John Hwang

The innovation journey is rarely a straight shot. It's not as simple as executing a great idea. Even if you have a great idea, you're mostly likely not going to get from point A to point B in a linear…

Adaptive & Technical Challenges We've defined Adaptive and Technical Challenges as: Technical Challenges These are challenges for which we presently have the resources, skills, and expertise to engage directly. These will be addressed through the development of strategies that the…

I've defined innovation as: Innovation is repeatable, scalable creativity through people and process. I've also talked about the 4 different types of innovation: Process Innovation Product/Service Innovation Customer Experience Innovation Business Model Innovation Let's talk about why all 4 types…

There are 4 types of innovation: Process Innovation Product/Service Innovation Customer Experience Innovation Business Model Innovation Process Innovation Process innovation is an incremental innovation where you make improvements in your organization's internal processes. This may be a supply chain, a…

Google has 20% innovation time. Google's 80/20 innovation time refers to Google encouragin their employees to spend 20% of their paid time to dream, brainstorm, and test their own ideas. 3M has 15% innovation time. Many, many companies have emulated…

The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) is a small, reformed denomination with a rich history. As many denominations and churches, the CRCNA is facing a changing world and recognizes that there is a need to reframe their ministry…

What is Innovation? Innovation is a misunderstood and frequently a misused word. People often use the word interchangeably with “new”, but that’s an incorrect use of the term. If you were to ask a group of people, “What is innovation?”,…