Conversation Agent - Valeria Maltoni

Innovation is About Behavior Change

Everywhere we turn, we hear about innovation. That’s because “the act of introducing something new” commands attention – it’s in our DNA to notice a change in patterns. In this literal sense, innovation is about survival. In business, innovation is necessary for growth and relevance. But how much of innovation is actually new and how much is a new way of saying the same thing? The truth is that we hardly recognize innovation while it’s happening. Innovation is often a label we apply after the fact, when we have clear results and the new thing has become established. True innovation... Read more →

How can we Become More Creative at Work?

New email subscribers receive articles first thing, with additional resources. “Creativity is feeling that you’re making a contribution all the time and feeling totally absorbed by what you’re doing,” says Michael Ray. Ray has taught a Stanford course on Personal Creativity in Business for more than a quarter century. When he's stumped or stuck into over-analyzing something, he asks, “Is it a yes, or is it a no?" That simple question makes us rely on our gut and is one of Ray's many lessons, mostly counter intuitive. His teachings tap into old age principles and wisdom. As an example of... Read more →