Author Archives: Roy Luebke
A recent research study published by the Academy Of Management identified an inherent organizational contradiction the authors called, “The innovation paradox” (Miron-Spektor, Erez, Naveh). Continue reading
Many articles and books have been published on how to make innovation happen, how to overcome innovation barriers, and how to develop an innovation competency within an organization. One area that requires more exploration is to understand why ideas and new business concepts never make it to the market, and how the new ideas that do make it to market often fail. Continue reading
According to the school’s Principal, Dr. Penny Reedy, the aim for the school is to produce “thinkers.” One of the major shortcomings of our existing educational approaches is that students are presented with a body of knowledge from a teacher and are graded on their ability to regurgitate facts on a test, facts that they memorize for a short period of time. Continue reading
Effectiveness. The second most powerful word in delivering new economic value (aka innovation) is effectiveness. Peter Drucker wrote extensively on effectiveness and the subject is worth reflecting upon when determining how and where to find growth opportunities an embarking on any innovation program. Continue reading
Why.
This word has led humanity down from the trees, out of Egypt, out of the Dark Ages, through the Enlightenment, the Industrial Age and into the Information Age. Asking why is the basis of scientific endeavors during the search for truth. The ability to ask “why” is what sets humans apart from any other species on Earth, or across the universe as far as we currently know. Continue reading
The Brookings Institute released their August report from the Hamilton Project titled, “A Dozen Economic Facts About Innovation” by Greenstone and Looney. The report documented their findings on how innovation benefits the U.S. economy; that the pace of U.S. innovation has been slowing; and what lies ahead for the future of U.S. innovation. There is no doubt that innovation has been at the heart of U.S. economic success. It has allowed Americans to live longer, healthier and more enjoyable lives. Some disturbing findings, however, are that U.S. innovation has actually been on the decline in real terms for over 40 years; that the benefits of innovation have been spread unevenly across the U.S. working population; that Government sponsored basic scientific research has been on the decline since the 1960s; and that education and government policy need some dramatic improvements. These findings should serve as beacon for the …
