John BessantApr 9, 20218 minInnovation - a question of balanceImagine the scene. Crowds looking up, craning their necks to see against the blinding sunlight glistening in the spray. The roar of...
John BessantMar 27, 20211 minFlirting with new ideasNext time it starts to rain and you reach for your folding umbrella spare a thought for Slawa Duldig. She was the Viennese sculptress...
John BessantMar 4, 20218 minA curious blend of innovation….The kitchen blender has a lot to answer for. These days there are plenty of experiments with what you can cram into the jug and then...
John BessantFeb 4, 202111 minStriking an innovation chord…I don’t know about you but I’m spending a lot of time listening these days. As my physical room to move about contracts (thanks to...
John BessantJan 5, 20219 minBags of ideasDavid Attenborough was on TV last night, another wonderful documentary called ‘ A perfect planet’. The core theme is how diverse forces...
John BessantNov 30, 20209 minPartying with innovationThere haven’t been many winners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses, particularly in travel and entertainment have been hit hard. ...
John BessantNov 7, 20207 minPeanut-powered innovationTuskegee, Alabama. Not the world’s most attractive farming country. And certainly not in the view of a young man looking out of the...
John BessantOct 6, 20209 minLondon Bridge isn’t falling down…London bridge isn’t falling down…. London Bridge isn’t falling down. In fact it’s in excellent health considering it straddled the river...
John BessantAug 17, 20209 minThe birth of the internet …No-one knows exactly but it’s a pretty fair guess that at any moment several hundred million people are communicating with each other,...
John BessantJul 31, 20208 minAn innovation birthday card…(Video version here…) We’re cutting it fine but right at the end of July it’s still worth pausing for a moment to think some ‘Happy...
John BessantJul 20, 202010 minScaling innovationSuccessful innovators make mistakes. Even though they’ve learned and built routines and capabilities they can still get it wrong....
John BessantJul 5, 202013 minThe birth of the bike…Bicycles are big business. It’s hard to get an exact figure but estimates suggest there are around 2 billion bikes in the world today –...
John BessantMay 28, 202012 minSweeping the floor with innovationWhen did you last use your Spangler? That’s a question designed to stop most people in their tracks and likely to be met by mystified...
John BessantMar 19, 20197 min‘The best thing since sliced bread…..’People often use this phrase when talking about an innovation and the impact they hope it will have. But what’s the story behind sliced...