The Idea Hunter's blog

10 yeses from me!

theideahunter — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:16:17 +0000

A great post from Paul Williams @ Think for a Change:

The Top Ten List of Making Innovation Happen Every Day…

Innovation MUST be tied to the organizational strategy
Innovation MUST be on the leadership agenda and discussed at every leadership meeting
Innovation MUST be led by at least one C-Level or SVP-Level person
Ideas (from ANY source) MUST have a path/process to follow
Customers/Consumer MUST have a voice
Resources (People, Money & Time) MUST be made available for innovation
A culture of risk taking, fast failure, experimentation and imagination MUST exist and be supported/protected
The organization MUST be made up of skilled and diverse individuals who are set “free”
The organization MUST seek to be a leader of “next practices” not a follower of “best practices”
The organization MUST have the courage to KILL projects, ideas, lines of business, etc. that don’t work

Once you have these ten “MUST’s” in place, I think you will find that your employees, front-line managers, middle managers and senior leaders will be innovating…everyday…all day…

Tagged: innovation

YouTube – The T-Mobile Royal Wedding

theideahunter — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:05:07 +0000

YouTube – The T-Mobile Royal Wedding.

At least the rehearsal went well!

Music and life – inspiration for both

theideahunter — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:29:53 +0000

Never really been a fan of classical music. But this TED presentation from Benjamin Zander strikes me as a great first step. Of course, as the end of the video reveals it’s not just about music.

Tagged: communication, presentations, TED

Why are we the way we are?

theideahunter — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:32:42 +0000

This is a fascinating TED talk byDr. Brene Brown which had me gripped. Hard to do it justice with a few words but it touches on the importance of being authentic, vulnerability, shame and connecting with people. I’m sure it will be insightful in many aspects of many people’s lives.

Sit back, enjoy and reflect.

Also, she is a great presenter mainly because she is human and connects with her audience in an instant.

Tagged: presentation

An interesting view on “Save Our Planet”

theideahunter — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:34:17 +0000

George Carlin is not everyone’s favourite comedian but I love his upfront and opiniated approach. He passed away not long ago so here’s a reminder of the man in full flow!

Prezi on Mathematics in Education

theideahunter — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:03:43 +0000

One of the better presentations posted on Prezi and on a subject dear to my heart.

http://prezi.com/aww2hjfyil0u/math-is-not-linear/

Tagged: presentation prezi

Post-its and a bit of spare time

theideahunter — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:25:04 +0000

As someone who has used a few thousand post-it notes I wish I’d done a few of these.

TED like you’ve never seen it before

theideahunter — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:33:40 +0000

This is a thing of beauty and I’m sure a great way to spend far too many hours exploring its links.

http://www.bestiario.org/research/videosphere/

Tagged: TED, visual

Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex!

theideahunter — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:48:25 +0000

Matt Ridley’s fascinating TED talk covering trade, exchange, specialisation and innovation. Makes the claim that nobody on this planet knows how to make a computer mouse.

http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex.html

Atheist quote

theideahunter — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:58:55 +0000

I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. Stephen Roberts