Hypothesis is a charged word – It has a scientific color; it smacks of sterility; it is thought to be done by academics; and it’s sometimes classified as special class of guessing. In thought and action, hypothesis is misunderstood. We twist the word so it doesn’t apply in our situation;......
Last year is gone, and going forward things will be different. Last year’s you is gone, and going forward you will be different. That’s the thing – everything changes. Regardless if last year was enjoyable or terrible, no matter. This year will be different. You can try to hold on......
I’ve read emails from engineering students telling me I whipped them into a fervor over engineering. I’ve received notes from engineering leaders that, based on a single line of a post, reinvented the cost signature of their products. I’ve been sent messages from folks who were stuck in a rut,......
We strive to get everyone on the same page, to align the crew in a shared direction. The thinking goes – If we’re all pulling in the same direction, we’ll get there faster and more efficiently. Yes, the destination will come sooner, but what if it’s not there when we......
It’s difficult to do something for the first time. Whether it’s a new approach, a new technology, or a new campaign, the mass of the past pulls our behavior back toward itself. And sadly, whether the past has been successful or not, its mass, and therefore it’s pull, are about......
Companies strive for predictability, yet if it’s predictable, it cannot be innovation. We seek comfort in our work, but if it’s comfortable it can’t be innovation. Businesses like to grow by selling more to the customers we have, but if existing customers can recognize it, it can’t be innovation. We......
Here’s something a little different – a crossword puzzle to test your knowledge on products, technology, and innovation. Complete the puzzle using the image below, or download it (and answer key) using the green arrows below, and take your time with it over the Thanksgiving holiday. [wpdm_file id=5] [wpdm_file id=4]
......The natural mindset of innovation is more-centric. More throughput; more performance; more features and functions; more services; more sales regions and markets; more applications; more of what worked last time. With innovation, we naturally gravitate toward more. There are two flavors of more, one better than the other. The better......
Overall, our upward evolutionary spiral toward infinite productivity is a good thing. (More profit with less work – can’t argue with that.) And also good is our Darwinian desire to increase our chances of realizing profit by winding a thick cocoon of risk reduction around the work. But with our......
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