How Not to Manage Innovation: The Osborne Effect

What’s the “Osborne Effect?” It’s a particularly tragic story of a self-imposed disaster that could have been avoided by the innovator getting out of the echo chamber and basing business decisions on reality, not over-exuberant fantasy. It demonstrates that innovation...

Self-Assessment Tests for Innovation Leaders

These days, there’s an online test for nearly every facet of human behavior, and your skill as an inovation leader is no exception. These tests all have a similar structure. First, they ask you a series of multiple-choice questions designed to reveal various facets of...

360 Reviews Need to Be Put into Context

When managers or innovation leaders need to receive a 360 review, the organization may hire external consultants to administer the surveys. The consultants then analyze and share the data with the leader, and in some cases with the managers and staff. Ideally, the...