by Marcus Bieschke | May 9, 2019 | Foundations, Innovation
Several years ago, Japanese farmers got a neospark—a new idea to spark an innovation. They realized that the oblong, oval-round shape of natural watermelons makes them very difficult to pack in shipping trucks from the farm to the store, extremely difficult to stack... 
by Marcus Bieschke | Feb 25, 2019 | Foundations, Innovation
In our last post, we unpacked the 4 Dimensions or Zones of Innovation: Game-Changing, Disruptive, Breakthrough, and Incremental. I urged you to lead your team to carefully consider the nuances of the different dimensions of innovation, incentivizing you with this... 
by Marcus Bieschke | Feb 18, 2019 | Foundations, Innovation
One sure-fire way to take the scare out of innovation is to develop a more sophisticated view of it. Otherwise, it’s way too easy for people to hear the word or the request for greater innovative endeavor and actually perceive you to be actually saying, “You need to... 