Derek Cheshire
Derek spent a number of years working in the Software and Telecommunications industries, asking searching questions and being told 'Ëœthat's the way we have always done things around here'.
Not satisfied with the answers, Derek obtained an MBA from the Open University Business School and began to apply the contents of one of the course modules 'ËœCreativity, Innovation and Change'.
Since then Derek has created a unique innovation model that allows direct innovation measurement and encourages a holistic approach to Innovation. He actively champions the use of creativity as a serious business tool to allow companies to realise their full potential and create the products and services that their customers want. His work encompasses innovation consultancy, idea generation, creativity workshops and facilitating continuous innovation.
Derek is an accomplished speaker and has compiled a long list of blog articles including Innovation '" How long is a piece of string?, Taking the In out of Innovation and How To Generate 20 New Business Ideas Over Coffee. One of his papers has been published by the ICFAI University Press in India as part of a reference book Ideas, Creativity and Innovation. He has also written a manifesto for the Change This organisation entitled 'ËœSlow Innovation '" a savoury way to success'. Derek's article on predicting the future 'ËœPredicting the future and focusing your innovation program' was also published in October 2008 in the Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, a United Nations online journal. His articles appear both online and in diverse places such as the Hindustan Times and the Malawi Guardian..
Derek is a member of the mastermind group for the Design Interaction course at the Royal College of Art and Design in The Hague, speaking at their inaugural 2007 Mastermundo event and recently took part in the CNBC programme The Business of Innovation.
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Not satisfied with the answers, Derek obtained an MBA from the Open University Business School and began to apply the contents of one of the course modules 'ËœCreativity, Innovation and Change'.
Since then Derek has created a unique innovation model that allows direct innovation measurement and encourages a holistic approach to Innovation. He actively champions the use of creativity as a serious business tool to allow companies to realise their full potential and create the products and services that their customers want. His work encompasses innovation consultancy, idea generation, creativity workshops and facilitating continuous innovation.
Derek is an accomplished speaker and has compiled a long list of blog articles including Innovation '" How long is a piece of string?, Taking the In out of Innovation and How To Generate 20 New Business Ideas Over Coffee. One of his papers has been published by the ICFAI University Press in India as part of a reference book Ideas, Creativity and Innovation. He has also written a manifesto for the Change This organisation entitled 'ËœSlow Innovation '" a savoury way to success'. Derek's article on predicting the future 'ËœPredicting the future and focusing your innovation program' was also published in October 2008 in the Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, a United Nations online journal. His articles appear both online and in diverse places such as the Hindustan Times and the Malawi Guardian..
Derek is a member of the mastermind group for the Design Interaction course at the Royal College of Art and Design in The Hague, speaking at their inaugural 2007 Mastermundo event and recently took part in the CNBC programme The Business of Innovation.
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Innovation - the Forgotten MassesHere in the UK we are weighed down by policies for Innovation and a similar picture exists in many developed countries. What is actually happening here?
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Innovation - Asking the Right QuestionsAsking questions often acts as a check that our ideas are sound. Questions also lead to more ideas so here are some that might prove useful.
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When is a Change Not a Change?This is not a trick question. Many of us have undergone change programmes over the years and many have not worked or had no effect. Why is this?
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Innovation - Forget the Words Open Innovation and CrowdsourcingOpen Innovation and Crowdsourcing have become buzz words of late which is a shame as it encourages those who blindly adopt best practice to jump on the bandwagon. We should look behind the words.
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Should the Public Sector Be Quite so Public?I was speaking to Dr Paul Thomas (of BBC's Ban The Boss programme) and something that he said stuck in my mind. He stated that '˜monitoring costs'.
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Social Innovation- is This the Way Forward?Although many people equate Innovation to shiny new gadgets or electrical products. Increasingy Innovation is being seen as a people (or social) phenomenon.
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Does Your HR Department Stifle Innovation?What does your HR department do? I mean what does it REALLY do as opposed to the wise words on the intranet or in the employee handbook? How can they help Innovation?
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Innovation - Avoid These Pitfalls to Ensure SuccessMany people think of Innovation as a machine where you turn a handle after feeding in your ingredients, and a nice new Innovation will pop out. This is not the case!
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Busting Some Myths Surrounding Business CreativityThere are many myths surrounding the use of Creativity as a tool for business use. Here are my top six myths to 'bust'.
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How Creativity Helped to Rescue Chilean MinersMost people will be familiar with the recent heart warming story of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped underground for 69 days. Unwittingly Creativity was used to help release them.
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Does My Bum Look Big in This?As every man knows, this is a question that is impossible to answer. Joking aside, what sort of question is this anyway?
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Sharing Ideas is GoodKnowledge is the only resource that does not lose value when you share it. Keeping knowledge to yourself can often be a source of power but this soon fades away. Gain more kudos by sharing instead.
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How to Generate 20 New Business Ideas Over CoffeeApart from the fact that you can generate a number of ideas in a short space of time (either on your own or in a group) this is a good way of harnessing negative energy from some of your more pessimistic colleagues.
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Outcome Driven Innovation Does Not Always WorkOutcome Driven Innovation (ODI) clearly works for a number of organisations (usually larger organisations) and not for others. Why could this be?
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Business Creativity Can Be ManagedI once took part in an online discussion about Creativity and Innovation when one of the contributors posted something that just stopped me in my tracks. They simply stated that Creativity cannot be managed.
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Ten Ways to InnovateMany people are stuck when it comes to thinking about why or where you can innovate. You do not have to limit yourself to Marketing or R&D, anyone can get involved. Here are some hints as to where you can get started
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Public Sector Innovation - it Can Be Done!Public sector innovation is often ridiculed and very often fails for a veriety of reasons. It can, however, work very well indeed.
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Bullying Stifles CreativityMuch has been written about bullying within organisations but what could it be doing to your organisation?
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10 People Who Can Help with Your Innovation ProjectWhen trying to do something new for the first time it is natural to feel alone sometimes. There are, however, a number of people whose help you can enlist.
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Is it Good to Be Lean?Many people believe that lean 'everything' is good without knowing what it really means. Even the term 'Lean Innovation' has been used. How can a process that can potentially generate hundreds or thousands of new ideas by described as, or made lean?
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Organisational Structures for the FutureWhen communicating within a corporate environment we think of sending things out or receiving from others. What about when things just sort of slosh about or proceed at their own pace? Do we need a new type of infrastructure.
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Creativity - It's All About PerspectiveAs Albert Einstein noted, a problem cannot be solved within the same frame of reference in which it was created. This does not mean that we have to employ Einstein's methods, it simply means that our problem must be reframed or looked at in a new way.
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Guerrilla CreativityHave you ever been on a course and then wondered why you had such a hard time dealing with colleagues or perhaps loved ones when you returned? Are they suspicious of your newly acquired skills. Subtlety is called for!
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Serendipity - Luck or Skill?Serendipity was not a word that was in my vocabulary for a long time. When I first encountered it I took it to mean '˜good fortune'. There is much more to it than that.
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Your Starting Point for InnovationWhy do we need innovation, even if we are already successful? Recent world events such as terrorist attacks, recession and the banking crisis have shown us that foresight, flexibility and adaptability are key.