Innovators Leverage the Deadwood
August 30, 2010
by Saul Kaplan It’s time for me to come clean. In today’s social media crazed world it will come out sooner or later anyway. I have one high school varsity letter and it’s for ... Read More →
Perception Matters
August 30, 2010
by Mike Myatt Does perception matter? We’ve all heard the saying “perception is reality,” but is it true? Does perception never, rarely, sometimes, or always equal reality? While I long ago reached the conclusion that perception ... Read More →
Mind Your OWN Business
August 30, 2010
by Paul Williams You should be in business for yourself. We all should. I don’t mean quit your job and form a new company. I mean right now – at the job you are in – ... Read More →
Every Innovation Effort Needs a Klinger
August 30, 2010
by Jeffrey Phillips If you are like me, you cut your TV comedy teeth on M*A*S*H, the show about doctors in Korea. The comedy was biting, topical and insightful, although honestly the show jumped the ... Read More →
THE OPEN INNOVATION IMPERATIVE - LEARNING FROM ABOVE
August 19, 2010
When the brightest minds across disparate industries gather to discuss open innovation, parallel - and completely fresh - thinking can emerge. Two days spent at this month’s World Research Group Open Innovation Summit among the best-of-breed innovation leaders in the space revealed consensus on the imperative for open innovation. From Fortune 100 corporations down to the most agile mid-sized companies, all embraced the need for innovation. This was refreshing indeed. Executives from P&G shared the... Read more »
Day II Open Innovation Summit Highlight Recap
August 13, 2010
Day II Attended OIS 2010 organized by World Research Group at Millennium Hotel Chicago, key innovators like Cisco, P&G, J&J, HP, Clorox, BCBS, etc. were present. Key learnings: PepsiCo - Colliding market forces and trends create unique market dynamics - World was: 1.0, Mobil, web, social , shopping , World is 2.0 social networks, shopping ratings, reviews, Mobile 2.0 - Will be? 3.0 …all about digital savvy and empowered consumer: Less impulse buys, better informed decisions - ... Read more »
Second Open Innovation Summit Chicago Aug 11-13, 2010
August 12, 2010
Attended OIS 2010 organized by World Research Group at Millennium Hotel Chicago, key innovators like Cisco, P&G, J&J, HP, Clorox, BCBS, etc. were present. Key learnings: - For Open Innovation to succeed you need diverse teams that have members that have 7 key softskills (according to Unilever OI manager) Intrapreneurial skills Talent relationship building Strategic influencing Quick study Tolerance of uncertainty Balanced optimism Passion - Hard to find the right combination but soft skills are as... Read more »
How Do Apple, Ford, and Microsoft Survive In The New Economy While Others Crash?
August 12, 2010
Why innovation is the key component for dealing with the new economy. Six out of ten new businesses fail. Unemployment isn’t getting any better. The housing market is bracing for another bump in the road next quarter. And, as if the cake needed icing, the FDIC reports that about half of America’s banks — including the four largest — are on the bubble, and may fail by the end of the year. As serious people, at equally serious companies, search for ways to prosper — or just survive... Read more »
Our Brains Are Out to Get Us!
August 6, 2010
by Holly G. Green Andy Grove, the founder of microchip giant Intel, once said, “Business success contains the seeds of its own destruction.” Just look around and it’s hard to argue with him. General Motors. Enron. Washington Mutual. Lehman Brothers. PanAm. The landscape is littered with once-dominant companies that have lost their position of market leadership or gone completely out of business. These companies withered away due to internal rather than external factors. Convinced of... Read more »
Five Communication Tips for Leaders
August 6, 2010
by Mike Myatt Regardless of your station in life, both what you say, and how you say it matter…It matters to an even greater degree for those in positions of leadership. Leaders simply don’t have the luxury of choosing their words in cavalier fashion. Whether in written or oral form your vocabulary matters. Few things make an impact, or lack thereof, like the words you allow to flow from your lips or from your keyboard. Even when you think they don’t, people really are listening to what... Read more »
