It’s the familiar plaintive cry of the innovator. Focus groups kill innovation. Gianfranco Zaccai, designer of the Swiffer mop, and co-founder and president of the global design and innovation consu...

Here's a great infographic from Column Five on why group brainstorming is not the way to do innovation. Creativity by committee doesn't work because it hinders rather than facilitates productive thou...

The ever-insightful Farnam Street blog has posted a useful article on critical thinking, with interesting implications on why we need it in innovation. Too often, we use so called "insights" to drive...

If you haven't checked out the TED talk Everything is a Remix above, then do yourself a favour and watch the 9 minute show; it'll change the way you think about brand innovation. Bottom line - succ...