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Launching a business in a recession – 1 of 4 – Business Planning
This is a post in a series of four detailing how you can start a business during a recession (find them all eventually under the startup innovation tag). I think […]
Read moreManaging innovation is a misnomer – better to prepare for serendipity
I’ve been involved in many innovation activities in the past, from participating in and supporting hackathons, corporate ventures to being involved with startups. I’ve observed that often times, best results […]
Read moreCreativity Boosters to get you in the Flow – 4 of 4 – Nature
We all know Creativity at work is important. It is a leading driver of innovation and it boosts productivity. And when you are in the right flow, you are more […]
Read moreCreativity Boosters to get you in the Flow – 3 of 4 – Meditation
We all know Creativity at work is important. It is a leading driver of innovation and it boosts productivity. And when you are in the right flow, you are more […]
Read moreCreativity Boosters to get you in the Flow – 2 of 4 – Coffee
We all know Creativity at work is important. It is a leading driver of innovation and it boosts productivity. And when you are in the right flow, you are more […]
Read moreCreativity Boosters to get you in the Flow – 1 of 4 – Music
We all know Creativity at work is important. It is a leading driver of innovation and it boosts productivity. And when you are in the right flow, you are more […]
Read moreMicrosoft 365 customer questions – Power Platform and Teams Hackathon tips
This was not so much a question as a request to present to all the hackers participating in the company hackathon in a launch event. I put a few slides […]
Read moreHackathons the MVP and lean startup
I’ve been doing a lot of work recently supporting customers with their hackathon efforts. It’s been especially focused on use of Microsoft Power Platform and Teams as core technology platforms […]
Read moreHow to overcome the innovation predicament – the term versus the spirit
I’ve observed before how everyone wants innovation but no one wants to innovate. The essence of that observation roughly 6 months ago was that although the talk of and need […]
Read moreHow to run a Hackathon for Microsoft Teams and Power Platform
I’ve decided, while I work in the business of dealing with customers questions on Microsoft 365 all the time (disclosure), either directly or indirectly, I might as well share them […]
Read moreOvercoming challenges in an innovation imperative world – 2nd edition
Just a few weeks ago I highlighted how important innovation was and yet how disinterested everyone was in it: Innovation has never been more problematic or needed – 3 things […]
Read moreJobs of the future will be what robots cannot do
The title of this post actually comes from a video I viewed on Big Think way back in 2016. It was a short video by renowned American physicist, Michio Kaku. […]
Read moreInnovation has never been more problematic or needed – 3 things you can do
Everyone wants innovation, no one wants to innovate. It’s similar to change. Therein may lie the rub. They are such broad terms, they may have lost their significance. But the problem goes beyond lack of interest, there is a lack of purpose or organisation/management, the pace of change, all and more contribute to this situation. Call it innovation fatigue if you will, in fact a book has got that covered already: Innovation for the fatigued – How to Build a Culture of Deep Creativity. And yet, the imperative is as high as ever.
(more…)5 ideas who’s time has come

This was more fun (to doodle) than anything else. But there is some data to back the ideas up, or at least sources I used to make my points. More than anything though, these 5 ideas are deep rooted feelings I have based on reading and experience over time. Anyway, here are some of my sources.
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