Is It Better To Be Right Or Wrong?

Right Or Wrong?

The conventional wisdom in life and in business is that you must learn from your mistakes, and that it’s important for you to make mistakes in order to improve and ultimately succeed. But is this really the case? Is this merely a clichéd misnomer, after-all, you should learn a lot more from your successes, most notably to … Continue reading

Invention, Innovation and Intrapreneurship

Realising a Commercial Opportunity

I particularly like the distinction provided by Futurist Dr Frank Shaw at a recent debate on innovation organized by insurer Hiscox [1]: Inventors – who create things that didn’t exist before Innovators – who take an invention to the point of pre-commercialisation Entrepreneurs – who spot the commercial opportunity and are prepared to put their time and money … Continue reading