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Aligning Generation X, Y, and Flux for Innovation Implementation in 2015
Here’s to a New Year of Innovation! Goodbye two-thousand and fourteen – Hello to the New Year! Typically with the passing of a year, I spend the first few hours feeling nostalgic. Facebook has their “year in review,” news outlets have their “best of 2014 lists,” and we all take a look back at last…
Read MoreInnovation Coach Workshop Philadelphia
Are you a small to mid-sized manufacturing company and concerned that how you currently manage innovation and new product development is not optimized to provide continued growth in revenue and earnings? Or do you want to explore ways to improve an existing process? Innovation Coach workshops offered byNew Product Visions are unique 4-day group workshops focused on…
Read MoreSetting the stage for Innovation: Inspiration is rule number one.
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill You don’t need me to tell you why innovation is important. The Status Quo is boring, and no great fortune was ever built by playing it safe. To step out of the pack and escape…
Read MoreSuccessful Innovation Harnesses Idea Management
While most organizations believe that Innovation is required to remain competitive in today’s marketplace, they often do not put enough emphasis on building the organizational capability for innovation. Idea management is a critical step in this process. While creativity and ideas can be found in numerous places and in numerous ways, how you manage them…
Read MoreChief Customer Officers – Bob Thompson
Chief Customer Officers: It’s Time to Build a Voice of Customer Command Center Like Innovation and being the “Chief Innovation Officer”, the CEO has to be focused on many elements to optimize the business and get the desired results. This week’s Guest Blog is written by Bob Thompson of CustomerThink.com who just released a great…
Read MoreManage Innovation to Drive Value Creation
The fundamental purpose of Innovation is to create value that translates into enhanced stakeholder/shareholder value. Sustainable process-driven innovation transforms ideas into vital intellectual property, Intellectual property into revenues, and revenues into increased stakeholder value. While the creation of the idea is important, the creation of value for the customer is equally paramount. In many companies,…
Read MoreThe Role of Design; R&D, and more in the NPD Process
After getting your house in order it is time to move from ideation to the NPD processes. The third step in Robert’s Rules of Innovation addresses New Product Development. This process is defined as the complete cycle of creating and bringing a new product to fruition – from idea creation to product sale; from concept…
Read MoreInnovate and Thrive: May you stay inspired in 2014!
Innovate and Thrive: May you stay inspired in 2014! Robert’s Rules of Innovation wishes you and yours a wonderful Holiday Season. The season of eggnog and ugly sweater parties is here… threatening to slow momentum for even the most dedicated and business minded among us. To keep you on your toes this holiday, Robert’s…
Read MoreThe World’s Most Innovative Companies: Risk, Observation, & Measurement
Every year Fast Company reveals its list of the world’s most innovative companies of the year. With the topic of innovation front and center, Fast Company considers themselves to be a progressive media brand “written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders”. For the most part, this year’s top 10 listing comes as…
Read MoreNo Risk = No Innovation, and the “Get out of Jail” card
The global business strategists, Boston Consulting Group report that risk aversion is the number one barrier to innovation. Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s Corporation was a bit more succinct in his thoughts on taking risks: “If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.” Risk is fundamental…
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