The Innovator's Dilemma for 2026: Two Survival Strategies
Macroeconomic volatility, stock market expectations, internal pressure to deliver ROI: the magnifying glass is set on innovation in 2026. But there's not just one way to respond.
Escaping Pilot Purgatory: Why 90% of AI Projects Never Reach Production
Connect AI to core business goals, prioritize based on value and speed, and build a rolling 18-month roadmap that balances long-term vision with agility in a rapidly changing landscape.
Technology Is Table Stakes: Why Culture Is Your Only Competitive Edge
To stay ahead of the curve, redirect to the human element: think how teams work together, how they process change, and how they turn uncertainty into fuel for growth.
Smart Risk-Taking: Why Fuzzy Goals (and Politics) Are Killing Your Ideas
The work of innovation is not just about coming up with ideas, but about fixing the boardroom dynamics that could kill it. We must prepare to do the messy, human work of culture change.
Balancing Short- and Long-Term Focus: Lead With Evidence
Senior leaders intuitively know growth and innovation differ from running the core business, yet they lack the language and systems to manage both simultaneously.
Epic Disruptions: Looking Backward to Move Forward
The walls of yesterday won't protect us eventually, but curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to endure the struggle will guide us through the fog.
Stop Begging for Resources (and Start Building a Movement )
When people stop viewing innovation as a tax they have to pay, or a compliance box they have to check, and start viewing it as a vehicle for their own success, you have won.
Eliminate Ambiguity, Correct Asymmetry and Promote Accountability With An Innovation Mandate
An Innovation Mandate serves as a contract between the senior management (the organizational level) and the professionals conducting the work (the portfolio and project levels).
