Yellow Cat Blog

Articles and blogs from Yellow Cat's co-founders Susie Braam and Katie Careless on the trials and tribulations of corporate innovation.

Creating Space for Innovation

Allowing new possibilities to emerge Back in 2017, I was responsible for a government incubator that pulled together one of the most...

The Mission Model Canvas is the much lesser known sibling of Strategyzer’s Business Model Canvas and was created a number of years ago...

By Susie Braam and Tristan Kromer In an increasingly uncertain and interconnected world, strategy is more important than ever. But the...

I like books. Here’s what’s been on my shelf this last year. Do you agree with my top 5? What was your top read of 2021? Leave a comment...

A complaint I hear frequently from managers is that they haven’t got enough money or enough people to do the work that needs to be done....

“You got this,” someone says to you. “I really don’t.” you think silently to yourself. During the course of my career, I've been a part...

My recent blog post, The 7 Types of ‘Not Actually Strategy’ Strategy, makes the point that in most organisations strategy is done poorly,...

In Alice in Wonderland, a disoriented Alice comes across the mysterious Cheshire Cat: "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go...

As former Head of Innovation at two government agencies, over the last 6 years I’ve met, chatted and shared stories with other Heads of...

Six years ago, someone I knew well approached me about an innovation role. My response: “Hmm, I don’t know about that. I mean, I can’t...

A while ago, I had an ‘Ah-ha!’ moment after reading Nick Wignall’s article: 4 Things Emotionally Intelligence People Don’t Do. I’d always...

I like books. This is Part 2: Black Lives Matter, Feminist and Politics of what I’ve been reading last year. You can see Part 1: Business...

I like books. This is Part 1: Business Innovation and Leadership of what I’ve been reading last year. You can see Part 2: Black Lives...

In our well-meaning effort to support innovation and project teams, we often forget our leadership.