Ben M. BensaouMay 26Reframing Your Big Picture: Business Model InnovationAs I explain in my book Built to Innovate, the most important role that senior leaders can play in making their organizations into...
Ben M. BensaouApr 20It Takes All Kinds to Innovate: Creating a Cross-Disciplinary Space Where Creativity Can ThriveOne of the big differences between your company’s execution engine and its innovating engine is in the way people, resources, and...
Ben M. BensaouApr 7Finding the Diamond in the Rough: The Magic of the Customer Utility TableIn my last blog post, I spoke about the importance of innovating not just when developing new products or services, but in everything you...
Ben M. BensaouMar 15You Can Innovate in Anything You DoI’ve often spoken and written about the heroic myth of innovation—that business creativity is the province of a few geniuses like Steve...
Ben M. BensaouFeb 24Why Silo-Busting Teamwork Drives Your Innovating EngineOne of the biggest reasons many companies struggle to innovate is the barriers between different business units and the individuals who...
Ben M. BensaouFeb 9Listening to the Silence of the Customer: How to Be a Fly on the WallIn previous blog posts, I’ve spoken about the importance of stepping into the shoes of your customer as a key step in becoming more...
Ben M. BensaouFeb 1Eager to Innovate? Get Out from Behind Your DeskIn my last blog post, I described a simple way most organizations can jump start their capacity for innovating. It involved, first,...
Ben M. BensaouJan 25To Flip the Innovating Switch, Become a CustomerAs an innovation trainer, I am often asked by business leaders, “How can we jumpstart the practice of innovating at our organization?”...
Ben M. BensaouJan 18“Make Others Jealous”—A New Motto for InnovatorsYou may have heard the saying, “Don’t ask for permission, ask for forgiveness.” It’s an expression typically addressed to frontline...
Ben M. BensaouJan 6Focus on Innovating and You’ll Get InnovationIn the minds of many people, the words innovation and innovating are synonyms—two words that mean exactly the same thing. Technically,...