10 Insights on the 4 Lenses of Innovation — Rowan Gibson

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This presentation consists of highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

Rowan Gibson is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business innovation.

The media have labeled him “Mr. Innovation”, “the

Innovation Grandmaster”, “the W. Edwards Deming of innovation”, and “a guru among the gurus”.

Rowan Gibson@rowangibson

Innovation Thought Leader

If you think of innovation as the act of introducing something new to the

world that creates enormous value, you’ll never stop questioning ‘what is.’

Insight #1

Insight #2

Real innovators are contrarians in the same vein that Robert F. Kennedy was when he echoed

the words - “There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why … I dream

of things that never were, and ask why not?”

Insight #3

Those who change the world see it from these four lenses:

Insight #3

Those who change the world see it from these four lenses:They challenge orthodoxies

Insight #3

Those who change the world see it from these four lenses:They pay attention to trends

Insight #3

Those who change the world see it from these four lenses:

They leverage resources and assets

Insight #3

Those who change the world see it from these four lenses:

They understand their customer’s unmet needs

Insight #4

An innovator lives in the question - for she knows that she’ll be wrong more times than

being right; still she understands that being wrong can be more valuable than being right

Insight #5

Study the mind of an innovator and you’ll discover a limitless capacity to develop,

stretch, and synthesize resources.

Insight #6

Innovation flourishes in an environment where everyone is encouraged to tap into their own

intellectual and creative capacity in an effort to improve existing things, invent novel solutions,

and open up new opportunities.

Insight #7

It is the leader who excels at turning rhetoric into reality who will ignite greatness in others.

Insight #8

An innovative enterprise distinguishes itself less by the ideas it generates; and more so by the seamless and systematic execution

that bring those ideas to life.

Insight #9

The innovation process is most effective when integrated within these four pillars:

Insight #9

The innovation process is most effective when integrated within these four pillars:

Leadership and structure

Insight #9

The innovation process is most effective when integrated within these four pillars:

Processes and tools

Insight #9

The innovation process is most effective when integrated within these four pillars:

People and skills

Insight #9

The innovation process is most effective when integrated within these four pillars:

Culture and values

Insight #10

The payoff of any innovation initiative is corporate growth!

When was the last time that you purposefully challenged

your value proposition?

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Presentation created by Chase Jennings

Insights by Moe Abdou