Innovation

🚀 Innovation

An exploration of the innovation process and how ideas turn into value.

Journey

Poetry

Faisal Q

Aug 26, 20224 min read

Innovation

The top 5 challenges of building an innovation program, and how to overcome them.

You have to find a balance between design and execution, just like in life, everything comes at a cost. And at a value. One of the best...

Faisal Q

Aug 3, 20222 min read

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Innovation Programs

Bootcamps, Accelerators, Incubators, Hackathons, Ideathons, Call them Marathons if you want, they all fall under the category of...

Faisal Q

Apr 9, 20222 min read

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Innovation in Writing

Dealing with ideas in writing is kinda like dealing with ideas in innovation. I mean an idea is an idea, right? I’m starting to wonder if...

Faisal Q

Apr 8, 20222 min read

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The Anchor of Innovation

Just like in good research endeavor, one needs an anchor person to bring him back when needed. ⚓️ An anchor of innovation is a person who...

Faisal Q

Apr 8, 20222 min read

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Music & Innovation

🎧 I have been part of an underground music studio for more than 10 years, and these are innovation related inspirations I drew from the...

Faisal Q

Apr 7, 20222 min read

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Miscommunication in Innovation

☠️ Miscommunication in innovation is a lethal factor that kills ideas, not because the idea isn’t good, rather because it gets...

Faisal Q

Apr 6, 20222 min read

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The Underbelly of Innovation

The underbelly of innovation is community building, an epiphany that took me years to realize. In my early experiences, I was an...

Faisal Q

Apr 4, 20222 min read

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Designing Innovation Programs, A Simple Practical Guide for Aspiring Innovation Managers

I have been designing innovation programs since 2017, and here is how I’ve always did it in a few simple steps. 🏛 The sub-levels and...

Faisal Q

Apr 2, 20221 min read

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The Spirit of Innovation — Part 2

The spirit of innovation is collaboration, it takes courage, authenticity, and transparent communication. I have seen many organizations...

Faisal Q

Apr 1, 20222 min read

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The Spirit of Innovation — Part 1

The spirit of innovation is a welcoming one, with open arms to collaboration. And the truth that everyone is unique in his own way and...

Faisal Q

Mar 30, 20222 min read

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The 10th Condition: Everyone Plays a Role

Every person plays a different role in the innovation process, including the funnel. This is one of the real practical lessons I learned...

Faisal Q

Mar 29, 20221 min read

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The 9th Condition: Collaboration is Key

In math, one plus one equals two. But in a collective, one plus one equals twelve. An innovation based culture is one of collaboration,...

Faisal Q

Mar 28, 20221 min read

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The 8th Condition: Orchestrate the Thought Process

Now for this one listen closely, as ideas stem out of thinking then facilitating innovation is like orchestrating a symphony. Triggering...

Faisal Q

Mar 27, 20222 min read

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The 7th Condition: Innovation is a Mindset

I realized there is one thing that is very important to understand other than the basic innovation process, and that is innovation is a...

Faisal Q

Mar 27, 20222 min read

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The 6th Condition: Believe in the Process

It is not easy to be called crazy, to protect the funnel and defend the discipline against external forces. Constantly! “When you...

Faisal Q

Mar 27, 20222 min read

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The 5th Condition: Facilitate the Funnel

Innovation practitioners are facilitators, not innovators. We leave that for the cool kids on the block. Welcome to the innovation...

Faisal Q

Mar 26, 20222 min read

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The 4th Condition: Ideas Evolve

Ideas can become monsters, a living thing that grows and spurs out of control. Especially in big organizations, where there are too many...

Faisal Q

Mar 25, 20222 min read

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The 3rd Condition: Creative vs. Analytical

You know how I said before that I’m learning how to turn dreams into reality, there is one bitter truth I discovered in the process. As...

Faisal Q

Mar 24, 20222 min read

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The 2nd Condition: Diversity of Backgrounds

If you don’t get this one right, Houston we have a problem! I can’t stress enough how important it is to ensure diversity of backgrounds...

Faisal Q

Mar 23, 20222 min read

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The 1st Condition: We Live in a Utopia

A utopia is a perfect world, where nothing is impossible. There are no limitations, everything is possible! Meaning, don’t limit...