Innovation Blog

"Be a pirate!" sounds cool—until you realise companies don’t want pirates. They want control. Real innovators aren’t outlaws; they’re entrepreneurial traders. Pirates burn bridges. Traders build trade routes. Pirates get hunted. Traders change systems from within. So ask yourself: Do you want to be a pirate—or build the future? 🏴☠️ or 🚢

Many companies benchmark their innovation efforts within their industry — falling into the trap of the Handorgel Effect. This article explains why real innovation requires breaking away from the industry's rhythm and benchmarking against the outsiders aiming to disrupt your market.

Why 'Fail Fast' is overrated: real innovation comes from smart experiments, not glorified mistakes. Test smarter, not harder.

Skype’s rise and fall shows the limits of network effects — from global verb to sunset product, its legacy shaped how we communicate today.

How to ignite network effects on your platform: overcome the cold start and build the foundation for scalable, self-reinforcing growth.

Exclusivity sparks growth, but sustaining quality at scale defines survival. Clubhouse shows how fast network effects can flip.

Discover how innovation frameworks evolve by integrating tools and processes into holistic systems for continuous growth and validation.

Innovators are turning to Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Google Bard, Microsoft Bing, Meta's LLaMa, and others to speed up tasks

SMEs can thrive by leveraging agility, digital tools & customer focus—disrupting markets where big players fail to adapt.

Kill assumptions before they kill your business. Innovation isn't about ideas—it's about firing the wrong ones fast.

Many companies build their business models like massive castle walls: solid, proven, and designed for long-term returns. These walls can end

For nearly two decades, companies have used frameworks like McKinsey’s “Three Horizons” model to manage innovation activities and allocate r

Over the past two decades, companies have embraced the need for Digital Transformation. Driven by technologies, social and political changes

Innovation is not just measured by what you achieve, but by how you achieve it. It's the alignment of strategy with culture, Running a start

Startups fail. That’s not news. What’s surprising is how many people misinterpret failure. Instead of seeing it as a necessary step in the e

Organizations often talk about digital transformation, but let’s be clear: this isn’t about slapping AI onto old systems and calling it a da

History is littered with examples where breakthrough innovations lost to simpler, faster-to-market solutions. Betamax was technically superi

Managing an innovation portfolio isn’t about doing more; it’s about doing fewer projects with higher throughput. If you’re running a gated p

Innovation is touted as the lifeblood of business growth and competitive advantage. However, measuring the effectiveness of innovation initi

Innovation is often misunderstood in a world marked by growing uncertainties and rapid technological change. It is frequently equated only w