“What really makes the difference in innovation is whether the corporate culture is paying attention to innovation.” Quote by David Livermore
“Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.” BookHandsFire Author:Samuel Johnson
“There are highly innovative companies in the U.S., Germany, and India. And there are many stories of companies that failed to innovate in all those countries. This is good news because it means, regardless of your cultural background or where your company is based, it can become innovative.” MeanCountryStoriesCompanyNewsIndiaBackgroundsGermanyGood NewsInnovative Author:David Livermore
“Minimization is what happens when we take the "world is flat" idea too far...and act as if people everywhere are the same (and thereby minimizing the differences).” PeopleIfsWorldIdeasHappensDifferencesFlatsMinimizingWorld Is Flat Author:David Livermore
“When you jump on a city bus or roam the streets off the major thoroughfares you'll quickly learn that we have as many differences as similarities. And therein lie the greatest opportunities for innovation - our different ways of viewing the world and coming up with solutions!” WorldWayDifferentLyingOpportunityDifferencesCitiesStreetsMajorsSolutionsInnovationDifferent WaysBusSimilarityCity Bus Author:David Livermore
“Perspective taking is taking on the perspective of others. It's what we do anytime we buy a gift for someone else ("What would they like?"). So it means breaking the golden rule ("Treat others the way you want to be treated") and instead, acknowledges that others may not want what you want.” WayWantMayMeanPerspectiveTreatsWhat You WantTreatedGoldenAcknowledgeGolden Rule Author:David Livermore
“The best way to improve perspective taking is to see users up close.” WayPerspectiveBest WayUsers Author:David Livermore
“The distraction, particularly of technology, impedes the innovative process. And when you add to that the distraction of working with colleagues who are in different time zones and/or who have a different approach to urgency and distraction, the potential for losing focus is abundant.” DifferentProcessTechnologyFocusApproachLosingAddZoneDistractionColleaguesInnovativeUrgencyDifferent TimesDifferent ApproachTime ZonesLosing Focus Author:David Livermore
“Becoming a culturally intelligent innovators starts with something as basic as exercising self-control.” SelfBecomingExerciseIntelligentSelf ControlInnovators Author:David Livermore
“The more diverse your team, the better you'll be at identifying what a diversity of users perceive as problems.” ProblemTeamDiversityPerceiveUsersDiverseIdentifying Author:David Livermore
“The better you work to find the pain point and problem facing a diversity of users, the more clearly you can DEFINE the goal when you implement the process for culturally intelligent innovation.” ProblemPainProcessGoalDiversityIntelligentInnovationUsers Author:David Livermore