[Case study] China's EV dominance shows how hard it is to fight innovation patterns The triumphs and struggles of EV adoption shine a light on the interplay of the "Three Deaths," the "Adoption Curve," and "Disruption."
[Case study] Innovation is 99% perspiration Reject naïveté. Innovation work–both in business or beyond–takes tremendous effort even for achieving moderate results
[Leadership laws] The innovation law of now or never Innovative products/ services must start to add value to your org soon (~6 – 18 months).
[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the Babel fish You are only done scoping work when everyone involved downstream could – barely – understand what you are talking about.
[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the pearl diver You don't get to choose how deep the "ocean" of your learning is. You must make it both all the way down to the facts and all the way up to decisions.
[Tool] The WIIFM Understanding Check It's not enough to tailor "your" output stakeholders. Your stakeholders may need something entirely "different."
[Tool] The Universally-Usable Prototype (UUP) Innovation teams are the only ones who can design their solutions in a way that stakeholders will understand. Do so!