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The patterns behind innovation decisions. The signals to watch for, the questions that matter, and the thinking tools you can use immediately. New episodes every Wednesday. Audio wherever you get your podcasts. Video on YouTube. Twenty years and 20 million downloads. Now sharper than ever.
Managing The Innovation Funnel
Download KI_20070325.mp3 To be successful in the innovation game, you must master the process of filling and managing the innovation funnel. The funnel is the mechanism whereby you will have a continuous flow of ideas that will sustain the organization over an extended period of time. As soon
Measuring Innovation Impact
Download KI_20070318.mp3 Segment 1: Measuring Innovation Impact R&D Spend % across the innovation portfolio (core products, adjacent and new) * Core = average gross margin * Adjacent = some improvement in gross margin (20 – 25%) * New = significant improvement in gross margin (>50%) R&D spend between ‘people’ and ‘programs’
Trend Safari – Traveling the world in search of emerging trends
Download KI_20070217.mp3 Over the years, I've used my travel around the world to be an inspiration for new ideas. As I look back, there are a few tricks and processes I've developed to capture and share the results of a trend safari. Segment 1:
Improv Innovation – Using improv comedy tools/tricks to innovate
Download KI_20070128.mp3 In my opinion, improv comedy is the purest form of real-time creativity. The ability to be given a challenge, respond with humor and fun, and to totally entertain the audience is not that different from being tasked to create the next great product or service. How
Making The Innovation Pitch
Download KI_20070114.mp3 Assuming that you have a great idea, the next most important step is to create the pitch so that others will join and support you. You cannot under estimate the importance of a well thought out and delivered innovation pitch if you are to create ideas
Creating White Space Innovations – Using innovation maps to create white space innovations
Download KI_20070101.mp3 Segment 1: White Space Innovations Create an innovation map to find the white space opportunities by mapping this history of your products, markets, industry or customer segments against two dimensions * Vertical dimension: convenience/experience * Horizontal dimension: quality By mapping the history, you will start to see
Tools And Tricks To Overcome Creativity Block
Download KI_20061219.mp3 Segment 1: Tools And Tricks To Overcome Creativity Block * Talking Pictures * Concept Fan * Drawing * Brutethink * Thril * Problem Reversal * Circle of Opportunity Segment 2: Killer Question Of The Week Redefine the problem * ‘There is usually more than one-way of looking at problems. You could also define this
India China And The Creative Economy – How to compete in the creative economy
Download KI_20061210.mp3 Segment 1: India, China and the Creative Economy * Developed coutries need to stop focusing on the offshoreing (right-shoring) of work. Offshoring is an issue: * Forrestor predicts that 3.3 million white collar jobs equalling $136 billion is wages will shift to low cost countries such as
Innovation Gravity
Download KI_20061202.mp3 Dateline: Hong Kong Segment 1: Innovation Gravity - Ingnore past success - Create new challenges for yourself and your team. Don’t accept the "same as last time" objectives - Consider taking an extended break - Swith to something you know nothing about (new
Creating Insanely Simple Innovations
Download KI_20061122.mp3 Dateline: Saratoga, CA Segment 1: Insane Simplicity * Teams design the product/solution for themselves rather than the customer * Lack of emersion with the customer * Minimal early validation * Hire an anthropologist (study your customers, uncover hiden motivators and unspoken needs) * Validate early and often Segment 2: Killer