by Gavin Heaton | Feb 18, 2025 | Change, Change management, Innovation
To build a robust innovation strategy, organisations must not only implement cutting-edge processes but also foster an environment where innovative change is embraced rather than feared. Here’s how to tackle resistance to change in innovation processes and transform...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 17, 2025 | Design Thinking, Innovation
So in January 2025, an article called What comes after Design Thinking? piqued my interest. As a long-term practitioner of (and educator about) Design Thinking, I was initially concerned the piece would be full of some kind of pseudo-fashionable tedium with...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 13, 2025 | Creativity, Innovation, Strategy
AI is getting really good at creative problem-solving – so good, in fact, that it’s starting to take over many jobs. Need a new product idea? AI can generate thousands of concepts in seconds. Struggling with a design? AI will draft ten options before you’ve...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 12, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Innovation, Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, evolving from a tool for operational efficiency into a cornerstone of strategic decision-making. Businesses are no longer just using AI to automate tasks – AI is reshaping innovation strategies,...
by Gavin Heaton | Feb 6, 2025 | Innovation
How do new ideas or technologies spread through societies? The diffusion of innovation theory, developed by E.M. Rogers, explains this process from initial introduction to broad adoption. It’s an essential theory that helps entrepreneurs, marketers and...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 31, 2025 | Conferences, Hackathons, Innovation
They say that every startup needs a hacker, a hipster and a hustler. The hacker to build your technology. The hipster to make that great tech shine. And a hustler to package up and sell it. We find that it is these three roles – the holy trinity of the startup...