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No man is an island…..
‘No man is an island….’ – networking matters! In his day job as Dean of St Pauls cathedral in 17th century London John Donne would have...
John Bessant
Sep 18, 20188 min read
‘Innovation heroes’ – book review
I’ve just read an interesting new book on the theme of customer integration into the innovation process and thought I’d share some...
John Bessant
Aug 18, 20185 min read

Why quirky characteristics are important in innovation…
What do the following people have in common? Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Nikolai Tesla,...
John Bessant
Jul 29, 20184 min read
Innovation and the goalkeeper’s fear of the penalty…
Some football-inspired thoughts about the dangers of too much focus…. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click...
John Bessant
Jul 22, 20181 min read

And another new arrival….
New books becoming like London buses, long wait and then two come along at once! Our other new offering…. Share this: Click to share on...
John Bessant
Jul 18, 20181 min read

New book and e-resource…..
The latest edition of our textbook – click here for more details….. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to...
John Bessant
Jul 16, 20181 min read

Surprising innovation…..
Image- charlietanksley ‘Listen to the voice of the customer’ – pretty clear advice delivered in thousands of business classes all around...
John Bessant
Jul 10, 20186 min read
Getting fit for innovation….
Innovation practice makes perfect? I’ve just returned from the ISPIM conference in Stockholm where around 500 people spent several days...
John Bessant
Jul 1, 20186 min read
The power of problem exploration…..
‘Houston, we’ve had a problem here’. John Swigert’s famous words, delivered in a voice as calm and clear as the mountain air in his...
John Bessant
Jun 6, 20187 min read
Innovation Management Challenges: From fads to fundamentals
New paper reviewing current innovation management challenges… Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share...
John Bessant
May 24, 20181 min read
Revisiting the ‘not invented here’ effect….
A closer look at one of the strange paradoxes in managing innovation…. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click...
John Bessant
Mar 19, 20181 min read
Call for new book proposals
I’m working with de Gruyter on editing a new series around innovation and entrepreneurship. Details below and do let me know if you have...
John Bessant
Feb 18, 20181 min read
Teaching and Coaching Innovation SIG – Newsletter
Welcome to the Teaching and Coaching SIG Newsletter! This is the latest in a series of regular updates about activities across our...
John Bessant
Feb 12, 20184 min read
Crowdsourcing solutions for humanitarian crises
When disaster strikes we need all the creativity we can get to find new ways of innovating out of the crisis. one area where there is a...
John Bessant
Jan 9, 20181 min read
Some lessons from the ‘hundred club’ ….
… organizations which have survived and grown through innovation for over a century Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...
John Bessant
Nov 6, 20171 min read
Sweating the small stuff
…. the importance of incremental innovation Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens...
John Bessant
Oct 19, 20171 min read

Flirting with ideas…..
The power of user-led inspiration…. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
John Bessant
Aug 15, 20171 min read

Our new book on creativity…..
http://rdcu.be/tPjX Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to...
John Bessant
Jul 30, 20171 min read
Working at the innovation frontier
Innovation matters – but so too does the way in which we approach organizing and managing it.  For some kinds of innovation we can use...
John Bessant
Jul 17, 20171 min read
Free innovation …….
We’re just beginning to appreciate the significance of ‘free innovation’ where users create innovations for their own needs and then...
John Bessant
Apr 27, 20171 min read
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