Another key role the CEO plays is to focus efforts.

I have a fear right now that what I call the advertising-narcissism complex is sucking up way too much top talent.

Some people who were central to former success aren't the right people for your future success.

The school at which you studied - design school, disruptive school, TRIZ school, user-centered innovation school, etc - determines the specific words you use.

In the early stages of innovation, your goal is to learn as much as you can as quickly as you can.

Everyone knows innovation involves developing unique understanding of a market, thinking expansively to develop a solution, and then finding a way to test rigorously and adapt quickly.

In my mind, so-called "cultures of innovation" really boil down to one word: curiosity.