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Want your engineering team to be more innovative? Try this proven improv technique!
Co-Authors: Awais Sheikh, Dan Ward, Niall White The pressure to be “innovative” is at an all-time high for projects, organizations, and companies across all industries. Unicorn companies (startups valued at $1+ Billion) are sought after wide and far, and leaders...
The Innovator’s Burn: Transform your frustration into the Innovator’s Fuel
Learning how to embrace and unlock your frustration is one of your most powerful sources for innovation. - - - “Man, this [whatever is status quo] sucks. We could totally do this way better.” - Every Innovator. Ever. Have you ever been frustrated at how slowly...
Innovation Speed Test: Are you hustling or are you scrambling?
It’s critical to know the difference between when you are responding swiftly to dynamic opportunities vs. when you are in an ineffective reaction cycle leading to nowhere good. - - - Have you ever noticed that when someone is starting a new business or venture on the...
Have you taken your daily dose of Innovator’s Vitamin “C”: Creativity, Curiosity, and Courage?
The Innovator’s Vitamin C is essential for any Innovator who is looking to create change and disrupt the status quo. Having ample stores of creativity, curiosity, and courage not only encourages innovation, but also buffers and boosts Innovators during difficult...
Introducing Innovation: When to keep going and when to quit?
Q: Team Toolkit, I really want to bring innovation into my organization but I have NO co-conspirators and my organization is the opposite of flat, it’s practically a dictatorship! My attempts at introducing innovation have been failing and I’m really demoralized; when...