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Jump Start the Idea Process for Maximum Efficiency
Innovation begins with just one great idea – built upon, tested, retested and executed with care. It can take thousands of ideas, over the course of weeks, months or even years to reach that one great idea that will bring Innovation and profitable growth to a company. The goal of successful innovation is to get to…
Read MoreInnovate to Thrive: Time to Open the Throttle
As leaders search for the next process that will transform their organizations into category leaders, for many – it seems – the answer is close at hand: Innovation. Over the past several weeks and 10 posts on the Vistage Blog , we’ve reviewed key imperatives that formed “Robert’s Rules of Innovation” and that together create…
Read MoreDo Your Innovation Emperor, Rules & Idea Management Help or Hinder the Process?
In the pursuit of innovation, many “enlightened” companies try to follow what they believe are established morays and best practices. They install someone to manage new product development or innovation. They set up a litany of rules. And they select only the “best” ideas for further development. Then they wonder why innovation falls fallow. A…
Read MoreAre You Listening? Innovative Companies Hear What Others Tell Them
Does your company have a customer hotline? Does it have a suggestion box at retail? Does it have a Contact Us link or form on its Website, or a Comments link on its blog? Has it set up a Facebook Fan Page or a Twitter account? Do sales people listen when they talk to customers?…
Read MoreInnovation and Idea Management: From Ideation to Collaboration to Execution
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…
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