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IS IMAGINATION REALLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE?

by Janet Sernack|27 July 202301 August 2023|Coaching blog, Culture blog, Leadership blog

Is imagination really more important than knowledge? How does imagination link to catalysing collective innovation and unleashing corporate vitality? When I did my research, I discovered that the answer is actually paradoxical! Albert Einstein famously said "Imagination is more important...

GENDER STEREOTYPES, AGEISM AND WOMEN START-UP ENTREPRENEURS

by Janet Sernack|04 July 202304 July 2023|Culture blog, Entrepreneurship blog

It’s been thirty-five years since I exited my life as a top retail corporate executive, to become a female entrepreneur. This rollercoaster journey includes ten years as one of many adventurous, brave, global women start-up entrepreneurs. It has been a...

INNOVATION LEADERSHIP IS PARADOXICAL

by Janet Sernack|31 May 202331 May 2023|Culture blog, Leadership blog

Most of us are aware that both the organisational leadership and cultural paradigms have shifted, due to the accelerating demands of the current global VUCA/BANI operating environment. Requiring us to make sense of and navigate the paradoxical nature of innovation...

EXPLORING A CULTURAL TIPPING POINT

by Janet Sernack|09 May 202309 May 2023|Culture blog, Leadership blog

Like millions of others globally, I watched with fascination, the sensational and striking spectacle of the ceremony, significant symbolism, spectacular artifacts, and rituals at the recent King of England’s majestic coronation. At the same time, I allowed my mind to...

WHY IS IT MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO INNOVATE?

by Janet Sernack|02 November 202202 November 2022|Culture blog, Education blog

At ImagineNation™ we are celebrating 10 years as a global innovation consultancy, learning, and coaching company. During this time, we’ve identified some of the common patterns that people demonstrate as a result of feeling uncomfortable, frozen, inert, stubborn, and resistant...

RECONNECT AND RESET- INCREASE OUR CONNECTEDNESS

by Janet Sernack|05 October 202207 November 2022|Culture blog, Education blog

In our second blog in the Reconnect and Reset series, we stated that it is not a time to panic. Nor is it a time to languish from change fatigue, pain, and emotional lethargy. It is a significant moment in...

MANAGING AND SHIFTING A BREAKTHROUGH MINDSET

by Janet Sernack|03 May 202003 May 2020|Culture blog, Education blog

A recent article in Forbes Magazine stated that “research scientists have long said every thought that enters the mind eventually finds a place in the body where it bears the burden”. The current amount of disruption is causing a significant...

Innovation is a Company Wide Responsibility

by Janet Sernack|11 February 202028 September 2020|Culture blog

In my region of the country, the high cost of housing combined with inadequate funding for housing assistance has created a growing homeless population, with “tent cities” sprouting up in vacant lots and along bike paths. Once a person loses...

Simplifying strategic alignment – building resilient and sustainable organisations

by Janet Sernack|01 November 201901 November 2019|Culture blog, Innovation consulting blog

In my early days at Compass Learning, I designed and delivered a range of top team strategic alignment and development programs. Where the focus was on enabling and empowering team members to metaphorically “sing from the same song sheet.” By...

Key Obstacles to Innovation Performance

by Janet Sernack|22 April 201907 October 2019|Culture blog, Innovation consulting blog

Innovation has become one of the most important factors for long-term success. Because of the fast pace of global innovation and change, organisations must improve their performance more frequently than ever before. Although the ability to develop new ideas fast...

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