How to make a region innovative

To foster economic growth, innovation clusters need to draw on the power of an interrelated “quad” of sectors: public, private, civil, and academic.
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/12103?gko=ee74a

Innovating by the seat of our pants

The Internet isn’t really a technology. It’s a belief system, a philosophy about the effectiveness of decentralized, bottom-up innovation. And it’s a philosophy that has begun to change how we think about creativity itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/science/joichi-ito-innovating-by-the-seat-of-our-pants.html?_r=2

Why do people say no

From Marci Seagal
http://www.creativityland.ca/2012/why-do-people-say-no-collecting-thoughts/

I’m often brought into companies who want to overcome hurdles to innovation. They want to move forward and at the same time are reluctant to adopt new strategies and metrics, and to influence new behaviours and attitudes to create new futures. What’s that all about?

The only way to thrive is to innovate. It's that simple.

Alex Tabarrok, professor at economics at George Mason University, says that only one thing will provide an edge: innovation. In response, Tabarrok has come up with a plan to launch a new “Innovation Renaissance,” powered by such diverse elements as patent reform and an educational overhaul.
http://blog.ted.com/2011/12/01/ted-book-maps-a-new-age-of-creativity-and-invention-launching-the-innovation-renaissance/

The future of business is in the arts

Some years ago Business Week magazine (BW) the leading publication for business said: "The game is changing... It isn't just about math and science anymore (Although those are surely important disciplines) It's about creativity, imagination, and, above all, innovation."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-m-eger/the-future-of-business-is_b_1091774.html

Does conviction or creativity drive innovation?

"In business circles, "creativity" has become a buzzword to describe a desired trait among employees. But to innovate, conviction is more important." according to Doreen Lorenzo.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/17/innovation-creativity/

The world needs more creativity

There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would forever be repeating the same patterns - Edward de Bono
Fortunately things must change. With the world facing multiple crises, it is now imperative that leaders and business encourage creativity at every level. Because, creativity is the mother of innovation and both are critical to the future of our planet.
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110918/BusinessTimes/bt07.html

How great leaders inspire action

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers.
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html

How much innovation do you want?

How much innovation do you want?
http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/252320/
Dr Detlef Reis is the Founding Director and Chief Ideator of Thinkergy Limited (www.Thinkergy.com), the Ideation and Innovation Company in Asia.

Ken Robinson on the Principles of Creative Leadership

"Creativity is not some exotic, optional extra. It's a strategic issue," said Robinson while in Cannes where he was invited to speak about the necessity for creativity in innovation. "So what people are faced with is having to think very different about how to run organizations."
http://www.fastcompany.com/1764044/ken-robinson-on-the-principles-of-creative-leadership

Thinkergy

http://www.thinkergy.com/documents/Thinkergy_News_20_2011_07.pdf

A newsletter worth a look at.

Top 10 Innovation Challenges for 2020

From Marci Segal
http://networkedblogs.com/jK677

Thinking Twice About Creativity

Thinking Twice About “Creativity”By Andy Boynton, with William Bole

Last year, when IBM asked more than 1500 CEOs what leadership qualities they valued the most, the results of the survey were a bit surprising. Such likely possibilities as dedication and “influence” rated fairly low in their estimations, but one attribute of a leader rose to the top of the rankings by corporate chiefs. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed put their money on “creativity.”

More here: http://blogs.forbes.com/andyboynton/2011/06/21/thinking-twice-about-creativity/

Creativity and innovation in business

Business may thrive on innovation, but there is also some research on the perception that leaders should not be “too” creative.http://blogs.psychcentral.com/creative-mind/2011/06/creativity-and-innovation-in-business/

Innovative Italy

Italy of beauty, unique design, rich cultural and historical heritage and the comprehensive genius of Leonardo is well-known. What may be less known is another typical Italian quality – inventiveness.
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=128729

Idea, creativity and innovation

Many arguments have sprung up and still attracting hot debate all over the world on the above subjects’ interrelationships and interdependence. Many authors, scholars and everyday researchers have attempted to and still attempting to characterize these 21st century’s buzz words in order to fine-tune their practicability in their everyday use. This from Lanre Adeboye
http://www.cidionline.org/journals/corporate-development/115-idea-creativity-a-the-process-of-innovation.html

US Economic Innovation: Lessons for NZ?

Why Johnny Can't Innovate: The American Economy's Most Surprising Deficit
From Ian Fletcher in the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-fletcher/us-innovation-economy-_b_868504.html?ref=fb&src=sp

How to generate ideas

http://www.successmagazine.com/creativity-a-special-report/PARAMS/article/1301/channel/22

8 essential pratices of innovation

Via my creativity colleague Tara Grey Coste. http://innovators-way.com/practices/

Harnessing creativity

If you don’t feel particularly innovative, or your organization seems flat-footed and uncreative, blame it on your teachers over the years. That’s the message from Canadian consultants David Weiss and Claude Legrand, who have been tracking innovation in companies and finding it wanting. More here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/managing/morning-manager/a-road-map-for-harnessing-creativity/article1961915/