Daniel Seewald
The Power of People Networks
Pfizer was at a pivotal juncture in 2013. The company was facing an uphill struggle to revive the organization. Several patent-protected...
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The Deliberate Innovator
REAL Innovation Stories and Practices
Innovation can be learned. 20 years ago I was a CPA and was told that Innovation belonged ONLY to a select group of creatives, not to the everyday professional.
They were wrong.
Creativity and innovation can be developed through deliberate practice. For more than a decade, I have embarked on an innovation journey to study, research and to deliberately practice the habit of innovation. After designing and leading one of the world's largest corporate innovation programs, I began to curate the insights, stories and practices that I have personally witnessed help transform everyday professionals into Deliberate Innovators.
Each week, I will share a new story and a challenge that will enable you to practice the capabilities that have helped others become successful innovators.
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Daniel Seewald
When Customer Experience Can be the Difference Between Life and Death
On a frigid November evening, I ascended the steep steps at the 7th Avenue subway station in midtown Manhattan. I was in a hurry but...
Daniel Seewald
30 Years Later: The End of Innocence and a Lesson for Future Innovators
January 28,1986 was an unusual Tuesday. My entire 6th grade was crammed into a single classroom while the Audio-Visual teacher wheeled in...
Daniel Seewald
Deliberate Learning Through Dynamic Design
Learning new ways of doing things can be invigorating. It can also be incredibly difficult and stressful as we grow older. Old dogs can...
Daniel Seewald
Love the Experiment, Not the Idea
This article was originally published in People Science Journal in January 2019 Russians smoke. A lot. With nearly 60 percent of men and...
Daniel Seewald
3 Things that Will Make Your Next Innovation Story Stick
3 Things that Will Make Your Next Innovation Story Stick So what can we do? We deliberately design stories that last. Over the past...
Daniel Seewald
A Cause for Holiday Cheer: An Uncommon Act of Leadership
Leadership demands that our leaders model the behaviors that we wish to see in others. Lately, however, the most conspicuous actions by...
Daniel Seewald
Applying Behavioral Science to Everyday Challenges
Innovation does not happen in a vacuum. Since the world is made up of humans, not consumer segments, innovation must be designed with...
Daniel Seewald
Purposeful Mind Wandering
One of the very last dominions of creative solitude is the airplane. Ah, the airplane. Despite the turbulence and existential...
Daniel Seewald
A Lateral Thinking Exercise: Reinventing America’s Pastime
The Story On May 8, 1984, American baseball made the record books. The Milwaukee Brewers faced the Chicago White Sox in a classic duel...
Daniel Seewald
Innovating in the Attention Age
We live in the age of distraction. It’s estimated that a knowledge worker on any given day will check their email between 50 to 100 times...
Daniel Seewald
24 Hours of YES
How many times have you ignored, flouted and thoroughly defecated on someone else’s idea? Even the most creative of us does this from...
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