Beautiful pandemic poem by Lynn Ungar, written on March 11, 2020.
Boards and Innovation: The Board’s New Innovation Imperative (HBR)
Excited to be able to share this HBR article on boards & innovation. Linda & George did a great job summarizing some of the tensions inherent in governing innovation.
#POEM Mindful
Facilitating Collective Genius, One Conversation at a Time
What is collective genius? Some say this is the magic that happens when people come together to develop new and useful ideas. When describing this phenomenon, Pixar—a famous animation company that achieved unprecedented success—is frequently cited as an exemplar. Pixar not only produced many hit movies and new technologies, but was also generous in welcoming researchers into their organization to study their culture.
THE CHECKLIST MANIFESTO
This is the ultimate nerd book. In his TED talk on these themes, Gawande includes a great cowboy analogy and the idea of building tools for experts while arguing that making systems work is the job of our generation.
HELP THEM GROW OR WATCH THEM GO: CAREER CONVERSATIONS EMPLOYEES WANT
GEEKS & GEEZERS: HOW ERA, VALUES AND DEFINING MOMENTS SHAPE LEADERS
Visiting the Business Innovation Factory
This week I got to visit with Saul Kaplan, founder of the Business Innovation Factory in Providence, RI.