Is it a trend or a fad? I know you might think they’re the same thing, but trust me, they’re not. While both can be popular in the short term, trends have staying power, while fads are often fleeting. It’s
Exploding Topics vs. Glimpse: Which one to choose?
In this article, I want to compare two leading trend-spotting websites: Exploding Topics Glimpse Let me try to help you choose between those two tools that you can use to identify emerging trends. What are emerging trends websites? For me,
The key differences: Business idea vs. Business opportunity
In this article, I give you the main differences between an idea and an opportunity. As I’ve taught innovation to hundreds of entrepreneurs and executives, I’ve noticed a lot confusion between the two terms. It’s not just theory. The confusion
7 Top Trend-Spotting Websites: Find What’s Trending (2023)
In this article, I share with you the best websites for uncovering emerging trends. Today, there’s so much data about how things are changing. But… It’s hard to keep track of everything. As most consultants would tell you, “the pace
What’s a business opportunity [A useful definition!]
There’s a big reason why it’s important to define what’s a business opportunity. That’s because one of the critical indicators of your future success in business is your ability to find new opportunities. This article has the most practical definition
The 9 Must-Read Books on Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
When you want to start a business or grow an existing company, you need to be on the lookout for new opportunities. Fortunately, finding business opportunities is a skill you can learn. As I’ve been helping companies (small and large)
The Best Innovation Consulting Firms to Join in 2023
What are some of the top innovation consulting firms you could join? In this article, I want to do two things: To explain the different types of innovation consultancies, To share with you a selection of some of the best
Convince Your Boss: 11 Tips to Make Them Say “Yes!” (Updated 2023)
What if you could actually convince your boss? I know… From playing the game of politics to slow decision-making to lack of time, we often face many obstacles at work. ? It can be hard. So here are 11 effective
What’s Innovation Consulting, Everything You Need to Know
Over the last few years, innovation consulting got a lot of traction because of the way it enables companies to get better at building the future. But not everyone knows what innovation consulting means. I’ve been working with a leading
This Is How You Plan & Run a Great Workshop
Running a workshop is an effective way to train a group or get them to do collaborative work. But there’s still lots of misunderstanding around how to do this. As part of running innovation projects at ?What If!, we use