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Kenan Samms

Meaningful Capitalism: Change You Can Believe In

“The Times They Are A-Changin,” sang Bob Dylan, which is one of his most famous title tracks for it captured the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s. Personally, this was a coming of age period ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Innovating with Meaning: More Elements of the "Innovation Field"

Two weeks ago, we introduced our model for viewing innovation from a team and organization perspective. The model, which we call the “Innovation Field,” is described at length in our bestselling book, The Seeds of Innovation. ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: Elements of the "Innovation Field" (Continued)

Last week, we introduced our model for viewing innovation from a team and organization perspective. The model, named the “Innovation Field,” is described in our bestselling book, The Seeds of Innovation. The Innovation Field ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: Elements of the "Innovation Field"

Often our clients ask us: how do we know if we are an innovative organization and how can we measure if we are improving? Based on our experience practicing, teaching, and consulting in Innovation Management, we developed an ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Innovating with Meaning: You Reap What You Sow

We would like to briefly share key lessons from the bestselling book, The Seeds of Innovation. From our experience conducting research, teaching, practicing, and consulting in Innovation Management for over 20 years, we see that ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: Build a Shared Understanding

Through our work in organizations, with clients, as well as with students in both public administration and business administration courses, we have witnessed a wide range of definitions of “innovation.” Some of these, of course, ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: It's Time for a Prison Break!

If there ever was a time for a “can-do” attitude to help find innovative solutions to our personal and collective troubles, this is it! Many of you may remember the words uttered not too long ago by former U.S. Senator and ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: The Power of Meaning-Full Engagement

Have you ever worked in a job that you really didn't like or didn't feel fulfilled by the work that you were doing? More broadly, have you ever wondered if there was more to “life” than what you were experiencing? If you ...READ»

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Innovating With Meaning: Are You "Asking" For Innovation?

There is a well known saying, “You get what you ask for!”  Many organizations identify or list innovation as a core value in their mission statements and then fail to follow up with the necessary action steps to ensure that ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: Designing Idea Programs That Matter

Over the years, we have consulted with many clients who have implemented idea programs as an integral part of their overall Innovation Agenda. The design and implementation of such programs must be well thought out, in order to ...READ»

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