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Braden Kelley is a Human-Centered Experience, Innovation and Transformation consultant at HCL Technologies, a popular innovation speaker, and creator of the FutureHacking™ and Human-Centered Change™ methodologies. He is the author of Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire from John Wiley & Sons and Charting Change (Second Edition) from Palgrave Macmillan. Braden is a US Navy veteran and earned his MBA from top-rated London Business School. Follow him on Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

The Tool for Planning Your 2025 Changes – Flash Sale

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Wow! Exciting news for the new year!

My publisher is having a holiday flash sale that will allow you to get the hardcover or the digital version (eBook) of my latest best-selling book Charting Change for 50% off to arm yourself with the very best tools for 2025 change planning!

When you buy the hardcover version of my book directly from the publisher you get FREE SHIPPING worldwide!

I created the Human-Centered Change methodology to help organizations get everyone literally all on the same page for change. The 70+ visual, collaborative tools are introduced in my book Charting Change, including the powerful Change Planning Canvas™. The toolkit has been created to help organizations:

Beat the 70% failure rate for change programs
Quickly visualize, plan and execute change efforts
Deliver projects and change efforts on time
Accelerate implementation and adoption
Get valuable tools for a low investment

You must go to SpringerLink for this Cyber Sale:

The offer is valid until January 4, 2025 only using code FLSH50

Click here to get this deal using code FLSH50

Quick reminder: Everyone can download ten free tools from the Human-Centered Change methodology by going to its page on this site via the link in this sentence, and book buyers can get 26 of the 70+ tools from the Change Planning Toolkit (including the Change Planning Canvas™) by contacting me with proof of purchase.

SPECIAL BONUS: For a limited time you can also get a hardcover copy of my first best-selling book Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire on Amazon at a nice discount off the cover price – currently 44% OFF while supplies last!

*This offer is valid for English-language Springer, Palgrave & Apress books & eBooks. The discount is redeemable on link.springer.com only. Titles affected by fixed book price laws, forthcoming titles and titles temporarily not available on link.springer.com are excluded from this promotion, as are reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias, subscriptions, or bulk purchases. The currency in which your order will be invoiced depends on the billing address associated with the payment method used, not necessarily your home currency. Regional VAT/tax may apply. Promotional prices may change due to exchange rates. This offer is valid for individual customers only. Booksellers, book distributors, and institutions such as libraries and corporations please visit springernature.com/contact-us. This promotion does not work in combination with other discounts or gift cards.

Voting Closed – Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2024

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Happy Holidays!

For more than a decade I’ve devoted myself to making innovation insights accessible for the greater good, because I truly believe that the better our organizations get at delivering value to their stakeholders the less waste of natural resources and human resources there will be.

As a result, we are eternally grateful to all of you out there who take the time to create and share great innovation articles, presentations, white papers, and videos with Braden Kelley and the Human-Centered Change and Innovation team. As a small thank you to those of you who follow along, we like to make a list of the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers available each year!

Our lists from the ten previous years have been tremendously popular, including:

Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2015
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2016
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2017
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2018
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2019
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2020
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2021
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2022
Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2023

Do you just have someone that you like to read that writes about innovation, or some of the important adjacencies – trends, consumer psychology, change, leadership, strategy, behavioral economics, collaboration, or design thinking?

Human-Centered Change and Innovation is now looking to recognize the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2024.

It is time to vote and help us narrow things down.

The deadline for submitting votes is December 31, 2024 at midnight GMT.

The ranking will be done by me with influence from votes and nominations. The quality and quantity of contributions to this web site by an author will be a BIG contributing factor (through the end of the voting period).

You can vote in any of these three ways (and each earns points for them, so please feel free to vote all three ways):

Sending us the name of the blogger by @reply on twitter to @innovate
Adding the name of the blogger as a comment to this article’s posting on Facebook
Adding the name of the blogger as a comment to this article’s posting on our Linkedin Page (Be sure and follow us)

The official Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2024 will then be announced here in early January 2025.

