I can quote, and also like movies that are based on my favorite books. Innovation choices are like the Matrix choices When we talk about innovation in corporations, many of the choices individuals make and that innovation teams make are like the red pill / blue pill choice.

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Positive Deviance vs. Best Practices

Hutch Carpenter

Over time, I’ve seen people write disparagingly about the use of best practices in innovation. Some things really don’t need innovation if they’re not critical to a company’s differentiation and growth. I’m @bhc3 on Twitter, and I’m a Senior Consultant with HYPE Innovation. positive deviance).

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What's In a Name? New Research Suggests We Look Like Our Name

Innovation in Practice

Most of us are familiar with the dynamic of “judging a book by its cover,” making quick judgments about a person based on initial appearance. What’s in a name? Perhaps more than we might think, according to researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. To read more about the study, click here.

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