6 Ways To Measure Innovation Success That Every Company Should Put In Place
Over the years, I’ve tried every combination of metrics to measure the impact on an organization from their investment in innovation. Below are the 6 metrics that I found most useful to measure innovation success. My advice is to use them as a set and don’t cherry pick one or two. % of Revenue Spen
I got deep fried by these guys during an interview on the topic of innovation
A few weeks past, I was interviewed by the hosts of the Deep Fried Bytes Podcast (Keith & Woody) on the topic of innovation. The discussion covered everything from how anyone can learn innovation to the role innovation plays in your career. Keith and Woody also drill me about the book, Beyond The O
3 CEO’s who get innovation
Over my career, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a number of CEOs. The general perception in the market is that the CEO’s of public companies are only focused on meeting the quarterly numbers. The following are 3 CEO’s who get innovation. How do I know? I’ve had the opportunity to spend mea
3 Mistakes Kodak Made In Their Innovation Strategy
With this morning’s announcement that Kodak would seek bankruptcy protection, I reflected back on how and why it reached this point. In my opinion, Kodak fell into the same trap that most large, successful and once highly innovative companies get into – how to keep the innovation engine working ove
The CES Hype Machine Was As Full Speed
Last week we saw the CES hype machines operating at full speed. Ahead of the show, I posted a column over at Forbes on my prediction for the most over-hyped innovations for CES 2012. After a few days at CES, I found three innovations that I felt have future potential (none of these innovations are
The First Review of My Book Is In … Publishers Weekly
Just as in Hollywood, the book publishing industry has a process of reviewing new books and authors and then telling others what they think. In my case, the first review of my upcoming book, Beyond The Obvious, has been reviewed by Publishers Weekly. All in all, its a good review. McKinney, vice
How To Innovate A Retirement Party
When you put together a kick-ass innovation team, be careful as they will take that innovation skill and apply it to your retirement party. As you can see from the image, the team decided to take some license when it came to the cake. The entire thing is edible (yes – even the devices). In […]
Brand Innovation at HP
Back in 2008, the HP corporate marketing teams were tasked to drive a brand innovation project. To my surprise, since it was never made public, the Brand New blog wrote a fairly lengthy blog post on the project and pointed readers to Moving Brands who was part of the team. Moving Brands has posted
Will there be any new technology innovation at CES?
It’s that time of year when companies prepare to show off their latest technology innovation at the show to end all shows – CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Given the changes in my role at HP, I thought I was going to be able to dodge going. Instead, I will be attending CES this year as […]
Are you afraid of innovation?
What is an innophobic? It is a person who is so afraid of innovation that they won’t even try. Have you ever noticed that when someone asks you to do something that you’ve never tried before; you immediately start hearing voices in our head trying to convince you that you can’t do it? It happens [
