Yearly Archives: 2011
by Gregg Fraley on December 12th, 2011
Relentless Innovation by Jeffrey Phillips, an Innovation Primer
Jeffrey Phillips is a respected innovation consultant and a noted blogger (Innovate on Purpose). I saw him speak at the MindCamp conference and it’s clear he has an uncommon breadth of knowledge about innovation and a focused results orientation. He’s just released ...More >
by Kate Hammer on December 7th, 2011
Fixing the Game: why innovation needs leaders thinking long-term
Shareholders, have patience. Be advocates for innovation, it’s in your long-term best interest. Keep the faith: you’ll need it. Here at KILN, we’ve been reading Steve Denning’s Forbes piece, titled “The Dumbest Idea in the World: Maximizing Shareholder Value”. We ...More >
by Kate Hammer on November 21st, 2011
Kiln sponsors Silicon Valley’s Inaugural Intersection Event
Kiln has been invited by Intersection founder Randy Haykin to provide an IdeaKeg interaction at the forthcoming event uniting top Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with educators and activists to generate innovations to drive social change. Here’s an overview of The Intersection ...More >
by Kate Hammer on September 7th, 2011
McKeon’s Law: Or how to think differently about your sector
In the whirlwind of Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO, it’s easy to forget that it isn’t just superstars who drive breakthrough innovation in an industry like computing. It’s also a shared mindset. By looking at the computing industry’s shared ...More >
by Kate Hammer on August 3rd, 2011
Innovation, invention and “system”
Culture officer-at-large Grant McCracken takes issue in his recent HBR post with the characterisation of entrepreneurs as system builders, creating enterprise by “marshaling, mobilizing, and connecting different worlds,” to quote Said Business School professor Marc Ventresca. What Grant misses from Ventresca’s ...More >
by Kate Hammer on July 26th, 2011
Mashup: An introduction
Remember all the old jokes that begin: “Whatdaya get when you….”. Well that’s the logic of mashups and it’s a mighty important one to apply to generate “breakthrough” ideas. A mashup combines material or features from two or more sources, ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on July 20th, 2011
ACTFP + 4P’s = Holistic Innovation
A holistic approach to innovation is often missing in organizations that can’t create break-through new offerings, or innovate consistently. I’ve rapped about “holistic innovation” before, it’s one of my keynote talks. When audiences ask what I mean, I explain the ...More >
by Kate Hammer on July 5th, 2011
Kiln Kokoon: a conversation about becoming more global
In our Kokoon on 4 July 2011 sixteen of us met in the Community Association Hall on the Golden Lane Estate, London EC1. We entered the Kokoon with the question: In what ways might I become more global? At 4pm we ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on July 2nd, 2011
Global innovation 2011: another view
If you are interested in the big picture of global innovation, you might want to download this report from INSEAD — the 2011 Global Innovation Index. It ranks 125 countries by measuring various indicators, both inputs and outputs to the innovation process. ...More >
by Kate Hammer on June 15th, 2011
In what ways might I become more global? A Kiln Kokoon
Ever had a question about culture that made you stumble or struggle to answer? Find yourself looking for fresh ideas and different perspectives … to apply to commercial or creative challenges? Come to a special one-off Kokoon™ and join in ...More >