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When is the best time to innovate?
Download KI_20081026.mp3 When is the best time to innovate? * Innovation is 24×7 .. not something that you wait “until your in the mood” * Some of the drivers that cause people/organizations to all of sudden change their view of innovation * Competitors … they are constantly beating you to market
Small Businesses Will Be Key For The Economic Recovery
I’m an eternal optimist when it comes to the ability of people to create innovations – especially when we find ourselves at our greatest need. This drive to solve problems is a prime catalyst for entrepreneurs who are the ones behind small businesses. So are entrepreneurs better at innovating than
A different outlook on the economic downturn ….
With the recent economic downturn, the world is changing. More and more people are waking up to the new reality that they don’t understand the fundamentals of the new economy. What drives share price? What has changed? What makes up share price? Over the last twenty years, we have seen the decrea
Adjacent Innovations – How to use adjacencies to create killer innovations
Download KI_20080923.mp3 How do you improve the success rate of your innovation programs? Everyone wants to focus on the “new/new” (new product/service with a new “go to market”). These kinds of project are high risk and hard to convince management that the project will be successful.
In the news: HP’S ‘chief seer’
Over the years, there have been more interviews than I can count with a wide range of media. In some cases, the press give you a nickname such as the ‘chief seer’. The following is a collection of questions from an interview with the San Jose Mercury News. So here are the answers to the […]
Lessons Learned From Creating Innovation Teams
Download KI_20080713.mp3 Segment 1: Lessons Learned From Creating Innovation Teams 1. Changing the organizations culture * People will resist * Be prepared for corporate anti-bodies * Secure deep management support * Win by example * Find/train/support innovation evangelists 2. Define the metrics * Management needs proof of impact and success * Secure broad
Here Is The Metric That Can Predict Future Innovation Value
How do you measure the productivity of your innovation investment? The goal of any R&D organization is to conceive, develop and deliver product and/or services that customers will highly value and therefore be willing to pay a margin premium. The challenge is that the standard metric for innovation
Changing Your Perspective Skills
Download KI_20080629.mp3 Segment 1: How to change your perspective and look beyond the obvious * We all have filters * We don’t even realize we have filters (what is half of thirteen?) * We need our own internal flags to remind us to change our perspective Segment 2: Why is