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Change the Box

Break free from constraints, cultivate bold ideas, and scale innovation from concept to reality.
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What Will You Learn?
Innovation requires boundaries and constraints, not unlimited creative possibility – Change the Box by John Spencer-Taylor structures creativity for breakthrough results.

This comprehensive innovation framework summary and constraint-based creativity methods reveal:

  • Dream Phase Boundaries - Time-box ideation to prevent endless exploration without practical execution
  • Incubation Metrics - Test innovative ideas cheaply with clear kill criteria before scaling
  • Scale Triggers - Define specific signals that indicate readiness for resource investment
  • Portfolio Management - Balance innovation bets across different horizons and risk levels


2025 application: Spencer-Taylor's "AI innovation assistant" helps teams ideate effectively within strategic constraints and focused parameters.

Change your Click.Apply.Grow™ innovation box: Set clear innovation constraints tomorrow. Run three focused experiments this month. Kill one to fund another strategically. Companies using structured innovation achieve 3x better ROI than unconstrained approaches.

Constraints create breakthroughs. Boundaries breed innovation.

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About the Author

John Spencer-Taylor co-founded BrainGu at the intersection of data and cybersecurity.

Known as Spence, transitioned from business intelligence to cybersecurity R&D. Co-founded BrainGu in 2012 building platforms for software delivery. Assists defense and intelligence agencies, energy and finance sectors. Harvard guest lecturer.

Beyond the code: Spence brings creative technology solutions to mind-bending problems where critical thinking meets experience.

Organizations using BrainGu platforms achieve 60% faster secure software deployment.

Humanizing technology at scale.

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