A recent study from Frontiers (Lee et. al., 2023) concluded that paradoxical leaders had significant advantage over other leadership styles when it came to predicting innovation.

In this article we will unpack Insightful Curiosity, one of several important paradoxes related to innovation, because it enables a wider range of ideas to be collected in the brainstorming or discovery stage. Insightful Curiosity impacts the quality of the top of the innovation funnel.

How can we develop innovation skills? Innovative Thinking was #5 on the list of LinkedIn’s Top Skills on the rise for 2025. Innovation is the growth engine of a company. Without innovation, many companies will eventually fail.

In this article, we will unpack the paradox of focused innovation which is directly related to innovative thinking.

We live in a divisive world; it’s governed by the power of OR.

The larger and more complex the issue is that we are dealing with, the more important it becomes to shift to and AND mindset.

The power of AND is not a new concept, it goes as far back as the ancient Chinese concept of yin and yang.

Learn how to cultivate the power of AND to more effectively deal with the complexities related to Change, People, and Innovation.