Here are the people who received nominations this year along with some carryover recommendations (in alphabetical order):

Adi Gaskell – @adigaskell
Alain Thys
Alex Goryachev
Andy Heikkila – @AndyO_TheHammer
Annette Franz
Arlen Meyers – @sopeofficial
Art Inteligencia
Ayelet Baron
Braden Kelley – @innovate
Brian Miller
Bruce Fairley
Chad McAllister – @ChadMcAllister
Chateau G Pato
Chris Beswick
Chris Rollins
Dr. Detlef Reis
Dainora Jociute
Dan Blacharski – @Dan_Blacharski
Daniel Burrus – @DanielBurrus
Daniel Lock
David Burkus
Dean and Linda Anderson
Dennis Stauffer
Diana Porumboiu
Douglas Ferguson
Drew Boyd – @DrewBoyd
Frank Mattes – @FrankMattes
Geoffrey A Moore
Gregg Fraley – @greggfraley
Greg Satell – @Digitaltonto
Helen Yu
Howard Tiersky
Janet Sernack – @JanetSernack
Jeffrey Baumgartner – @creativejeffrey
Jeff Freedman – @SmallArmyAgency
Jeffrey Phillips – @ovoinnovation
Jesse Nieminen – @nieminenjesse
John Bessant
Jorge Barba – @JorgeBarba
Julian Birkinshaw – @JBirkinshaw
Julie Anixter – @julieanixter
Kate Hammer – @Kate_Hammer
Kevin McFarthing – @InnovationFixer
Leo Chan
Lou Killeffer – @LKilleffer
Manuel Berdoy

Mari Anixter- @MariAnixter
Maria Paula Oliveira – @mpaulaoliveira
Matthew E May – @MatthewEMay
Michael Graber – @SouthernGrowth
Mike Brown – @Brainzooming
Mike Shipulski – @MikeShipulski
Mukesh Gupta
Nick Jain
Nick Partridge – @KnewNewNeu
Nicolas Bry – @NicoBry
Nicholas Longrich
Norbert Majerus and George Taninecz
Pamela Soin
Patricia Salamone
Paul Hobcraft – @Paul4innovating
Paul Sloane – @paulsloane
Pete Foley – @foley_pete
Rachel Audige
Ralph Christian Ohr – @ralph_ohr
Randy Pennington
Richard Haasnoot – @Innovate2Grow
Robert B Tucker – @RobertBTucker
Robyn Bolton – @rm_bolton
Saul Kaplan – @skap5
Shep Hyken – @hyken
Shilpi Kumar
Scott Anthony – @ScottDAnthony
Scott Bowden – @scottbowden51
Shelly Greenway – @ChiefDistiller
Soren Kaplan – @SorenKaplan
Stefan Lindegaard – @Lindegaard
Stephen Shapiro – @stephenshapiro
Steve Blank
Steven Forth – @StevenForth
Tamara Kleinberg – @LaunchStreet
Teresa Spangler – @composerspang
Tom Koulopoulos – @TKspeaks
Tullio Siragusa
Yoram Solomon – @yoram

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We’re curious to see who you think is worth reading!

Arm Yourself for Successful Change in 2025

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Wow! Exciting news for the holidays!

My publisher is having a holiday flash sale that will allow you to get the hardcover or the digital version (eBook) of my latest best-selling book Charting Change for 30% off to slide nicely into the Christmas stocking of someone you love or to arm yourself with the very best tools for 2025 change planning!

When you buy the hardcover version of my book directly from the publisher you get FREE SHIPPING worldwide!

Beat the 70% failure rate for change programs
Quickly visualize, plan and execute change efforts
Deliver projects and change efforts on time
Accelerate implementation and adoption
Get valuable tools for a low investment

You must go to SpringerLink for this Cyber Sale:

The offer is valid until December 31, 2024 only using code HOL30

Click here to get this deal using code HOL30

BONUS OFFER: Until the end of December 31, 2024 you can also save 30% off the regular price of a Change Planning Toolkit™ v13 – Commercial License (Annual), a $369.99 value available for $99.99/year per user, meaning that until the end of the year you can get access to the 70+ tools for all of 2025 for $69.99 using the code HOL30.

ADDITIONAL BONUS: For a limited time you can also get a hardcover copy of my first best-selling book Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire on Amazon at a nice discount off the cover price – currently 50% OFF while supplies last!

Nominations Closed – Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2024

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Human-Centered Change and Innovation loves making innovation insights accessible for the greater good, because we truly believe that the better our organizations get at delivering value to their stakeholders the less waste of natural resources and human resources there will be.

Our lists from the ten previous years have been tremendously popular, including:

Human-Centered Change and Innovation is now looking for the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2023.

The deadline for submitting nominations is December 24, 2024 at midnight GMT.

You can submit a nomination either of these two ways:

Sending us the name of the blogger and the url of their blog by @reply on twitter to @innovate
Sending the name of the blogger and the url of their blog and your e-mail address using our contact form

(Note: HUGE bonus points for being a contributing author)

So, think about who you like to read and let us know by midnight GMT on December 24, 2024.

We will then compile a voting list of all the nominations, and publish it on December 25, 2024.

