May 16, 2012
- IDEA.org seeks to develop the thesaurus of the future and seeks to raise money to develop the iPad app it envisions via the popular crowdfunding service Kickstarter.
- IDEA.org seeks to develop the thesaurus of the future and seeks to raise money to develop the iPad app it envisions via the popular crowdfunding service Kickstarter.
- Michael Fruhling doesn;t like open innovation portals, in general. What's his problem with them?
- Crowdsourcing continues to be a good tool for innovation. And, you could participate on either the challenge end or the participant end. If your organization hasn't found a way to try it, here's a good example.
- In business and in life, clear and accurate problem definition is an essential prerequisite for effective problem solving. This may sound obvious, or even trite, but this simple truth can be overlooked by those with pressing needs and a bias for action.
May 15, 2012
May 10, 2012
- There is often a considerable amount of ambiguity at the outset of open innovation partnerships. Quite often, the technology customer is considerably larger than the provider and is being pursued versus being the pursuer. The technology provider almost never knows the full extent of what needs to be demonstrated in order to earn a customer's business commitment. They are also quite often reluctant to ask so as to avoid offending the other party or seeming ignorant or unsophisticated. How can...
May 9, 2012
- My new book, Up Your Impact: 52 Innovative Strategies to Add Value to Your Work, will contain a set of proven strategies you can use to bring much more value to your vocation.
- Most companies rely on the marketing function to set their new product agenda, with research and development relegated to a supporting status. In reality, it can take on a more active role, helping to define new technical possibilities at the front end of innovation.
- Can companies sidestep or blunt the effects of disruptive innovation? It's possible, but not likely, explains Steve Denning in a recent Forbes column.
