How a smaller country can become an innovation leader

This article originally appeared on BusinessToday.co.om on January 10, 2018
By Kumar Mehta

There are approximately 35 countries with a population range of 1-5mn people (the population of Oman is approximately 4.5mn).

There are also approximately 35 countries with populations greater than 40mn people. This latter set of countries control the world’s innovation. They spend the most on […]

2018-04-02T17:53:52-07:00February 20th, 2018|Musings & Writings|

Failure in Innovation

Failure in Innovation, what does it really teach you?

New value creation is a leap of faith, and a high degree of failure is expected. If you study the most innovative companies you can think of, you will find that they have had far more failures than successes, more misses than hits. No one knows beforehand what […]

2018-04-02T17:58:21-07:00February 15th, 2018|Musings & Writings|

Unleashing Creativity — the first step to innovation

We revere and admire the great innovators, the people who have truly changed the world over the course of history. We often think of these people as geniuses or imagine they have some particular trait we can learn or hire for that will lead to unbridled creativity and priceless innovation. Well, the truth is, there is […]

2018-04-02T17:55:02-07:00December 26th, 2017|Musings & Writings|

The Fallacy of the Next Big Thing

Kumar Mehta, Ph.D.

Every company is continually looking for the next big thing. I can’t count the number of times I have heard executives say something along the lines of “I want to know what’s going to be the next iPhone before it becomes the next iPhone.” Corporations are looking for someone to tell them what […]

2018-04-02T17:55:24-07:00October 4th, 2017|Musings & Writings|

The Number One Leadership Activity to Drive Innovation

This article originally appeared on GreatLeadershipByDan.com on January 11, 2018
By Kumar Mehta

Every leader wants to consistently create mind-blowing products and offerings that customers love and line up for. They know that if they don’t innovate, they will be left behind, the world’s simply moving way too fast. They are looking to institutionalize the […]

2018-04-02T17:55:48-07:00September 24th, 2017|Musings & Writings|

8 Steps to Creating an Innovation Biome

8 steps to building a sustained environment where innovation thrives.

Follow these eight steps to build a sustained environment where innovation thrives. A culture where breakthroughs are expected, not simply desired. Without the correct approach, innovation efforts are a shot in the dark.   Based on the science of innovation presented in The Innovation Biome.

Step 1

Visible commitment of […]

2018-04-02T17:56:31-07:00August 4th, 2017|Musings & Writings|

The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Below is a fantastic read by HBR by Gary Hamel and Nancy Tennant in April 2015. A lot of the concepts presented here are shared by the BRIDGE method. Read on……

 

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? Trouble is, it’s hard to think of any business challenge where real […]

2018-04-02T17:56:56-07:00June 28th, 2017|Musings & Writings|

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