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Competency Traps Meeting
Today’s meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit discussed the issue of Competency Traps. The session was led by Richard Granger of Arthur D Little. He presented a comprehensive review of the topic and then...
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Creating a Culture of Innovation
What are the key characteristics of a corporate culture that promotes innovation? And those that inhibit innovation? These were the topics we discussed in a workshop I facilitated yesterday for the...
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Praise the Behaviours you want to see
If you want to change the culture of the organisation then one of the best ways to do it is to praise the behaviours you want to see. If you want your people to be more adventurous, more...
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Innovation at Nokia
At today’s meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit we had an interesting talk from Pekka Pohjakallio, VP of Concepting and Innovation at Nokia. Because of the ban on flights he was unable to attend in...
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How to Fight a Blame Culture
A culture in which people are blamed for their failures and mistakes is highly damaging for innovation and for learning. If staff are worried that the finger will be pointed at them for trying things...
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