Most of us are reluctant to and do not embrace change - both in our personal and professional lives. Changes are unpredictable, and us human beings tend not to like things that blindside us. We like to plan and prepare and we also like things mainly to stay as they are. The problem...
The startup scene and corporate innovation activities are flourishing these days, and it feels similar to 1999 - at the height of the dot-com era. In the middle of the dot-com burst (summer of 2001), I was part of a team conducting a survey of corporate venture strategies of the...
The gray suit was the uniform of people shaping business for most of the past century. Then the suit´s power got challenged by the gray hooded sweater army from the West during the dotcom era of the late nineties. Without a doubt, the stars of today´s business world have been the developers in...
People are creatures of habit. It is easy to seek the trusted – what is well-known. We want to be comfortable and can easily become stressed in unknown situations. The threat behind this comfort seeking safe zone mode is that it makes people become protectors of stability and that they hinder...
These times of change demands new thinking. When working inside a large organization, that is not always the easiest thing to do. Intrapreneurs (Corporate Entrepreneurs) often struggle with finding their form, especially if there is not an outspoken strategy and defined system in place for intrapreneurship within the organization. Here is...
The entrepreneur is the rockstar of today. They are the ones kids dream of becoming, and the startup scene has never grown on this scale globally before – ever. We are truly living in great times – where creativity is flourishing and the ones who make ideas come to life based...
Have you noticed how you often tend to come up with the best ideas when you haven´t actually planned for it? In the shower, in the car, on a run, when walking down the sidewalk, and so on. All of these situations are when you are on the go, and not...
Innovation is not always as fun and glamorous as one might think. Brainstorms and creative workshops are for sure a lot of fun. I have tossed balls to and from colleagues to spark quick thinking on my feet, wore hats in different colours to put my mind into the right mode, and so on –...
I thought it´d be suitable on a rather grey (at least here in Oslo), November morning to share some inspirational quotes. I have gathered the quotes from people of very different roles, and they can be related to all aspects of life where one is facing change and uncertainty. They should all...
Have you experienced that looking at something in new ways can get harder the better you know how to do it? This is true in all aspects of life – both on a personal and a professional level. Established companies therefore often struggle with looking at their business or industry with a new set of eyes....