Innovation
Phil Richardson joins the PSL at The Lords for the launch of The Partner
Lord David Evans of Watford hosted the 20th anniversay of PSL at the House of Lords this week. Over 180 business leaders joined together to launch the latest edition of The Partner magazine. Phil Richardson, Thoughtcrew, authored the thought leadership chapter “Fit for the Future” exploring the use of evolution as a model for innovation. [...]
One in a million – an innovation that works for a children’s hospice
Francis House Children’s Hospice is 18 years old. “In January 1990 Sister Aloysius called a meeting of like minded people to discuss how to provide help to the many families around the Northwest who had children with life limiting conditions, the Rainbow Family Trust was born! Never one to let grass grow under her feet [...]
Feedback from HR directors highlights the importance of biomimetics as a technique in leadership and change management
HR Directors that attended the recent HR Forum in London to hear Phil Rchardson give his talk on leadership and change management and the use of biomimetics as a business tool provided some exciting feedback. If you are interested in finding out more visit Thoughtcrew or call Phil on +44 208 133 4728. “Very passionate [...]
Biologize your thinking™
Biologize your thinking™ Thought leadership using biology to get inspired strategic thinking On the 23rd April 2009, in London I’m going to be running a thought leadership workshop called Bringing Innovation to Life. It is an opportunity for senior executives to get together to see the latest development in strategic thinking and to explore how [...]
Creative solutions to the problems you didn’t know you had
Before setting off down the wrong path it’s worth spending some time thinking about the problem. Typically problems present as a series of clues. These symptoms present as something that is or is not happening. Very expensive mistakes have been made by designing and implementing solutions for symptoms. Little, if any time has been spent [...]
Bring innovation to life
In the modern business world, creating and implementing innovative ideas is vital to developing strategies that deliver sustainable, competitive advantage. Here is a one day knowledge shop which provides the opportunity to get some hands on experience in applying biomimetics to a business problem. Thoughtcrew and Faraday are working in partnership to bring biomimetics and [...]
Business creation with biomimetics
“Business Biomimetics is the broadening out of the Biomimetics concept to include solving the problems associated with business strategy. We have developed a number of models and processes that allow business leaders to examine a business problem and identify aspects of biological systems that can help them think differently about their problem. It also helps [...]
Innovation is a way of doing business
Many involved in innovation are buried in the R&D departments of large corporations. This isn’t right. There are a few who sit at a senior level and may be called Innovation Director or Head of strategy and innovation. I’m not sure that this is right either. I see innovation as a process. It is not [...]
Inspiration to solve the problem of counterfeit goods
A recent workshop on Biomimetics in Bath found inspiration from a visit to the Botanical Gardens in Royal Victoria Park. Working on the problem of how to overcome the problem of counterfeit and fake goods a number of plants and animals were examined. Ideas for tracking, marking, packaging and training came from the close observation [...]
Product innovation
How interested would you be in a ‘database’ that contained information on biological systems? If you needed to carry out any product innovation you could provide your specification and the ‘database’ could generate a number of possibilities for further research. Let me know!
