How To Leverage Collaborative Innovation
Every now and then I read an article like this one in Forbes that touts the virtues of looking outside the walls of your company for innovation. There is a whole section in Mavericks at Work devoted to this, and the concept was, in fact, a partial inspiration for the name of this blog. I’m an outwardly focused individual, and naturally seek opportunities to collaborate and increase my knowledge. Similarly, organizations can seek the same opportunities for all kinds of situations - new products, new business solutions, new technologies, new perspectives on old problems.
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These seven tend to come up during Myers-Briggs workshops and can cause a lot of confusion. So without further ado…
High-Priced Gas Is GOOD For America!
How could this possibly be? We rely on gas for just about everything in this country - how could high priced gas actually be GOOD for us?
Because without high-priced gas, we’d have no incentive to innovate.
In my article on ‘Who Killed The Electric Car?’ last year, I emphasized the fact that no one wanted an expensive, inconvenient-to-operate electric car while gas was cheap. The economics would never work out, even if electricity was marginally cheaper than gas, because batteries were way too expensive. But it’s safe to say that many foretold the coming of high-priced gas back then. Peak Oil is a concept dating back to the 50s, and those who adhere to its principles saw a drop in petroleum production on the horizon.
So why didn’t we do anything about it? Same reason we don’t do anything about Social Security, widely predicted to collapse in a couple of decades - it’s not a current crisis. We respond to current crises pretty well in this country - we plan for future crises poorly (just ask those living in New Orleans).
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I’m now able to offer the Myers-Briggs Typing Indicator® (MBTI®) through the blog. To commemorate this momentous occasion - the first five people who email me get the MBTI® Step II, Form Q - normally priced at $115 - for half price: $57.50. Here’s a sample of the Form Q Interpretive Report - all 18 pages of it.
Simply email me via the handy email form on my About… page, subject ‘Half Price Form Q.’ If you’re one of the first five you get the most comprehensive Myers-Briggs assessment, including 18 pages of highly detailed information, custom-taylored to your individual personality type, for a bargain price.
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Up until late last year, Verizon was a closed network. And then, this:
In late November, Verizon Wireless said it would allow any device or software to run on its wireless network. It’s a reversal for the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier, which had been known as the most protective in the industry.
Why the turnaround? And what does this say about the organizational character of Verizon?
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