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If you have watched Kung Fu Panda, do you remember the scene where Master Shifu is meditate? Or trying to, and his ear keeps twitching from some imperceptible disturbance he can sense some distance away?…
This story here has been a favourite for many years now, and I have probably sent it to hundreds of you around this time of the year, either as part of my work mailers or…
My book, Think Like an Innovator, already available as an eBook on Kindle and as a paperback on Amazon sites worldwide, thanks to Notion Press is now also available in paperback and hardcover formats on…
It’s easy to look at a finished book and forget the chaos it came from. Recently when rummaging through an old box of papers, I found this (top left, circular diagram thing). That was from…
Design Thinking gets talked about a lot. But when I started using it in my innovation and growth strategy consulting practice around 2016, I noticed something: people knew the steps but didn't quite it. So…
One of my favourite fictional characters is Poirot. In the 2023 film A Haunting in Venice, when explaining his method, he says: “When a crime has been committed, I can, by application of order and…
📚 "Think Like an Innovator" is now available in PAPERBACK on major Amazon sites. It will be on Amazon India and Flipkart next week. A little hurdle to do with availability here. It's being handled.…
Most of us don’t read enough. And those who do, often fall into a numbers game: how many books can I finish this year? In this mindset, re-reading an already finished book feels almost wasteful.…
IT’S HERE! Stop waiting for innovation to happen. Start designing it with intention. My new book, , is a practical, no-fluff guide to Design Thinking for complex problem solving and creative breakthroughs. Or your Kindle…
In 2017, I noticed something troubling. Innovation leaders at some large global organisations were selling 'design thinking-led' services to other companies. They ran workshops. Facilitated sessions. Bagged long-term projects. And charged good money. But when…
Random thought (or question) on easing travel fatigue and jet lag: For long, transmeridian flights, what if airlines timed their in-flight meals to match the destination city’s time zone? By serving lunch, snacks, or dinner…
Here’s a nice post by Nikki Anderson for anyone who’s debated whether innovators and designers should ask users for innovative solutions to their challenges, or if crafting the solution is solely the innovator or designer’s…
Over the decades, many business leaders have shifted their mindset, from building companies that are 'built to last,” as Porras and Collins observed; to obsessing over this quarter, sometimes even this month. The collateral damage?…