Innovation
In the Quest for Innovation, Are Customers an Obstacle?
The Web offers designers and innovators an unprecedented and powerful mechanism to test their ideas. They can mock something up, put it online, and get immediate feedback. The approach may be the ultimate experiment in letting users collectively design products. But experts say... [Read more...]
Continuous
The Cycle of Innovation…
I am still amazed at the number of anecdotes about organizations looking for a “quick fix” to their business growth woes. I know I shouldn’t be surprised…you won’t believe the number of prospective clients I have that contact me looking for a “one-time... [Read more...]
Initiate
Don’t Be Afraid to Start Innovation
Are you still talking about innovation, but not acting to make it happen? It is striking to look at the large number of companies in which the volume of chatter about being bold and innovative is in stark contrast to the deafening silence of their actual achievements in building... [Read more...]
Challenge
Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan
Japan’s industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are increasingly inadequate in modern sectors, where innovation relies on platforms and horizontal ecosystems of firms producing complementary products. Using three case studies—software,... [Read more...]
Focus
Thinking Time = Better Innovation
When you work with innovation at a high level, you need time to think and reflect in order to be as good as you can be. Very few of us manage to do this in today’s hectic world, but with a few changes, you can probably free up one hour of time a week for high-value thinking.... [Read more...]
 | Why Results Require Rewards: Encouraging Action With Incentive |
Imagine a company that has taken the time to consider the role of Innovation in the corporate mission. Employees were encouraged to be part of the innovation process... Read more »
| Invitation to participate |
Successful innovation comes when a holistic or “Total Innovation” approach is applied. Often individual imperatives are missing or in place but lack or miss... Read more »
| Observe & Measure: When Validating Innovation, ‘What’s Measured Is Treasured’ |
Innovation may be vital to creating competitive advantage. But how costly is ineffective innovation? That is, if a company sets out on a new product or service development... Read more »
| Value Creation: The Ultimate Goal of Innovation |
Why innovate? Some would argue that companies innovate to achieve a heightened competitive advantage, streamline the organization, or create intellectual property... Read more »
| ‘Is This Yours?’ In The Innovation Process, The Answer Defines Ownership |
“Excuse me, is this yours?” If someone asked members of your Innovation Team about “ownership” of a current initiative, would individuals reply, “Yes”? Or... Read more »
| Business Week Column: Innovation Made Incarnate |
Much of Apple’s success relies on the inspiration CEO Steve Jobs has fostered in employees. Here are seven steps to turn inspiration into innovation By Robert... Read more »
| The Year in Innovation |
The innovation industry took a hit this year, as executives dialed back on initiatives—and paid the price. But some encouraging trends also emerged. In 2009 the... Read more »
| Innovation: Training & Coaching, Business Overlooked Imperative |
Smart companies often pride themselves on training programs that introduce or enhance employees’ knowledge of corporate business practices. They promote mentoring... Read more »
| Practical takeaways of the 2009 Open Innovation Summit Presentation |
Key points of the presentation by Robert Brands, entrepreneur and innovation coach, from the foam business success story and derived “Robert’s Rules... Read more »
| The Paradox of Innovation from the 30,000-Foot Perspective: It’s About the Journey, Not the Destination |
In the C-suites of corporate America, “innovation” has become a mandate. Executives – from CEOs to marketing officers – believe that to innovate is to embrace... Read more »
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