Boxes and Arrows
MAY 5, 2014
'I can draw. I went to art school. I studied painting until I fell out with the abstract expressionists and switched to photography. But I can draw. What I cannot do is diagram. I always wanted to. I have models in my head all the time of how things work. But when it comes time to make a visual model of those ideas, I can’t figure out to to represent them.
Integrative Innovation
MAY 3, 2014
The resonance to my recent post on integrating Lean Startup and Design Thinking features to a combined process has been stunning. It really seems to have hit a nerve! Interestingly, it looks like others support the idea of balancing and combining elements of both innovation approaches, too. A couple of days after having had published my post, Paolo Lorenzoni from IDEO confirmed the complementary nature of Lean Startup and Design Thinking.
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Hutch Carpenter
MAY 20, 2014
Over time, I’ve seen people write disparagingly about the use of best practices in innovation. A recent example of this comes from Paul Martin in Say ‘Best Practice’ again, I dare you. As Paul notes: For me the term ‘Best Practice’ conjures up images of a race toward uniform mediocrity, led by those who follow the crowd. I understand his position.
InnovationLabs
MAY 24, 2014
What the best way to move into an adjacent market? A recent Bloomberg Businessweek* article highlighted how not to do it, reporting briefly on the difficulties that Victoria’s Secret has had in moving from lingerie into the markets for sports bras, sweaters, jeans, and dresses. None of these new ventures has fared as well as […].
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BPI Thought Leadership Commentary
MAY 30, 2014
This is true whether you are a chief innovation officer, line manager, or technologist. The catch: you are not born with these skills. You develop them through practice. In the words of Stanford University professor Bob Sutton, “Leading innovation is a daily chore where you work at getting slightly better.” In my work with companies, I’ve discovered two pivotal practices for.
CorporateIntel
MAY 15, 2014
I don’t know Elon Musk. I wish I did. This guy knows stuff. He’s the real deal. If there is a possible next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, it could be him. He’s not goofing around with thin stuff that’s going to come and go. He already did consumer software engineering as his opening act as a cofounder of PayPal. With the massive payday he got from eBay for the sale of his company — a company that continues to operate as such an important platform it could someday be spun off
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Integrative Innovation
MAY 26, 2014
There is a lot of dicussion around how customer orientation effects innovation. The most extreme assertion is to “ignore the customer” in order to not becoming distracted from true innovativeness by getting too close to customers, limiting innovation to incremental new offerings. A research paper by V. Govindarajan, P. K. Kopalle and E.
Hutch Carpenter
MAY 21, 2014
What do you think about gamification for the enterprise? Smart innovation that helps deliver results? Or horrible idea that treats people as Pavlovian animals? Well, this week’s #innochat will examine that question. #innochat ? What’s that, you ask? #innochat is a weekly conversation that takes place on Twitter, covering topics related to innovation.
Innovation Leader
MAY 13, 2014
Mary Cullinane of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, talks about breaking down walls between print and digital products and hacking away at hierarchies, and being customer-centric.
BPI Thought Leadership Commentary
MAY 30, 2014
Breakthrough innovation requires new ways of thinking about customers, markets and companies. Mobile giant Ericsson is a prime example of a company that thought beyond its current market focus to create opportunities for itself and its partners. Insights are foundational to innovation. They help you “think different” in three important ways.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
Linda Bernardi
MAY 21, 2014
Dear readers: The stack of books which I am reading is growing rapidly. Thank you for your keen interest and I know a few of you have reached out to see what is coming up next. So, in this blog I wanted to share with you which books I am reading and will continue to […].
BPI Thought Leadership Commentary
MAY 30, 2014
Startups, by their very nature, are innovative. Larger, more established companies have to work harder to foster a culture that encourages innovation. Large companies that acquire innovative startups present an even more interesting take on how to capitalize on innovation and keep the entrepreneurial spirit alive. The 100-year-old telecommunications giant AT&T, and Israeli startup Waze off.
Innovation Leader
MAY 21, 2014
Clorox's R&D team brought together consumers, industry experts, and retailers to explore how to address the needs of families taking care of an elderly relative.
Innovation Leader
MAY 14, 2014
Karen Kricorian explains how Disney's parks and resorts group approaches research: "When you think you know something that's when you need to shake up your thinking.
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Innovation Leader
MAY 19, 2014
Rick Smyers of Fidelity Investments likens running a successful innovation program to planning a mountaineering expedition. Details, slides, and video inside.
Innovation Leader
MAY 27, 2014
"If someone on the team is not a little uncomfortable," says Global Director of Innovation and Strategy Louis Joseph, "then it’s probably a little too safe.
Innovation Leader
MAY 7, 2014
The co-author of the new book "Innovation Governance" shares descriptions of eight major ways to structure a large organization's innovation leadership.
Innovation Leader
MAY 20, 2014
Fay Arjomandi talks about the "xone" initiative to help Vodafone identify and work with startups that can improve its network and customer experience.
Speaker: Paul Heller
Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro
Innovation Leader
MAY 12, 2014
Phil Swishe of Brown Brothers Harriman shares the one-page guide he put together for the partner who was taking over management of his team in 2013.
Innovation Leader
MAY 6, 2014
Chris Coburn of Partners HealthCare shares tips on maximizing innovation efforts, including five key metrics for measuring success. Find out more.
Innovation Leader
MAY 1, 2014
Innosight managing partner Scott Anthony says the problem could be too many "zombie projects" — and an organizational inability to kill them.
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