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Innovation - a question of balance
Imagine the scene. Crowds looking up, craning their necks to see against the blinding sunlight glistening in the spray. The roar of...
John Bessant
Apr 9, 20218 min read


Flirting with new ideas
Next time it starts to rain and you reach for your folding umbrella spare a thought for Slawa Duldig. She was the Viennese sculptress...
John Bessant
Mar 27, 20211 min read

A curious blend of innovation….
The kitchen blender has a lot to answer for. These days there are plenty of experiments with what you can cram into the jug and then...
John Bessant
Mar 4, 20218 min read

Sources of innovation – another song…
Where do innovations come from? Research suggest that there are many different sources, some working to create opportunities (‘knowledge...
John Bessant
Feb 24, 20211 min read

Connect the dots…
Connect the dots – an interview with Catharina van Delden, founder and CEO of Innosabi talking about collaborative ecosystems Podcast...
John Bessant
Feb 16, 20211 min read

Striking an innovation chord…
I don’t know about you but I’m spending a lot of time listening these days. As my physical room to move about contracts (thanks to...
John Bessant
Feb 4, 202111 min read

Building an open innovation ecosystem
Building an open innovation ecosystem – an interview with Christoph Krois, Open Innovation Manager at Siemens in which he talks about the...
John Bessant
Jan 29, 20211 min read

Managing innovation - creating value from ideas
Another innovation song…
John Bessant
Jan 22, 20211 min read

Yes- you can innovate!
Natalie Turner is a writer, speaker, innovation consultant and coach. In this interview we explore some of the core themes in her book...
John Bessant
Jan 13, 20211 min read

Bags of ideas
David Attenborough was on TV last night, another wonderful documentary called ‘ A perfect planet’. The core theme is how diverse forces...
John Bessant
Jan 5, 20219 min read

Innovation in healthcare – an interview with Lynne Maher, Clinical Director for Innovation and
Innovation in healthcare affects us all. And implementing change in such a complex system is often difficult. In this interview Lynne...
John Bessant
Dec 21, 20201 min read

Partying with innovation
There haven’t been many winners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses, particularly in travel and entertainment have been hit hard. ...
John Bessant
Nov 30, 20209 min read
Enabling innovation
A fascinating interview with Sarah Kelly, Innovation Manager at Liberty Global Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
John Bessant
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Another innovation song….
Time for another innovation song, this time about user innovation … #innovation #entrepreneurship #creativity #user innovation Share...
John Bessant
Nov 20, 20201 min read

Peanut-powered innovation
Tuskegee, Alabama. Not the world’s most attractive farming country. And certainly not in the view of a young man looking out of the...
John Bessant
Nov 7, 20207 min read

Understanding the role of laggards in innovation adoption
Continuing my quest to put innovation ideas to music – some thoughts on adopter characteristics: Share this: Click to share on Twitter...
John Bessant
Nov 2, 20201 min read

Diversity matters…
Diversity matters in innovation. Particularly because it allows us to access a wide range of different viewpoints which can contribute...
John Bessant
Oct 18, 20208 min read

London Bridge isn’t falling down…
London bridge isn’t falling down…. London Bridge isn’t falling down. In fact it’s in excellent health considering it straddled the river...
John Bessant
Oct 6, 20209 min read

Why bother with user innovation?
It’s hard to forget that wonderful scene in Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ film in which the small group representing the People’s Front...
John Bessant
Sep 10, 20207 min read

The birth of the internet …
No-one knows exactly but it’s a pretty fair guess that at any moment several hundred million people are communicating with each other,...
John Bessant
Aug 17, 20209 min read
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