Inspiration for Innovation
Inspiration for Innovation
“Vulnerability is not a weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.” – Dr. Brené Brown In December 2000, as a busy orthopedic surgeon in the prime of both my life and my career, I was neither ready nor willing to accept a breast cancer diagnosis.
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“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey While some people prefer jelly over jam, I prefer jam. Honestly, I can’t tell the difference; I just like saying the word “jam.” Whenever anyone asks me what I think about mentoring, I always reply, “That’s my jam!”
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“You should be a diplomat,” observed one of the Martin Institute’s Advisory Board members following a conversation about efforts to raise the organization’s profile at the University of Idaho. We had come a long way in a handful of years, but challenges remained.
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There is symbiotic relationship between innovation and adoption. The work of innovation can only go so far until it must wait for adoption to catch up and create the next opportunity for innovation. I have personally experienced this circular relationship, which is especially prominent in the education field.
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“Go big or go home!” “In it to win it!” “Do or die!” I have been hearing these idioms for my entire career; these mantras shaped who I was and influenced what type of entrepreneur I would become.
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In the absence of information, people make shit up! I know this is not the most eloquent phrase, but it is concise and contains within it an undeniable and increasingly relevant truth.
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For most of my career, CEOs and executives have been asking me the same question: “How do we become more innovative?” My answer is always the same: you need a culture that reinforces psychological safety
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Struggle well. It is a phrase I have come to embrace more and more in life as I come to a better understanding of how best to navigate life’s challenges, particularly when failure emerges from unexpected places, at unpredicted times, in the middle of life’s pursuits. That struggle can feel all too real, almost visceral,… Read more »
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There is a lot of talk about how most companies will go “totally virtual” after the pandemic. I think this is a huge mistake. Don’t get me wrong. I run Sherpa Digital Media. We do virtual events and video streaming for a living.
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