Voting will then be open from December 25, 2024 – January 1, 2025 via comments and twitter @replies to @innovate.

The ranking will be done by me with influence from votes and nominations. The quality and quantity of contributions by an author to this web site will be a contributing factor.

Contact me with writing samples if you’d like to publish your articles on our platform!

The official Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2024 will then be announced on here in early January 2025.

We’re curious to see who you think is worth reading!

SPECIAL BONUS: From now until December 31, 2024 you can save 30% OFF on my latest best-selling book Charting Change on either the eBook (immediate download) or the hardcover (free shipping worldwide) when using code HOL30.

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of November 2024

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of November 2024 Drum roll please…

At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

But enough delay, here are November’s ten most popular innovation posts:

A Shared Language for Radical Change — by Greg Satell
Leadership Best Quacktices from Oregon’s Dan Lanning — by Braden Kelley
Navigating Uncertainty Requires a Map — by John Bessant
The Most Successful Innovation Approach is … — by Howard Tiersky
Don’t Listen to These Three Change Consultant Recommendations — by Greg Satell
What We Can Learn from MrBeast’s Onboarding — by Robyn Bolton
Does Diversity Increase Team Performance? — by David Burkus
Customer Experience Audit 101 — by Braden Kelley and Art Inteligencia
Daily Practices of Great Managers — by David Burkus
An Innovation Leadership Fable – Wisdom from the Waters — by Robyn Bolton

BONUS – Here are five more strong articles published in October that continue to resonate with people:

Everyone Clear Now on What ChatGPT is Doing? — by Geoffrey A. Moore
The Keys to Successfully Leading Change — by Stefan Lindegaard
Why Small Innovations Matter Now More Than Ever — by Robyn Bolton
We Must Unlearn These Three Management Myths — by Greg Satell
How Leaders Make Employees Feel Respected — by David Burkus

If you’re not familiar with Human-Centered Change & Innovation, we publish 4-7 new articles every week built around innovation and transformation insights from our roster of contributing authors and ad hoc submissions from community members. Get the articles right in your Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin feeds too!

SPECIAL BONUS: While supplies last, you can get the hardcover version of my first bestselling book Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire for 51% OFF until Amazon runs out of stock or changes the price. This deal won’t last long, so grab your copy while it lasts!

Have something to contribute?

Human-Centered Change & Innovation is open to contributions from any and all innovation and transformation professionals out there (practitioners, professors, researchers, consultants, authors, etc.) who have valuable human-centered change and innovation insights to share with everyone for the greater good. If you’d like to contribute, please contact me.

P.S. Here are our Top 40 Innovation Bloggers lists from the last four years:

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of October 2024

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of October 2024 Drum roll please…

At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

But enough delay, here are October’s ten most popular innovation posts:

The Runaway Innovation Train — by Pete Foley
How Leaders Make Employees Feel Respected — by David Burkus
Innovation is Combination — by Greg Satell
Why Modifying This One Question Changes Everything — by Robyn Bolton
Acting on Strategy and Tactics — by Mike Shipulski
Push versus Pull in the Productivity Zone — by Geoffrey A. Moore
Next Generation Leadership Traits and Characteristics — by Stefan Lindegaard
Humanizing Agility — by Janet Sernack
Creating More Digital Value for Customers — by Howard Tiersky
False Choice – Founder versus Manager — by Robyn Bolton

BONUS – Here are five more strong articles published in September that continue to resonate with people:

Four Keys to Mastering Active Listening — by David Burkus
Igniting Innovation with Deep Dialogue — by Janet Sernack
Are You Continuing to Stop and Start the Hard Way? — by Mike Shipulski
Coping with the Chasm — by Geoffrey A. Moore
Don’t Bring a Can of Gasoline to a Fire – Crisis Management — by Shep Hyken

SPECIAL BONUS – THREE DAYS ONLY: From now until 11:59PM ET on November 11, 2024 you can get the hardcover version of the SECOND EDITION of my latest bestselling book Charting Change for 40% OFF using code HARDC50. This deal won’t last long, so grab your copy while supplies last!

Have something to contribute?

