Insights
Thoughts on the craft of innovation, governance, and organisational change.
Innovation is a shared discipline. This collection is our ongoing contribution to the field. We translate research and practical experience into actionable knowledge to help leaders and practitioners navigate complexity with clarity and confidence.
The KIN working view
Different questions. One connected system.
For evergreen leadership guidance, start with capability and readiness. The benchmark guide explains what the Pulse assesses and why a diagnostic score is not proof of performance.
- Organisational abilityCapabilityCan we create new value repeatedly?
- Current system preparednessReadinessWhat is in place for the challenge ahead?
- Diagnostic and comparisonPulse / BenchmarkWhat do our responses suggest?
- Management backboneIMS / ISOHow is innovation directed and reviewed?
- Sustained outcomeExcellenceDoes capability keep creating value over time?
Read this map from organisational ability to sustained outcomes, not as a strict linear process. Evidence and learning feed back into every part. A diagnostic does not prove capability, and a management system does not guarantee excellence.
The research foundation behind our work on innovation capability, complexity and system design. It shapes how we connect structure, culture and development in real organisations.
We are living through a quiet contradiction. Innovation has accelerated technically, yet something human has thinned out along the way.
Why the pursuit of perfection is the enemy of innovation, and how 'bumbling' is actually a disciplined strategy.
How to spot the difference between real progress and corporate performance art. Hint: Look at the learning logs.
Why innovation outcomes depend on governance that turns learning into change.
Stop betting everything on one 'moonshot'. How to manage a balanced portfolio of bets.
Most governance is designed to stop things. Here is how to design governance that starts things safely.
Yes, you can experiment in banking and healthcare. You just need better guardrails.