Could Ontario have saved lives, stress, and debt with more innovative problem-solving? Absolutely. Covid 19 forced governments into a crisis beyond what anyone has experienced since the World Wars. Having lived in New Zealand, Australia and Canada, it was frustrating to contrast how each country defined the challenges it faced and then managed the process…
One of the tenets of problem-solving is that any solution you propose will have implications. We call these the unintended consequences. Some may be positive and others negative. Emotional intelligence (EI) is a hot topic, so let’s consider the unintended consequences of focusing on EI. EI refers to an ability to recognize the meanings of emotion and…
This is a simple question yet observing life around me during the Covid19 crisis reminds me of this question. Often the difference between an idea that solves yesterday’s problems and one that creates tomorrow’s opportunities is very subtle. These are the ideas that may become innovations and create useful change and value in new ways. I…
Insights from the Idea Factory think like an idea factory: act like an innovationalist “Brantford became my thinking place.” Alexander Graham Bell said this in 1916. Brant was riding the waves of business innovation exporting many manufactured goods to global markets. Massey Harris Co, Cockshutt Plow Co. and what became CCM bicycles were giants.…