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CREATE A CULTURE THAT DELIVERS INNOVATION – 3 OBSERVATIONS It is often said that the United States is the most innovative nation on earth. Whether or not that is true, one thing is certainly true - few countries commercialise more innovations than the United States. It is also clear that the United States has a better ...

THINK MORE BROADLY - 3 OBSERVATIONS I have already commented on the tendency for business to think of innovation, and in particular disruption, as being about technology. There is a lot written about digital disruption and technological innovation when, in fact, much of the more successful innovation over recent years has not been digital and much ...

IGNORE IGNORANT POLITICIANS – 3 OBSERVATIONS There are few politicians I respect less than John Howard, the one-time Prime Minister of Australia. My lack of respect stems not so much from his politics as it does from two ignorant statements he made: You cannot fix the environment at the expense of the economy ‘If it ain’t ...

STOP TALKING AND START LISTENING – 3 OBSERVATIONS Over recent years I must have spoken to a hundred or more start-ups promoting ideas they thought were innovative and potentially disruptive. While many of the concepts presented were innovative few were potentially disruptive (on the basis that disruption is by definition - -innovations the make a product more ...

IT IS NOT FREE, BUT IT IS CHEAPER THAN ADVERTISING – 3 OBSERVATIONS I love my car. I will probably never sell it. I will certainly buy a new one, but I have no intention of selling the old one. My car is a 2002 Jaguar XJ8 which I purchased new in 2002 (surprisingly enough). For me, ...