You want to be innovative do something new and think that you can just change directions on a dime. But that’s the problem. Novelty is not innovation. Without a structure to support it, a new idea won’t advance your goals. So we turn the cast loose to wrestle with this problem. Some success. Some problems. … Continue reading 16430: “Brexit” and the Social Structure of Innovation →

Not up on the current literature of technology and organization? Don’t worry. We read it so you don’t have to. Well, maybe we don’t. But we always have plenty to say. This week, we look at David Weil’s Fissured Workplace, a book about what is happening to the workplace in the age of Uber, Taskrabbit … Continue reading We Read It So You Don’t Have To: The Fissured Workplace →

Not up on the current literature of technology and organization? Don’t worry. We read it so you don’t have to. This week, we look at David Weil’s Fissured Workplace, a book about what is happening to the workplace in the age of Uber, Taskrabbit and Mechanical Turk. [16425]

As we were getting started, George was one of the few who accepted the idea that fictional characters might interview real people.  So it only made sense for Anna and Rohit to kayak to the office of the great kayak maker. The Maker Movement. It’s hot in the tech world. How far does it go? … Continue reading Talking with George Dyson about the Maketer Movement →

The Maker Movement. It’s hot in the tech world. How far does it go? Is there a Maker Movement for Handbags? Anna & Rohit explore with Special Guest George Dyson. [16420]

It is so much easier to manage fictional characters than real people.  And for a time, we asked if there were lessons that the fictional world could teach the real one.  Or perhaps it was the other way around. It is not enough to make good technology. You have to talk about it. You have … Continue reading Saying “No”: How to Talk About Difficult Things (Series I) →

It is not enough to make good technology. You have to talk about it. You have to talk about it when it is good and when it is bad. The first is easy, to a point. The second is hard. How do you tell someone that their ideas are not working, that their plans have … Continue reading 16920: Talking About Difficult Things: Saying “No” →

Visions don’t always work as we like. The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the largest regular tech conference for Women in the World. Our 8-year-old entrepreneur has visions of attending and showing her new startup to a receptive world. We also discuss the challenges of building a good vision, one that guides … Continue reading Maddie and a vision of Grace Hopper (Series I) →

Visions don’t always work as we like. The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the largest regular tech conference for Women in the World. Our 8-year-old entrepreneur has visions of attending and showing her new startup to a receptive world. We also discuss the challenges of building a good vision, one that guides … Continue reading 16415: Grace Hopper Celebration & A Vision for the Future →

Maddie.  Maddie the 8 year old entrepreneur from the Lillian Moller Gilbreth School for Disruptive Innovation.  Once she gets involved, our path is set.  So we continue to move towards the land of audio drama What is Vision? Business or Organizational Vision? Is just a fantasy? or a vague idea based on unproven technology? It … Continue reading The Vision Thing (Series I) →