Monthly Archives: September 2011
Dr. Hitendra Patel is the Managing Director of the IXL Center & Chair of the Innovation and Growth Program at the Hult International Business School. In this video he tackles a working definition of Innovation for today’s business leaders.
What is the innovation that led to civilization? There are some interesting answers to this question in Why the West Rules, For Now by Ian Morris. As part of his research, Morris has developed a Social Development Index, which he uses to track the progress of civilizations from 14000 BC to present. The index tracks improvements in areas such as energy capture (both as food and as fuel), organizational capability, technology development, and information sharing capacity. Continue reading
It may take as few as 3-5 years to development innovation into a stable enterprise process. One proven way to get there faster, with less risk and higher measurable returns, is to apply the Innovation Maturity Model. Continue reading
In a world of large organizations and diverse global hotspots for R&D, innovation occurs everywhere. Companies can tap those innovations through search processes, which may be cheaper and more effective than only using traditional “start from square one” R&D efforts. Continue reading
Can you “cowboy” innovation? Certainly. But a common and embedded innovation process is what drives an organizational capability. Continue reading
Well, it’s been a year, and Gartner released its Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2011. First, know that Gartner publishes dozens of individual sector hype cycles. Each one plots the specific technologies and concepts relevant to that field. But the one for Emerging Technologies spans across multiple industries. As Jackie Fenn, vice president and Gartner fellow notes:
Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies” targets strategic planning, innovation and emerging technology professionals by highlighting a set of technologies that will have broad-ranging impact across the business. Continue reading
