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Emergent Innovations
Download KI_20050731.mp3 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Emergent Innovations Basic characteristics … – Culture of experimentation/risk taking – Self organizing knowledge systems (e.g. Wiki, Blogs, Communities) – Strong network of relationships – Multiple skills (diversity) – Flexible team structures – Simple rules (min specification, diffusion of authority, widespread availability of info) – Minimize
Innovation Success Rate
Download KI_20050724.mp3 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Innovation Success Rate Link to Business Week August 1st list of innovation success rate Link to add your thoughts/comments @ the KI Community Segment 2: Applying Killer Innovations Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week
Collaborating for Innovation
Download KI_20050717.mp3 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Collaboration for Innovation * Motivation for collaboration * Criteria for collaboration * Innovation challenge (innovation gap and innovation delay) * Strong ties -vs- weak ties * Vertical networks -vs- horizontal networks * Importance of social capital Segment 2: Weak Signals – Using magazines as a source of
Financial Criteria for Killer Innovations
Download KI_20050710.mp3 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Financial Criteria for Killer Innovations – Provide access to signiicant revenue pools (> $1B USD) – Cash flow positive at $25 to $30M USD – EBITDA positive beyond $50M USD – Consistant gross margin from $100M to +$1B USD Segement 2: Example of applying
Storytelling & Weak Signals – How to use storytelling to ignite passion for your ideas
Download KInnov_2005_07_03.mp3 Dateline: Sacramento, CA Segment 1: Storytelling as a way to build support for your idea A good “story” needs to … – Connectedness – Link audience to the idea via a protagonist – Strangeness – must violate the listeners expectations – Comprehensibility – allow the listener to gain a better understanding
Measuring Structured Innovation & Applying Killer Questions
Download philmckinney_2005_06_26.mp3 Dateline: Washington, D.C. Segement 1: Measuring Structured Innovation – # of ideas – # of proof of concepts – # of customer tials – # reaching commercial launch – revenue within 90 and 180 days of launch – % of revenue from “new” products/services (within the doubling rule for the industry) – % of margin
Structured Innovation Part 2 & Innovation Rate
Download philmckinney_2005_06_20.mp3 Dateline: Toronto, Canada Segment 1: Structured Innovation Process – Part #2 PDF version of the Gate Milestone Innovation Map Gate Milestone Process Map Segment 2: Innovation Rate/Doubling Rule Segment 3: Killer Question of the Week
Structured Innovation Process & Changing Perspective
Download philmckinney_2005_06_14.mp3 Killer Innovations Podcast for Tuesday, June 14th 2005 Dateline: San Francisco, CA Segement 1: Structure Innovation Process – 30% return on innovation compared to 8%-10% for traditional infrastructure – PDMA Survey (Best Firms -vs- The Rest of the Firms) of Firms (85 , 298) % of Success
Scenario Planning & Computer Gaming
Download philmckinney_2005_06_06.mp3 Killer Innovations Podcast for Monday, June 6th 2005 Dateline: Washington D.C. Segment 1: Scenario Planning Questions to help your thinking around multiple futures . . . . 1. What is the “perfect” future for your business? 2. What are the 5 challenges you will face if the
Incremental Innovations & Role of Sci-Fi
Download philmckinney_2005_05_21.mp3 Successful characteristics for incremental innovation Provable Divisible Reversible Tangible Fits prior investments Familiar Congruent with future direction Publicity value Role of sci-fi (science fiction) in innovation Discussion of writers like Philip K. Dick and their role as a possible source for ideas about
