Who is Braden Kelley?
Innovation and transformation leader, design thinking facilitator, an author, innovation speaker, and makes tools for innovation & change .
He also created and sold the world's most popular innovation web site:
"I help organizations increase their organizational agility and accelerate their speed of innovation and organizational change.
If you're looking to create a culture of continuous change, tackle some of your innovation barriers, train your employees to be more innovative change agents, or to build a more profitable human-centered business -- let's talk."
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Author Archives: Braden Kelley
Why Change is Hard
In 250 Words or Less When we think about change, often we look at it as being done to us, not something that we are part of. Initiating change is a scary, overwhelming process that we often avoid because we … Continue reading
Training Your Quantum Human Computer
What is quantum computing? According to Wikipedia, “Quantum computing is the use of quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform computation. Computers that perform quantum computations are known as quantum computers.” Rather than try and explain all of … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Creativity, Innovation, Psychology
Tagged data analysis, human behavior, human brain, humanity, information, Insights, quantum computing
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Rise of the Evangelist
What is an evangelist? When many people hear this term, their minds used to picture Billy Graham or Pat Robertson, but this is changing. Why? Our perceptions of evangelists are transforming as the pace of change accelerates to construct a … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Design, Innovation, marketing, Social Media
Tagged agile, Business Transformation, careers, content marketing, Conversational Marketing, digital transformation, evangelism, evangelists, Human Resources, Inbound Marketing, jobs, Leadership, marketing, product management, Relationship Marketing, Thought Leadership
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Picking a Problem Worth Solving From a Sea of Problems
In the current environment, human-centric challenges abound, but you can’t focus on solving all of them. Many organizations complain not about having too few ideas, but about having TOO MANY IDEAS. Human-centered design principles can be incredibly helpful to assist … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Design, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Leadership, Training
Tagged innovation keynote, ISPIM, keynote speakers, keynotes, Video, virtual
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Why Sometimes Being Certifiable is a Good Thing
Recently I became a Certified Design Thinking Professional (CDTP) through the Global Innovation Institute (GInI). I’m sure you’ve probably heard someone say that an individual is certifiable. In the negative context of the word it means that an individual is … Continue reading
Why Your Digital Transformation May Be Doomed to Fail
Digital Transformation, like Innovation, has become an overused buzzword that is losing its meaning. Whoever created the Wikipedia page for Digital Transformation defines it this way: “Digital Transformation (DT or DX) is the adoption of digital technology to transform services … Continue reading
America Drops Out of the Ten Most Innovative Countries
The latest Bloomberg Innovation Index is out (2021 edition), and South Korea has risen to first place, taking the title back from Germany, while the U.S. fell out of the Top 10 completely. Seven of the top 10 places went … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Innovation, Technology, Top 10
Tagged Austria, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, rankings, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland
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The One Movie All Electric Car Designers Should Watch
In 2011 a Ron Howard comedy was released starring Kevin James, Vince Vaughn, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Connelly, and Queen Latifah. The film was called ‘The Dilemma’ and it was a very funny buddy comedy focused on commitment and … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Innovation, marketing, Technology
Tagged Electric Cars, electric vehicles, legislation, regulation, safety, sound, transportation
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Remote Project Management – The Visual Project Charter™
The truth is that for most of us project managers, whether we want to admit it or not, the process of creating a project charter is one that we often dread. We sit there in front of a Microsoft Word … Continue reading
Start 2021 with a Free Innovation Audit
Now in Portuguese or English Are you struggling to identify why your innovation efforts are failing to achieve their desired results? Identify your areas of opportunity with my FREE 50 question audit in one of two ways: 1. Get immediate … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Innovation, Leadership
Tagged free, innovation audit, Innovation Culture, innovation maturity, Portuguese, Tools
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