Amandine Devergies

Oct 7

Innovation doesn’t start with talking—it starts with listening. If you’re leading a team or guiding innovation, here’s the truth: your best ideas are probably already in the room. You just need to hear them. Active listening builds trust, fuels creativity, and creates the psychological safety team...Read more

Innovation doesn’t start with talking—it starts with listening. If you’re leading a team or guiding innovation, here’s the truth: your best ideas are probably already in the room. You just need to hear them. Active listening builds trust, fuels creativity, and creates the psychological safety teams need to take bold risks. In my latest newsletter, I break down how being a Listening Leader isn’t just “nice”—it’s strategic. And it might be the edge your business needs right now.

Sep 23

Curious about how failure fuels innovation? Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from setbacks. A growth mindset means seeing failure as feedback, not defeat.

Sep 16

Innovation isn’t a straight line — it’s a messy, unpredictable journey. And here’s the truth: failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s the tuition you pay for it. In every innovation project I’ve been part of, the real differentiator wasn’t the brilliance of the idea or the size of the budget. I...Read more

Innovation isn’t a straight line — it’s a messy, unpredictable journey. And here’s the truth: failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s the tuition you pay for it. In every innovation project I’ve been part of, the real differentiator wasn’t the brilliance of the idea or the size of the budget. It was the emotional resilience of the team. Resilience is more than “bouncing back.” It’s the ability to absorb the hit, learn in motion, and keep moving forward with clarity. When setbacks hit — a prototype fails, a market rejects your concept, funding gets pulled — a growth mindset turns the moment from “game over” into “level up.”

Sep 9

💡 Innovation leaders know this: failure isn’t the end — it’s the feedback loop that fuels your next breakthrough. Emotional resilience keeps you steady under pressure. A growth mindset turns “we failed” into “we learned.” When you combine the two, you create a culture where setbacks spark progress....Read more

💡 Innovation leaders know this: failure isn’t the end — it’s the feedback loop that fuels your next breakthrough. Emotional resilience keeps you steady under pressure. A growth mindset turns “we failed” into “we learned.” When you combine the two, you create a culture where setbacks spark progress. 🚀 Read my latest article on how to thrive through failure in innovation projects:

Aug 12

Did you know that feedback can be your most creative tool? Feedback isn’t about being right. It’s about being better—together. Here’s why feedback is a game-changer for innovation. 🎯 Precision: Innovation without feedback is like shooting in the dark. You need others to help you aim. 🔥 Energy...Read more

Did you know that feedback can be your most creative tool? Feedback isn’t about being right. It’s about being better—together. Here’s why feedback is a game-changer for innovation. 🎯 Precision: Innovation without feedback is like shooting in the dark. You need others to help you aim. 🔥 Energy: Feedback energizes teams. It invites collaboration, sparks new angles, and keeps ideas alive. 🧩 Resilience: When feedback is part of the culture, failure becomes learning. And learning is the fuel of innovation. So, how can you use feedback to fuel innovation? Try this: 🧠 Creative teams: Host “idea labs” where feedback is playful, not personal. 📊 Sales & marketing: Use post-mortems to gather feedback on what worked—and what didn’t. 🤝 Leadership: Ask your team, “What’s one thing I could do better?”—and mean it. 🔍 Let’s Rethink Feedback What if feedback isn’t about fixing—but about finding? Could your next breakthrough be hiding in a comment you’re afraid to hear?