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Why Innovations Fail: The Top 3 Problems to Avoid

Why do innovation projects fail? Why do businesses fail to succeed in the market? Innovative products and services can reshape markets and propel companies from obscurity to wild success. However, most innovation projects fail: Many don’t even make it to market, and of those that do, the majority never generate the exponential growth and massive profits their developers were hoping for. Here are the reasons why innovations fail, according to multiple experts.

How to Mitigate Risk: 4 Ways to Free Yourself to Create

What are some ways to test the waters before you put your product on the market? How can you protect your reputation while you experiment with new things? To be an innovator, you have to take creative risks. Experimentation—and failure—come with the territory. In Decoding Greatness, Ron Friedman shares four ways to lower the stakes for inevitable failures on the road to innovation and success. Continue reading to learn how to mitigate risk as you learn and create.

Creating a Productive Work Environment: A Space for Flow

What kind of lighting boosts your creativity? What temperature should your workspace be? In Think Big, Grace Lordan argues that most of us fail to transform our lives because we try to change too much too quickly. Instead, we must set a big goal and then take the regular, small steps necessary to achieve it. One of those steps is creating a productive work environment. Read more to learn how to set up your environment for maximum productivity.

How to Make a Career Plan: The 3 Paths to Consider

Why do you need multiple plans for your career? How do you make a career plan? Because the job landscape is always changing, you need backups in case your original career plan doesn’t work out. In The Startup of You, Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha say that you need three possible career paths to ensure that you won’t fail. Check out how to make a career plan for every possible scenario.

Suffering From a Lack of Innovation? We Have Solutions

What happens to businesses that lack innovation? How can you come up with ingenious ideas that will make customers swoon? A lack of innovation is a serious problem in many companies. Without it, they fail to come up with new ideas that excite customers and fall behind in the market. Keep reading for some suggestions to help you embrace innovation and start thinking differently about your product.

How to Use Feedback to Improve Performance: Tips to Excel

What would you like to get better at? Do you regularly ask for feedback? What types of feedback do you find most helpful? Workplace performance psychologist Ron Friedman wants you to find creative success. In his book Decoding Greatness, he shows how good feedback is part of the equation. He discusses what makes feedback good, how you should ask for it, and how to be receptive to it. Read on to learn how to use feedback to improve performance.

How to Build Career Relationships That Support Your Goals

What kind of people can help you elevate your career? Do you deliberately develop relationships that help you reach your goals? Behavioral science expert Grace Lordan explains how you can change your life by identifying who you want to become and then making a plan to turn your ideal future self into a reality. One step is to find people who can support your career goals and actively foster relationships with them. Keep reading to learn how to build career relationships that are mutually beneficial.

The 9 Best Books on Burnout Prevention and Recovery

Are you exhausted from work? What are the best books on burnout to read? Working hard is one thing, but overworking yourself to the point of exhaustion is another. When you do the latter, you experience burnout, which is physical and emotional tiredness that can leave you feeling frustrated over your imbalanced life. Below we’ve compiled a list of the best books on burnout to keep you out of a sluggish state.

A Breakdown of Doblin’s 10 Types of Innovation

What are the Doblin Innovation Firm’s 10 types of innovation? How do disruptive innovations fit into these categories? A disruptive innovation is a product or service that is either entirely unprecedented or so vastly different from earlier versions that it has to be used differently. Larry Keeley, the cofounder of the Doblin Innovation Firm, categorizes disruptive innovations into 10 categories. Continue reading to learn more about Doblin’s 10 types of innovation.

How to Learn From Experts: Cautions & Tips for Getting Guidance

Investing For The Future: 3 Things Millionaires Do

Why are the greats often not so great at teaching others what they know? What’s the best way to learn from them? In Decoding Greatness, Ron Friedman says that doing great work requires learning from the greats in your field. But, you’ll find that many of them make poor teachers and coaches. Friedman explains why this is and shares strategies for getting the most out of your interactions with them. Keep reading for Friedman’s guidance on how to learn from experts.