Idea Represent

24/02/2017

Happy Friday People. What or who inspires you?

16/02/2017

We create and represent brands we believe in because great things come from being inspired.

09/02/2017

Game changers are not seen... they are felt.

19/01/2017

It's maize you have seen many times but not this way.

07/12/2016

QOTD: “The soul never thinks without an image.” –Aristotle

06/12/2016

QOTD: “Everything is designed. Few things are designed well.” -Brian Reed

05/12/2016

TOTD: Three roles that leaders of creatively competitive organizations take on at different moments in the continuing cycles of innovation.
1. EXPLORER: - The explorer leads from the front not by issuing directions, but by asking strategically purposeful questions.
2. GARDNER: - Leads from behind. By nurturing new capabilities, providing spaces and tools that encourage creativity and collaboration, and protecting the tender shoots of innovation from the efficiency-led behaviors of the organizational core, the gardener releases the creative potential of the organization.
3. PLAYER-COACH: - The job of the player-coach is to anticipate obstacles that the team may not expect, to nudge and guide the cycles of experimentation required to bring ideas to life.

Always remember; nothing is sure to shut down the engine of innovation faster than leaders who behave as if creating and executing on new ideas is just another item on their efficiency oriented checklists.

05/12/2016

QOTD: How can we foster creative competitiveness in established corporate ecosystems?

All your management practices need to be updated: how your organizations are structured, how you deploy capital, how you interact and collaborate with broader networks, what tools and technology you embrace and deploy, what you measure, what markets you target, who you hire and how you lead. Of these, how you lead and the kind of culture you create are the essential starting points.

04/12/2016

Designs can help organizations be more creatively competitive. It starts with an Idea however.

04/12/2016