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organizations

Keeping the hen out of the foxhouse

December 22, 2009

In a pair of recent posts (URLs below), I laid out the case for a robust innovation function that exists as a standalone department. Click here to read the first post Click here to read the second post Click here to go to the website of one of the greatest beer bars ever (because why […]

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The case for a robust innovation function

December 17, 2009

“Innovation” has become so much of a buzzword that the talk within the innovation community has turned to whether innovation is passe. But I am not that concerned with what is or is not in fashion. And I am not that concerned with buzzwords. I am concerned with helping people innovate (either as individuals or […]

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So why do I stay?

February 20, 2008

Several people have read my previous posts regarding the nature of large organizations and have read through the lines to surmise that I am not entirely happy in my current job. They are wondering why I stay. Well here it is: Nobody is entirely happy. I’m not even sure that’s the point of it all. […]

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Talent and innovation at big organizations

February 5, 2008

I’ve been getting some interesting emails from friends about my posts regarding ideas/innovation in large organizations. http://adam-1001words.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-large-organizations-kill.html http://adam-1001words.blogspot.com/2008/02/nature-of-institutions.html One friend made an interesting point: that large organizations draw on an average talent pool “as opposed to the more chaotic and erratic nature of a creative culture.” I think he is right. Not in the sense […]

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The nature of institutions

February 4, 2008

I have received email from several folks regarding my earlier post about how large organizations eliminate anything interesting about an idea or vision. http://adam-1001words.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-large-organizations-kill.html There is quite a lot of social theory on this topic. As a psychologist, I do believe this phenomenon largely reduces to the cognitive systems and behaviors of individual members of […]

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How large organizations kill interesting ideas

February 3, 2008

It seems to me that the nature of most big organizations compels them to destroy new and interesting ideas. We see this phenomenon at play in U.S. politics and in the output of our large corporations. Our politicians have to make sure to not say anything that will be too offensive to any group. And […]

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