Sometimes, know what to do can be hard. Especially when information comes to light which does not support, or even contradicts, what you previously thought you knew. In situations like this, many people become uncomfortable, and may even begin putting up mental comfort barriers. Or they may even begin finding reasons or information to ignore [...]
You may know that in addition to my work on innovation and creativity, I work as a professional Project Manager. As I've just finished leading an 18-month project, I am reflecting on how project management and leading teams is changing as Artificial Intelligence becomes more common in the workplace. In this article, I am going [...]
The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) just got dealt an unexpected blow, and everyone from tech enthusiasts to investors is freaking out. Up until now, the major players in AI, like ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google) and Copilot (Microsoft) have developed their systems by investing hundreds of millions or billions of dollars, relying on [...]
The allure of certainty is powerful. In fact, uncertainty is one of the strongest fundamental fears most people suffer from. Businesses often seek to prove that a new idea, product, or service will succeed before they commit resources to launching it. They invest heavily in surveys, focus groups, and predictive models, hoping to eliminate risk [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have revolutionized how we interact with technology, making tasks faster and more efficient. But as the convenience of these tools grows, so does a pressing question: are they impacting our ability to think critically? A new study titled AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical [...]
Every now and again, I come across a book which fundamentally changes the way I look at management. And when I started to understand noise, it has been nothing short of revolutionary, because it flips a common management "principle" on its head: Your teams, including management, are constantly making ineffective judgement decisions due to arbitrary [...]
First things first—Happy New Year! May your 2025 be bursting with creativity, innovation, and just the right amount of caffeine to fuel all your brilliant ideas.Now, let’s address the elephant (or rather, the toddler) in the room. You may have noticed the blog was a little... quieter last year. I know, I know—fewer posts, less [...]
As the leader of a cross-functional innovation team within a large pharmaceutical company accelerator, I’ve noticed a recurring challenge: team members struggle to balance their innovation tasks with the demands of their regular roles. Our team brings together individuals from multiple departments, each contributing a portion of their time—typically 20% to 50%—to the innovation project. [...]
I do not often talk about politics, but I am worried about the way the world is developing. Today, Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the 2024 USA Presidential election, by a wider-than-anticipated margin. During his previous term in office, as well as during his election campaign now, he built on a campaign [...]
A while back, I came across a great article by Aidan McCullen, the host of the excellent Innovation Show podcast, about Stresswood. In an Arizona research facility called Biosphere 2, opened in 1991, researchers tried to create a completely sealed-off ecosystem to see if a man-made biosphere could produce enough fresh water, oxygen and ecosystem [...]
