Over the past few weeks I've visited the four quadrants of the innovation landscape (the short series of posts started here) to get a better idea of the boundaries between the quadrants and how they are pushed. Now it's time to zoom out again to take a look at the landscape as a whole, with two questions to consider: Is the landscape as symmetric as it seems? And how fast do the boundaries move?
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Is innovation a race ?
If you ask around, you’ll be met with diverse opinions, with support and skepticism, with enthusiasm for and rejection of that idea. We might be tempted to enter into a debate over right and wrong opinions; but I’d rather suggest investigating the extent to which the metaphor of a race could be applicable to innovation.
Expectations and realities – Part 2
In the previous post it became pretty obvious that there is a significant mismatch between the facts about innovation and what we think them to be. Today I'll try to cast some light on the underlying reasons for that discrepancy.
Expectations and realities – Part 1
One of the biggest quandaries in innovation is the discrepancy between our hopes and desires on one side and the real outcomes on the other. Often the result does not match the expectations. What’s the reason for that?
The myth of unlimited capacity
Humanity has proved to be incredibly innovative in adjusting our living conditions to our advantage. It seems as if our collective ingenuity was absolutely superior and capable of mastering any kind of problem. But is this really true??
understanding innovation 