When it comes to innovation, most people assume that more freedom equals more creativity. Blank slates, blue-sky thinking, unlimited possibilities—these are the conditions we’re told foster breakthrough ideas. But at SIT, decades of experience have taught us something different: innovation often becomes easier when you introduce constraints. The Paradox of Too Much Freedom It sounds […]| Systematic Inventive Thinking
In the beginning, corporate innovation belonged to R&D. It was viewed as a top-down affair to which only the upper echelons of the company were privy, and you were lucky if you received an invite to the secret club. Fast forward to today, innovation is now perceived as a culture and mindset; companies – from the long […]| Systematic Inventive Thinking
Innovation is a skill, not a gift. Top organizations drive growth by nurturing and investing in innovation as a competency. One way organizations make it real is by including innovation within formal competency models. Professor Rodney Rogers of Portland State University defines a competency as a persistent pattern of behavior resulting from a cluster of knowledge, […] The post Innovation Behavior appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
Are you in the world of problem solving? Is problem solving a skillset you have to own and master? If so, you are like many of us, who are working in jobs required us to methodologically solve problems and are tasked with finding solutions to problems on daily basis. Despite the fact that we are […] The post Should you learn TRIZ? – Yes. ….and No. appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
5 Data-Driven, Customer-Centric trends we’ve identified This is not just another conventional forecast. Over nearly three weeks of dozens of conversations with clients and prospects, we have identified some strong trends for the coming year. These trends are congruous with the actual activities on which we supported our customers during the final months of 2023, […] The post What Lies Ahead in 2024? appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
Imagine a chef, who only uses a spoon. Imagine a dentist, who only uses a drill. Imagine an innovation professional, who only uses one method or one tool… Innovation professionals are expected to have several tools in their innovation toolbox. They are expected to be able to choose the right tool for the job and […] The post Fork or Chopsticks – Which Innovation Tools Do You Use? appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
In investing and business strategy, we often speak in terms of moats. Warren Edward Buffett often uses it, as he loves companies with strong moats. In the book “7 Powers” by Hamilton Helmer, he refers to moats also as “Powers.” There are several types of moats, including cost advantages, economies of scale, brand, network effects, […] The post The Moat Mentality: Exploring New Frontiers in Innovation Methodologies appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
This year, P&G’s Febreze celebrates its silver anniversary as a brand. But not all 25 years were a honeymoon. Launched in 1998, the fabric freshener quickly hit $100M in sales, but then slumped. In 2002, the brand was in danger of extinction until the company made a strategic decision: the Febreze brand, with its “Breath […] The post Was it a Breakthrough or an Adjacency? appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
Once you have a systematic and routine way to innovate, you are confronted with a new problem – how to decide how much innovation is enough. For many, this is an odd question. If innovation is essential for survival and growth, most people would want all the innovation they can get. But that is oversimplifying. Too much innovation […] The post Mapping the Innovation Gap appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
An archetype is an original model of a person, ideal example, or a prototype after which others are copied, patterned, or emulated; a symbol universally recognized by all. Archetypes put context to a situation. We use archetypes, for example, in marketing. We create brand archetypes to assign a personality to the brand. An example of […] The post Innovation Archetypes appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thinking.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
The innovation consultancy landscape has become immensely complex, dynamic, and varied in the last several years, especially when discussing quantity. There are a variety of methodologies, approaches, as well as consultancies of all sizes. Several large accounting firms have made acquisitions of innovation consulting firms, which means the distinction between the mega-consultancies and the more boutique […] The post Choosing Innovation Consultants appeared first on Systematic Inventive Thi...| Systematic Inventive Thinking
Human Resource departments often find themselves tasked with creating a more innovative climate for their firms. That can make sense given that innovation is a people activity. It’s a skill, not a gift, and it can be taught and learned like any other business skill. And it is usually team-based. My advice to HR leaders? Experience […]| Systematic Inventive Thinking
SIT (systematic inventive thinking) is a method that helps people break away from their patterns of thinking to come up with innovative ideas on demand and translate them into actions.| Systematic Inventive Thinking
Our diverse 5-layer innovation toolkit and innovation tools will answer all your innovation needs, allowing your entire organization to innovate.| Systematic Inventive Thinking