Melissa Dinwiddie

Quick note: No video this week, as I’m head-down working on my second book, Innovation at Work. I’ve cleared my calendar to devote every spare minute to book production, which meant making some hard choices! Watch for videos to return in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s article! Hey there, innovation champions! Here's the pattern I've noticed across every successful innovation transformation I've witnessed: Teams that build sustainable creative capabilities don't rely on...

Quick note: I had an amazing time facilitating an interactive session in Oakland for PMI San Francisco Bay Area this weekend! And October 8 I’m leading a virtual session for AMA New Jersey on “Communicating for Influence: A Taste of the Toolkit.” It’s a busy week! No video this week, aside from client work, I’m head-down working on my second book, Innovation at Work. I’ve cleared my calendar to devote every spare minute to book production, which meant making some hard choices! Watch for...

Quick note: Just back from keynoting in Alaska at NHRMA 2025. No video this week, as I’m head-down working on my second book, Innovation at Work. I’ve cleared my work calendar to devote every spare minute to book production, which meant making some hard choices! Watch for videos to return in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s article! Hey there, innovation champions! Let me tell you about my own perfectionism disaster. After my dance career ended, after many twists and turns, I...

Quick note: Just back from keynoting in Alaska at NHRMA 2025. No video this week, as I’m head-down working on my second book, Innovation at Work. I’ve cleared my work calendar to devote every spare minute to book production, which meant making some hard choices! Watch for videos to return in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s article! Hey there, innovation champions! Let me tell you about my own perfectionism disaster. After my dance career ended, after many twists and turns, I...

💡 Quick favor! My new book Innovation at Work is coming soon, and I need your help choosing the cover. 🎉 Two designs are in the running, and I’d love your vote. 👉 Vote in this quick LinkedIn poll And if you’d like to share why you prefer one over the other, reply here or drop your thoughts in the comments on LinkedIn. Your feedback will help shape the look of the book before it makes its way into the world. Quick note: No video this week, as I’m in Alaska! I’m delivering the closing keynote...

Quick note: No video this week, as I’m head-down working on my second book, Innovation at Work. I’ve cleared my calendar to devote every spare minute to book production, which meant making some hard choices! Plus a death in the family has thrown an added curveball into the mix. I’ll be out of state for the funeral for a few days. Watch for videos to return in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s article! Hey there, innovation champions! Imagine that your team just completed another...

Quick note: No video this week, as I’m head-down working on my second book, Innovation at Work. I’ve cleared my calendar to devote every spare minute to book production, which meant making some hard choices! Plus a death in the family has thrown an added curveball into the mix. I’ll be out of state for the funeral for a few days. Watch for videos to return in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s article! Hey there, innovation champions! Imagine that your team just completed another...

Click to watch (10:27) or scroll down to read on… Hey there, innovation champions! Imagine you're in a room full of brilliant minds—data scientists, researchers, managers—all buzzing with groundbreaking ideas. The energy is electric. Innovation seems inevitable. But then... nothing happens. Sound familiar? Today we're diving into one of the biggest innovation killers I see in tech teams: when brilliant ideas get lost in translation. The Falcon That Never Landed Let me start with one of my...

Click to watch (10:27) or scroll down to read on… Hey there, innovation champions! When I was a kid, much as I dreaded the end of summer freedom, I confess I loved the fresh start feeling of "back to school." New binder, new backpack, new pencils and erasers. With the unknown territory of a new teacher and classroom, it was almost as if I could walk into school as a new me! Who doesn't love that feeling? A reboot. A refresh. Like clearing cache or rebooting your computer to see things with...