Category Archives: stories
by Us on March 13th, 2013
New KINDLING here
To help winter brains thaw and southern hemisphere summer minds buckle down, KILN has just emailed our readers the latest edition of Kindling. You can read it here. And to receive Kindling direct to your e-inbox, please sign up here.
by Indy Neogy on January 15th, 2013
Destructive intelligence
We have over years of developing analytical intelligence in business accidentally created a focus on destructive intelligence. What is destructive intelligence? The problem lies in this quote from Yes, Prime Minister: “Many people have the power to stop things happening ...More >
by Kate Hammer on July 25th, 2012
StoryFORMs’ StoryFORM
I’ve been excited and (to be honest) touched by people’s responses to StoryFORMs. Here’s a snapshot of the highlights: Launching StoryFORMs 1) StoryFORMs first showing was at City University’s Innovation, Creativity and Leadership Day (#ICLCity2012) last month. A creative industries ...More >
by Kate Hammer on July 20th, 2012
Sharing StoryFORMs at Shoppers Insights
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to close a terrific day of conversations big and small here at Shoppers Insights. This is an annual conference hosted by the Institute of International Research. People come in the hundreds for up to ...More >
by kilnadmin on May 4th, 2012
Baseball, brains & brands: cool topics for a hot summer’s day
Kate’s heading to the Windy City for IIR’s Shoppers Insights The Institute for International Research has invited KILN’s chief storyteller Kate Hammer to deliver a keynote at the forthcoming Shoppers Insights conference in Chicago in July 2012. The day opens ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on May 2nd, 2012
United States of Innovation: Going Gonzeaux Tour May 2012
I’ve decided to take the battle of Doing Innovation to the streets. Literally. Okay, it’s not a battle, it’s a conversation, but it’s definitely a road trip, and definitely about the Doing. I’m heading down to Orlando, FL to attend ...More >
by Kate Hammer on April 29th, 2012
Purposeful stories, from Hollywood producer Peter Guber
Tell to Win by Hollywood producer Peter Guber is a page-turner. And for innovators keen to get better a winning buy-in for novel concepts, it’s a great read. From the first, Guber grabs readers by drawing us in to a ...More >
by Kate Hammer on March 31st, 2012
Not (just) data, not (just) pictures: The whole story
In HBR last month, Roger L. Martin writes of the “new capabilities” he knows businesses need. The piece is called “Don’t get blinded by numbers.” New capabilities include empathy and ambiguity tolerance Capabilities is a great word. It that implies ...More >