by Tristan Allen | Mar 4, 2020 | Design Thinking, General, Innovation, Innovation consulting, Innovation strategy, Innovation workshops
Innovation comes in many shapes and sizes but even when it’s done well, the problem of resistance to change rears its head. A proven process will help to make innovation stick. Don’t do that What you can’t do is expect brilliance from an ideation session...
by Tristan Allen | Jan 20, 2020 | Design Thinking, future thinking, General, Innovation, Innovation coaching, Innovation consulting, Innovation strategy, Innovation workshops, scenario planning
Perspective is a funny thing. We all think we have it, but are often caught out by somebody else’s view. Example Her: Dad, can I go to Reading Festival in the summer? Me: But you’ll just be sixteen and it makes me a bit sad to see you grow up so fast. Her: I know,...
by Tristan Allen | Jan 2, 2020 | General, ideation, Innovation, Innovation strategy, Strategy
The way ideation works depends on how it is directed. Creativity is best achieved with nurture and new insight. During a room44 ideation session there is a moment when somebody in the room will realise that the ideas on the wall can be started immediately. The...
by Tristan Allen | Dec 11, 2019 | future thinking, General, Innovation, Innovation consulting, Innovation trends
During project research, we stumble across thousands of facts that can’t be used for that project but are still interesting – maybe we’ll be able to use them one day. Below are just ten examples. Some are fun, some are serious. All of them useful in the right...
by Tristan Allen | Oct 15, 2019 | Company lifecycle, Consumer insight, Design Thinking, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, future thinking, Innovation, Innovation consulting, Innovation strategy, Innovation training, Innovation trends, Innovation workshops, Product lifecycle, Scenarios planning
Go to a packaging or any other trade show, and see the plethora of ‘sustainable’ claims displayed on stands. The initiative to reduce consumption of virgin raw materials is well-intentioned. Consumers, aided by a gathering momentum around circular product design, have...
by Tristan Allen | Sep 13, 2019 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, Innovation, Innovation consultancy, Innovation strategy, Innovation trends, Product development
Apple was innovative. Now it launches no new ideas and has fallen behind in the AI stakes. Mid-term, what will Apple do to pull it back? While it was the first $trillion company, and makes more profit than any of its key rivals, it hasn’t invested in gathering data in...
