Tag Archives: innovation

Eliminating Out-of-the-Box Thinking

You have most probably heard of the phrase, “thinking out of the box.”  This comes from a classic exercise where a diagram is presented in this manner: If you have never done this exercise, see if you can following the rules and complete the challenge before reading on. How did you do?  In order to […]

Yanik Silver at Destination Experience

One of the many compelling speakers at the 2017 Destination Experience was Yanik Silver. Yanik’s focus is assisting entrepreneurs in making a difference in the world. His latest book is called “Evolved Enterprise” and focuses on how companies without a “core impact” will be at a distinct disadvantage in the coming years. His message is […]

Dr. Kingsley Chin and Knowing Your Why

Upon arrival in Jamaica, I was alerted that one of the Destination Experience advisory board members would come to the airport and pick us up for the long ride from Montego Bay to Kingston. This saved us from an even longer bus ride. We met up with Ron McKay and during that 3-hour drive, I got […]

Innovative Thinking and… CDs?

I work primarily with financial institutions, which are nothing if not bound by tradition. The basics of banking have remained virtually unchanged in the last 50 years. As I speak on innovation at many of the nation’s state banking associations, I am insistent that bankers must change their thinking about their products and services and […]

How to Not Get Run Over By a Tank – From Tradition to ExoMorphosis

I was recently talking with David Frankil, President of the NJ Credit Union League. We were chatting about a keynote which I’ll be doing for him in March at the CU Reality Check. I was talking about innovation and my drive to get financial executives to “think about how they think.” Since financial institutions are […]