Monthly Archives: November 2009
Thank you to everyone who entered our innovation contest for October. After much deliberation, I have chosen the three winning articles.The three winning article authors win one of three signed copies of Bill George’s latest book “7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis”, and the opportunity to have their article republished here on Blogging Innovation if they so desire.For now, here are the winners (in no particular order):Innovating with Constraints – by Tim KastelleFour Things You Should Know Before You Innovate – Glenn RossCan social media take the place of marketing automation platforms? – Barrett CoakleyIf you are one of the winning authors, please send me your mailing address so that I can mail you your book, and your e-mail address if you’d like me to re-publish your article here on Blogging Innovation.We will be announcing the details of November’s innovation contest soon. In November, we will have copy’s of Gary … Continue reading
There has been a flurry of news lately about Barnes & Noble’s new e-reader, the Nook. It will compete head on with Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s Reader, offering additional features such as limited book sharing and newspaper subscriptions. If successful, of course, those features will be matched by the Nook’s competitors, just as Barnes & Noble has matched their price points.It’s fascinating to watch these three powerful companies–the dominant bricks-and-mortar bookseller, the dominant online bookseller, and a long-dominate electronic industry player – compete in this new arena. And word is that Apple’s e-reader isn’t far behind, which will further mix things up (and will be good for us all).I couldn’t help noticing, however, a little aside in a recent Wall Street Journal article about the Nook. The article was talking about how Nook users would be able to receive discounts and other special offers when they walk into the store, … Continue reading
by Kevin RobertsIdeas are the currency of the future and can come from anywhere, and Google probably knows this more than anyone right now! To help celebrate their 10th birthday, Google invited people to submit their ideas to help make the world a better place for everyone with their special “Project 10 to the 100th.” 150,000 ideas were sent in from people living in 172 countries, speaking 25 different languages. There were eight different categories that ideas: community, energy, environment through to health, education, shelter and opportunity, and not to forget the ‘everything else’ basket. The same people who submitted ideas were then invited to vote on the best ones that should receive the $10 million that Google are going to invest and which should be announced soon.You can see the full range of ideas here. Some of the finalist ideas were:Support efforts to increase young Africans’ access to quality … Continue reading