P.S. Here are our Top 40 Innovation Bloggers lists from the last four years:

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of September 2024

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of September 2024 Drum roll please…

At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

But enough delay, here are September’s ten most popular innovation posts:

Three Reasons Nobody Cares About Your Ideas — by Greg Satell
Six Key Habits of Great Leaders — by David Burkus
Are You Leading in the Wrong Zone? — by Geoffrey A. Moore
Projects Don’t Go All Right or All Wrong — by Howard Tiersky
How to Cultivate Respect as a Leader — by David Burkus
What is Your Mindset? Fixed, Growth or Hybrid? — by Stefan Lindegaard
Embracing Failure is a Catalyst for Learning and Innovation — by Stefan Lindegaard
ISO Innovation Standards — by Robyn Bolton
The Hidden Cost of Waiting — by Mike Shipulski
AI Requires Conversational Intelligence — by Greg Satell

BONUS – Here are five more strong articles published in August that continue to resonate with people:

SpaceX is a Masterclass in Innovation Simplification — by Pete Foley
You Are Probably Not Prepared to Innovate — by Greg Satell
Can Leaders Defy Gravity? — by Mike Shipulski
Five Keys to Company Longevity — by Robyn Bolton
Racing Towards Electrical Vehicle Innovation — by Art Inteligencia

SPECIAL BONUS – THREE DAYS ONLY: From now until 11:59PM ET you can get either the eBook or the hardcover version of the SECOND EDITION of my latest bestselling book Charting Change for 50% OFF using code FLSH50. This deal won’t last long, so grab your copy while supplies last!

Have something to contribute?

P.S. Here are our Top 40 Innovation Bloggers lists from the last four years:

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of August 2024

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Drum roll please…

At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

But enough delay, here are August’s ten most popular innovation posts:

SpaceX is a Masterclass in Innovation Simplification — by Pete Foley
Secrets to Overcoming Resistance to Change — by David Burkus
Five Things Most Managers Don’t Know About Innovation — by Greg Satell
Are We Doing Social Innovation Wrong? — by Geoffrey A. Moore
Only One Type of Innovation Will Win the Future — by Greg Satell
What Your Website Reveals About Your Brand — by Howard Tiersky
The Coming Leadership Confidence Crisis — by Robyn Bolton
Adjacent Innovation is the Key to Growth and Risk — by Robyn Bolton
Bringing Emotional Energy and Creative Thinking to AI — by Janet Sernack
Delivering Customer Value is the Key to Success — by Mike Shipulski

BONUS – Here are five more strong articles published in July that continue to resonate with people:

Organizational Debt Syndrome Poses a Threat — by Stefan Lindegaard
Finding Innovation in the Humble Garbage Can — by Howard Tiersky
Four Forms of Team Motivation — by David Burkus
What is Your Purpose? — by Robyn Bolton
Your Strategy Must Reach Beyond Markets to Ecosystems — by Greg Satell

Have something to contribute?

P.S. Here are our Top 40 Innovation Bloggers lists from the last four years:

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50% Off of Charting Change This Weekend Only

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Wow! Exciting news!

My publisher is having a 24 hour flash sale that will allow you to get the hardcover or the digital version (eBook) of my latest best-selling book Charting Change for 50% off!

What People Are Saying

	“Braden Kelley and his merry band of guest experts have done a nice job of visualizing in Charting Change how to make future change efforts more collaborative. Kelley shows how to draw out the hidden assumptions and land mines early in the change planning process, and presents some great techniques for keeping people aligned as a change effort or project moves forward.” – Phil McKinney, retired CTO for Hewlett-Packard and author of Beyond the Obvious
	“There’s no denying it: Change is scary. But it’s also inevitable. In Charting Change, Braden Kelley gives you a toolkit and a blueprint for initiating and managing change in your organization, no matter what form it takes.” – Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell is Human
	“Higher employee retention? Increased revenue? Process enhancements? Whatever your change goal, Charting Change is full of bright ideas and invaluable visual guides to walk you through change in any area where your organization needs it.” – Marshall Goldsmith is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Triggers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

You must go to SpringerLink for this Cyber Sale:

The offer is valid until August 5, 2024 only using code FLASH50

Click here to get this deal using code FLASH50

*This offer is valid for selected English-language Springer, Apress & Palgrave books & eBooks and is redeemable on link.springer.com only. Titles affected by fixed book price laws, forthcoming titles and titles temporarily not available on springer.com are excluded from this promotion, as are reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias, subscriptions, or bulk purchases. The currency in which your order will be invoiced depends on the billing address associated with the payment method used, not necessarily your preferred currency. Regional VAT/tax may apply. Promotional prices may change due to exchange rates. This offer is valid for individual customers only. Booksellers, book distributors, and institutions such as libraries and corporations please visit springernature.com/contact-us. This promotion does not work in combination with other discounts or gift cards. Promotional prices may change due to exchange rates.

Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of July 2024

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of July 2024 Drum roll please…

At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

But enough delay, here are July’s ten most popular innovation posts: