Idea to Value - Creativity and Innovation with Nick Skillicorn
Welcome to the Idea to Value podcast, where in every episode we highlight the latest insights into creativity and innovation from experts across the world. I’m your host Nick Skillicorn, I care about the evidence behind what makes ideas happen, and I have already helped thousands of people like you through my unique insights into recent scientific findings of how creativity works. I also show you how to turbocharge innovation programmes so they can finally deliver on the value and ideas you’ve been struggling to execute. Get your free training on how creativity can be improved by registering at https://www.ideatovalue.com
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 184
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
S2E28 Robbie Robertson - What is the perfect office layout?
In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, I speak with Robbie Robertson, a spacial experience design expert, and Partner at Deloitte, about how office layout affects the work that people are a…
Open plan offices are terrible for innovation and productivity
More and more research on the impact that open-plan offices have on an individual’s performance is showing just how detrimental it is, which you can see in this video above.
To see the full article o…
Peter Drucker quote on effectiveness
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently something that should not have been done at all
- Peter Drucker
--------------- In so many cases, companies try to continually improve the efficiency …
Ugly babies - Why all ideas are born imperfect
Why is it that even though you think that your idea is amazing, other people aren't as enthusiastic? ------------------------ Ugly Baby Syndrome is the tendency for parents to think that their child …
Is diversity in a team good or bad for innovation?
People often say that diversity is good for business performance? But what is the evidence to back up this claim?
I go through two studies which examine the impact of diversity on a team's innovative…
The three things every idea needs to be successful
The Balanced Breakthrough Model teaches us the three things which every idea needs to become successful.
They are: * Desirability * Feasibility * Viability
If any of these three criteria are missing,…
The tyranny of the blank page: How to get over writer's block
Why are blank pages so scary?
What causes writer's block? While there have not been that many academic studies on the causes of writer's block, there are likely three main components which contribute…
S2E27: Janet Sernack - The mindset required for innovation
See the full interview at https://wp.me/p6pllj-1mu
What is the mindset required for innovation to flourish in an organisation?
Is this something which can be assessed and quantified, or is it always…
Why is Disney relying on remakes instead of producing original movies
Disney's newest film, Mary Poppins Returns, is almost a scene-for-scene remake of the original. And this isn't the first Live-Action remake Disney has made recently.
Why is Disney remaking all of its…
HiPPOs are killers (of ideas)
The HiPPO: Highest Paid Person’s Opinion.
This is the tendency in most organisations for people to just follow the opinion or decision of the most senior person in the room when ideas are being prese…
What can #boycottgillette teach us about how brands need to evolve and innovate?
The importance of my "victory pizza "
How do you use small success measures to see whether your idea is making progress? Here is my story, showing how I used a simple pizza to track whether my business was on the right track.
To read mor…
How to think of failure like a scientist would
How to reframe the concept of failure for innovation, so that each small experiment gets you closer to the final result your customers care about.
To read the full article including tips on how to ru…
How to stick to your new year's resolutions: the scientifically proven way to 2.6x your success rate
This one simple trick can more than double the chances that you actually stick with a resolution, and can be done in a minute.
Read the full article, including all of the supporting research sources,…
Curiosity killed the ape: are wild or captive orangutans more creative?
For the full article, including the figures and sources for the academic studies, read it at https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/01/curiosity-killed-the-ape-are-wild-or-captive-orang…
How can you prevent other people stealing your ideas?
See the full article, including more detail and all the sources, at https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2019/01/how-can-you-prevent-other-people-stealing-your-ideas/
It is one of the mos…
What are the top 5 ways to improve your creativity?
To read the full article with more detail about each of these five activities, including academic sources and tactics on how you can do them yourself, go to https://www.ideatovalue.com/deepcreativity…
Why most innovation and creativity training are NOT designed to deliver results
Read the full article at https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2019/01/why-most-innovation-and-creativity-training-are-not-designed-to-deliver-results/ to understand why most innovation and…
S2E26: Paul Jarvis - why staying small is the next big thing in business
Watch the video interview with Paul Jarvis at https://www.ideatovalue.com/crea/nickskillicorn/2018/11/podcast-s2e26-paul-jarvis-why-staying-small-is-the-next-big-thing-in-business/
What does running…
S2E25: Nick White - How Deloitte Assist innovated healthcare through voice control
In today's episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Nick White from Deloitte Sydney about a new innovation which has been receiving a lot of attention, called "Deloitte Assist".
Deloitte A…