Snap’s AR Glasses Backlash: Innovation Failure or Innovation Strategy?
Snap unveiled $2,195 AR glasses called Specs on June 16, 2026, and the internet tore them apart — mocking the design, balking at the price, and watching Snap’s stock fall more than 11% in a week. Most coverage reads this as a straightforward innovation failure. It might be. But the same facts also fit a […]
Innovation leaders who are hiring just for AI skills are getting it all wrong.
The focus on integrating AI into innovation shouldn’t be on the skills needed to create effective inputs, it should be on the skills to assess the effectiveness of AI outputs. The question is whether your leaders have the judgment to know when AI is right — and when it’s just confidently reinforcing a bad decision.
Bell Labs invented the transistor, cellular networks, Unix, and the laser. Then corporate America killed it.
Bell Labs invented the transistor, cellular networks, Unix & the laser.
Then corporate leaders killed it.
Not bad luck. Not bad markets – Bad decisions.
The Root of Most Innovation Failures Isn’t Where You Think It Is
If you’re struggling to build a high-performing innovation team, the issue may not be your strategy, your funding, or even your leadership.
It may be your HR system.
Most HR organizations are designed to optimize for stability, predictability, and cultural fit. That works beautifully for scaling operations and maintaining performance. It works terribly for innovation.
Navigating Innovation During Turbulence
To thrive during an economic turbulence, companies must change their innovation strategy. Budgets must be cut while continuing to invest in innovation. The key is having a balance and making strategic shifts. This approach can help companies emerge as leaders.