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.

You have to make the decision about whether you want to avoid or you want to overcome the resistance.

Good innovators like to solve business crossword puzzles.

It takes a great deal of humility to recognize you have made a wrong turn on the road to successful innovation, but better to stop and try a radically different approach then to continue down the wrong route for too long.

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

You can increase the odds of spotting the weak points in your approach if you really think about the end-to-end business model you plan to follow - how you plan to create, capture, and deliver value.

Now, I worry a bit about the TEDification of the world where style trumps substance, so hopefully you have a good blend of both!