Corporate culture is what you make of it.

Much has been written about corporate culture, and much more will. There are studies, dissertations, discussions and many examples out there of good and bad corporate culture. Still, what is ‘good’ to some is ‘bad’ to others and vice-versa. Which leaves the rest of us in a pickle and we ask “is corporate culture subjective, [...]

Re(I)nnovate™ Series – Part 3

This post is part of a 5 part series on Business Modelling, Collective Intelligence & Innovation. You can read Part 1 here; and Part 2 here. In Part 2 of this series on Business models, collective intelligence and its importance in innovation, we discussed the need to understand value chain contexts, and to possess the [...]

Remembering CK Prahalad :: 1941-2010

I was re-reading some of CK’s books recently, and rediscovered his sheer genius. The ability of the man to foresee trends in global ecosystems, trade, value chains, customer re-definitions, collaborations, organisational networking etc., was unique. I consider CK as a futurist with an even more futuristic vision. His ability to take you into a new [...]

How Innovative are you?

“Companies are actually living organisms, not machines. We keep bringing in mechanics, when what we need are gardeners.” ~ Peter Senge Sustainable innovation, the endless effort to find a better way, cannot be achieved by robotically lining up best practices and imitating them. The real catalyzing agent for renewable innovation is the ground from which [...]