It’s an institution or, at least, it was an established ritual: the great British tea break. Get together When I first started work, and for many years afterwards, there was a break every morning and every afternoon. Everyone in the department would stop work for 15-20 minutes each morning and afternoon, to get together to have […]
Category: communication
We innovate by gaining information, knowledge and understanding through communication and by applying those capabilities to the issues which we face.
Innovation happens automatically, under the right conditions, like fire. For fire, those conditions are generally: fuel, air supply and heat. Removing any one, prevents it. For innovation: fuel is something valuable to be done, air supply is the communication of information and ideas, heat is energy, and sparks of enthusiasm and inspiration. Innovation is prevented […]
Innovation happens as new perspectives, thoughts and ideas lead to changes in behaviour. Doing the same things and expecting a different outcome is unrealistic. Only when we do new things, do we make a substantial difference. Mankind has evolved through the application of small thoughts which continually make a difference to someone and big ideas […]