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Practical insights from innovation leaders to grow your influence and impact.

The seeds of change don't sow themselves

The seeds of change don't sow themselves

It's April. The month of fresh starts. A new season. New fiscal. New quarter. New semester. New lunar cycle. A chance to do things differently. Some of my clients are taking the opportunity to spring clean their work lives, reviewing and getting rid of processes, goals, assumptions and

The role of hope in leadership and storytelling

The role of hope in leadership and storytelling

Last week I sat on a panel at an event organized by the Association for Managers of Innovation, a group that was new to me. The topic was re-framing hope. Now, I have to confess that, up until that day, hope wasn't something I'd thought a

Innovation insights to shift behavior

Innovation insights to shift behavior

Through my work, I have the opportunity to collaborate with some amazing thinkers and doers in the innovation space. Every time we connect, I learn something new. So I thought I'd start to share some of their key insights here in a new series of "Qwotes"

Inspirational stories for leaders

Inspirational stories for leaders

Most leaders know they need to tell more stories to inform and inspire change. But they don't know what stories to tell or when to tell them. And, they often feel like they don't have any experiences worth sharing. One of the things I do with

The power of networks to scale innovation

The power of networks to scale innovation

It's pretty easy to find ways to do good through your business, by simply connecting with a local charity or adopting best practices like a recycling program. But many business owners want to do more. They want to find ways to scale their social impact and drive social

Simple innovation hacks for leaders

Simple innovation hacks for leaders

A few years ago, I got a DM from a colleague on a Sunday morning that led us to develop a transformational approach to innovation in higher education. He'd been hearing about the success of organizations like IDEO in applying human-centred design to complex challenges and wanted to

Tips to inspire radical change – from a Disney futurist.

Tips to inspire radical change – from a Disney futurist.

We're at a tipping point, fighting crises on global issues like climate change and personal ones like addiction, without much success. What's the problem? We haven't figured out how to get beyond bandaids and incremental change to create systemic, radical innovation. That's