“We all know that big payoffs come from big risks,” say our favorite authors, Bob Eckert and Jonathan Vehar, but it’s not easy to take those risks. Consider the risk UK-based Costa Coffee faced when approached by Coffee Nation about forming a new and innovative brand alliance.

Check out this slapstick yet educational video full of wise words that, if heeded, will have you sleeping like a baby while your competitors run for the trees.

Innovators, should you be willing to compromise? The answer from this wildly successful entrepreneur might surprise you.

If you're exploring how to drive innovation within your organization, be sure to keep in mind the single most important driver--and resister--of any innovation effort. Find out what that is, along with 10 tips that can make your job a lot easier.

Here are some powerful statistics, but what does this mean for the average organization? Aha! That's a good question. Are you tired of being average yet?

Read how you can harness the power of text messaging and social media to save lives in a disaster.

Download our recent webinar, "Beyond the Next Quarter: Strategic Thinking in a Fast-Paced, Innovative Environment” and other goodies, We had a record number of people attend, representing 16 countries. It's not too late to learn more about this hot topic. Find out how to improve your innovation efforts with strategic thinking.

Allow yourself to be provoked more often. Treat the wild ideas that cross your path with a “that’s fascinating” instead of a “that’s crazy” and you’ll go a long way to feed your creative brain.

Idea theft is what helped our species thrive, and perhaps why we had so many separate languages. Think of language as a primitive patent system. But now, we need to move beyond it.

Disruptions can feel threatening (remember in the 1980's when everyone in the was expected to use the computer). But, disruptions in our thinking (major shift to current reality or belief systems) can present new value and spark ideas as well. Read what new research is saying, stuff right out of science fiction novels, about learning.