Archives: Business Silliness
A look at absurd practices and other strange goings-on in business
Don't Capture Ideas. Play With Them
Businesspeople focus on capturing ideas using unproven tools. They should play with ideas like children and artists instead.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
MBTI, Brainstorming and Making Employees Feel Good
MBTI and brainstorming don't work. Companies use them because they make people feel good. There's a better way to do that.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
How to Fake Being a Great Leader in Seven Steps
The fastest route to be ing a great leader is learning to fake it.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
Twisted Innovation in the Airline Industry
Many airlines have a strange concept of innovation: provide a dismal customer experience in hopes customers pay for upgrades.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
The Economics of Outrage
Cartoon infographic explains the economics of outrage and why social discourse on social media is a disaster.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
The Dark Side of Big Data and the Internet of Things
Business leaders are excited about the opportunities of big data and the Internet of Things, however there are somethings we should worry about too, like the end of life as we know it.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
Innovation Is Past Its Sell By Date
Business innovation is going out of style. Sure, some companies will still innovate and most will improve things from time to time. But there will be a lot less talk about innovation.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
Being Permanently Busy Is Not Impressive. It Is Stupid
We tend to admire people who appear very busy; we should admire people who are relaxed and get good results. They are more efficient, creative and healthy.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
The Four Stages of Disruptive Innovation Victimhood
Distruptive innovation is great - when you are the disruptor. This is what happens to victims of game changing innovation.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
The Ironic Absurdity of Corporate Wellness Initiatives
The latest business fad is all about wellness. Like so many business fads, it is an absurd one. Here's why.
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
Beware the Cult of Ideas
The Cult of Ideas is a dangerous phenomenon in innovation, one that more and more companies fall prey to. What about your company?
by Jeffrey Baumgartner
Recent Articles
Leading Diverse Teams
Filed under: Business Innovation
Diverse teams are more innovative and smarter than homogeneous ones. But, they are also harder to manager. Here are some tips. By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
Questions you should ask when an innovative project fails
Filed under: Business Innovation
You can learn a lot from the failure of an innovative project, but you need to ask the right questions. Here are those questions. By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
Unmarketing the Competition
Filed under: Business Innovation
A look at creative, but unethical dirty trick marketing campaigns designed to damage the competition By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
Imaginativefulness and the Fisherman
Filed under: Creativity
What does a fisherman wearing a cycling helmet have to do with imaginativefulness? Quite a lot, it seems. By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
Actually, Criticising Ideas Is Good for Creativity
Filed under: Creativity
People have long assumed criticising ideas in a brainstorm inhibits creativity. Research and experience shows that is wrong By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
Imaginativefulness
Filed under: Creativity
Imaginativefulness is a state of heightened imagination in which your mind allows thoughts, memories and ideas to play with each other freely. By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
Why and How to Exploit Alternative Uses for Your Products
Filed under: Business Innovation
Discovering new ways customers use, misuse and could use your products can inspire innovation. Jeffrey Baumgartner explains. By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
The Cost of Not Innovating
Filed under: Business Innovation
If your company fails to innovate, you pay a steep price in terms of loss of leadershop, tight margins, missed opportunities and more. By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
Don't Trust the Status Quo
Filed under: Creativity
Jeffrey Baumgartner has never trusted the status quo. He explains why this is so and why you should also not trust the status quo By Jeffrey Baumgartner -- Read the article...
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