The Power of Little Ideas by David C. Robertson

One of the key words in the Gospel is immediately, occurring more than 40 times in Mark. In this Gospel, Jesus seems the busiest, quickly moving from one event to another. For this reason, the Gospel of Mark is a “busy” book.

The Gospel of Mark shows Jesus as the Servant of God, as a Workman of God.Ī. One way of thinking has connected the Gospel of Mark with the ox, because the Gospel of Mark shows Jesus as a servant, just as an ox is an animal of work and service. Over the centuries, different traditions have connected these four faces of the cherubim in different ways. In the cathedrals of Europe this motif is repeated again and again by carvings or paintings of each one of these creatures, typically with a book. By long tradition, the church has attributed one of these “faces” to each of the Gospels, according to the character and message of the particular Gospel. Revelation 4:7 describes the cherubim around God’s throne as beings with four faces: a lion, a calf, a man, and an eagle. Introduction: The unique character of the Gospel of Mark. Aimed at leaders seeking strategies for sustained innovation, and at the quickly growing numbers of managers involved with creating new products, The Power of Little Ideas provides a logical, organic, and enduring third way to innovate.A. He outlines the organizational practices that unintentionally torpedo this approach to innovation in many companies and shows how organizations can overcome those challenges. In this powerful, practical book, Wharton professor David Robertson illustrates how many well-known companies, including CarMax, GoPro, LEGO, Gatorade, Disney, USAA, Novo Nordisk, and many others, used this approach to stave off competitive threats and achieve great success. Crucially, unlike disruptive or radical innovation, innovating around a key product does not change the central product in any fundamental way. The complementary innovations work together as a system to carry out a single strategy or purpose. This distinctive approach has three key elements: - It consists of creating a family of complementary innovations around a product or service, all of which work together to make that product more appealing and competitive. This low-risk, high-reward strategy is an approach to innovation that all company leaders should understand so that they recognize it when their competitors practice it, and apply it when it will give them a competitive advantage. The Power of Little Ideas argues there's a 'third way' that is neither sustaining nor disruptive. 'Disrupt yourself or be disrupted!' is the relentless message company leaders hear. Conventional wisdom today says that to survive, companies must move beyond incremental, sustaining innovation and invest in some form of radical innovation.

The Power of Little Ideas by David C. Robertson