Innovation and Idea Management: From Ideation to Collaboration to Execution
November 16, 2009
Innovation thrives on a diet of news ideas. Alt: Innovation: What a great idea ! It needs new views, fresh thinking, a different perspective from across the organization. We’ve noted that Innovation = Creative x Risk Taking. Setting aside risk for the moment, creativity is a central element to the innovation process. But it must continually be nourished with new ideas from a variety of sources. Ideation is not a single event. It doesn’t originate from a single silo or one person or one department,... Read more »
Does a ‘Chief Innovation Officer’ Inspire Your Team?
November 2, 2009
Who inspires your team? Who develops the ideas, promotes an environment that fosters creative camaraderie, nourishes espirit de corps – and steers the organization toward greatness? In short, who is your Chief Innovation Officer? Every organization that grows by creating new products or services or aspires to out-class the competition needs a Chief Innovation Officer, or CIO. In Robert’s Rules of Innovation, “Inspiration” is the first and most important of the 10 imperatives. Inspiration drives... Read more »
