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Constraints + Creativity = Innovation

Eric Lanke

In many ways, it is a textbook example of innovation -- and how it is design constraints themselves, coupled with creativity, that allows it to flourish. + + + This post first appeared on Eric Lanke's blog , an association executive and author. You can follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com.

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Design Constraints Make Innovation Happen

Eric Lanke

Design constraints make innovation happen. They are what makes actual innovation happen. You can follow him on Twitter @ericlanke or contact him at eric.lanke@gmail.com. I already talked about one: The Process is the Product. Here's another. Design constraints" was actually a new term for me. And here's the best part.

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You Are Not Innovative

Eric Lanke

And you talk about innovation all the time. You even have your own blog where you put up posts about innovation and the people you meet at those conferences tell you how great they are. But despite all that, you''re not really innovative. Ideally, innovators go through pain so their customers and clients won''t have to.

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Are You an Innovator or a Producer?

YourMembership

Are Innovation and Production at Odds? HBR posted a good article recently about Why Managers Don’t Really Want to Innovate. The article pointed out that most companies are not willing to devote time to innovation because innovative time steals from production time. The same can be said of innovation.

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Innovation Requires Diversity

Idea Architects

It's one of the many core elements of innovation, one Franz Johansson nicely described in his book The Medici Effect. He suggests innovation results from stepping into The Intersection, a place were ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary discoveries.

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What Makes for an Innovative Idea?

Eric Lanke

image source I spent some time this weekend reviewing proposals for ASAE''s Innovation Grant Program. Instead I want to reflect a little on what makes an innovative idea innovative. It has to introduce something brand new into the environment or it shouldn''t count as innovative.

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Innovating the Lean Startup Way

Eric Lanke

This one was co-authored with Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and it's titled " Innovate the Lean Way: Applying Lean Startup Methodology in the Association Environment. " It's the third or fourth one I've read from her shop, and it's another good one. I won't go into all the details.