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Idea to Value - Creativity and Innovation with Nick Skillicorn

Jan 31, 2019

The Balanced Breakthrough Model teaches us the three things which every idea needs to become successful.

They are:
* Desirability
* Feasibility
* Viability

If any of these three criteria are missing, the idea cannot become a successful innovation

To read the full article on how to validate each of these three criteria,...


Jan 30, 2019

Why are blank pages so scary?

What causes writer's block?
While there have not been that many academic studies on the causes of writer's block, there are likely three main components which contribute:
* The way the brain forms new idea through combinations, and the required triggers which a blank page does not provie
*...


Jan 28, 2019

See the full interview at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1mu 

What is the mindset required for innovation to flourish in an organisation?

Is this something which can be assessed and quantified, or is it always just something that is based on a feeling?

In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak again with founder,...


Jan 24, 2019

Disney's newest film, Mary Poppins Returns, is almost a scene-for-scene remake of the original. And this isn't the first Live-Action remake Disney has made recently.

Why is Disney remaking all of its old classics, rather than investing in creative, original new ideas. For more analysis on exactly what is going on, don't...


Jan 23, 2019

The HiPPO: Highest Paid Person’s Opinion.

This is the tendency in most organisations for people to just follow the opinion or decision of the most senior person in the room when ideas are being presented, even if it is not usually the best idea, and certainly not the most creative idea.

For information on how you can...