For some of us if we think of design it brings to mind images of interesting objects, on display in a gallery, spectacular statement architecture or meaningful artwork. For others,  it might be iconic product design-for example, Apple’s iPod (which has sold more than 220 million units) as well as re-defining the music industry, has [...]

With innovation and the ability to innovate perceived as the holy grail of business success the recent report, (by INSEAD professor Hal Gregersen, Jeffrey Dyer of Brigham Young University and Clayton Christensen of Harvard entitled Innovator’s DNA, and published in HBR in December 09 makes very interesting reading.
The objective of this six year research study [...]

A review of  Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Dan Pink
Prevailing organisational wisdom seems to be that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money, aka the carrot and stick approach. According to Daniel H Pink, author of  Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, [...]