Webster defines create as follows: To cause to come into existence; bring into being; originate ideas Webster’s definition of potential is:  1. That which has power; potent; 2. Possible; latent; unrealized; undeveloped Thus it follows that creative potential means: the unrealized power to cause...

Essentially leaders of innovation get paid for what isn’t. Yes, they get paid for what is not. As an executive, manager, team leader or entrepreneur, you don’t get paid for what happened in the past. You get paid for what is not - that which is not yet reality. So , as a leader of innovation,...

A Culture of Innovation in the Family Business   One of the reasons so many family businesses fail to transition from one generation to the next is they do not pay sufficient attention to innovation in their business, industry and marketplace. Although innovation drives the early years of the family...

An avid student of the GoInnovate! System, he recently gave a talk at the Howe School of Technology Management in which he brings together his view on the “Pathway to Innovation.” (j.emert@infineum.com)   The drive to innovation as a source of growth and competitiveness is prompting company...