Category: Innovation Perspectives
This is the third of several ‘Innovation Perspectives’ articles we will publish this week from multiple authors to get different perspectives on ‘Thinking about the future: what big innovation do you expect within 10 years?’. Here is the next perspective in the series: by Drew Boyd My crystal ball is no better than others. Rather than predict innovations, I predict what characteristics they will have and how they might be invented. Mobility: Future products will incorporate some degree of mobility and integration into the mobile lifestyle. Smart phones fuel this. But mobility is not all about communications. Future products will take advantage of the data created by people as they move through their day. The innovation templates, Task Unification and Attribute Dependency, are excellent tools for identifying these opportunities. An MIT team is researching the feasibility of using cell phones as a unique tool to identify any emerging …
This is the second of several ‘Innovation Perspectives’ articles we will publish this week from multiple authors to get different perspectives on ‘Thinking about the future: what big innovation do you expect within 10 years?’. Here is the next perspective in the series: by Steve Todd I believe that the biggest innovation coming in the next 10 years will be “how we relate to digital information”. If you believe this IDC report, the pace of digital information growth will not slow between now and 2020. You can choose the bank that you put your money in, but do you know where the actual bits that represent your money are physically located? And do you know how well protected those bits actually are? If you did, would you choose to bank somewhere else? Does any of this matter? How about the explosive amount of personal information you will be forced to … Continue reading
This is the first of several ‘Innovation Perspectives’ articles we will publish this week from multiple authors to get different perspectives on ‘Thinking about the future: what big innovation do you expect within 10 years?’. Here is the initial perspective in the series: by Tim Woods When you think about the next 10 years for innovation, and what big discoveries will come, it’s tempting to think of specifics: exciting new products, new game-changing technologies, emerging market spaces, or what products Apple will invent. But I think the biggest innovation will be far simpler, with far more reach and impact than any specific product or technology. It will be the practice of innovation management itself. Back in 2001, the innovation management space was fit only for early adopters who were willing to invest serious time and effort into understanding the complex problems of engaging large amounts of employees, voluntarily, to help … Continue reading
October’s opportunity to contribute your Innovation Perspectives is now here. This monthly feature presents our loyal readers (335,000+ unique visits last month) with different perspectives on a single topic all in one place – from several different authors. It gives our innovation community the opportunity to compare, contrast and discuss them in the comments here on Blogging Innovation and with the 3,950+ people in the Continuous Innovation group on LinkedIn. Here is this month’s topic from Rocco Tarasi for publishing the week of October 25 – October 31, 2010: — Thinking about the future: what big innovation do you expect within 10 years? Thank you to Spigit for sponsoring Blogging Innovation this month. Find out more about Spigit here. The submission deadline is midnight GMT on October 23, 2010 Several contributing authors will be writing articles on this topic, but you are also welcome to submit an article. The process … Continue reading
Innovation Perspectives is our monthly feature to present our loyal readers with different perspectives on a single topic all in one place along with the ability to compare, contrast and discuss them in the comments here on Blogging Innovation and in the Continuous Innovation group on LinkedIn. September’s topic was: “Should companies treat innovation management as a core competence? And if so, how?” Kevin McFarthing – A Rhetorical Question Jose Mello – Motivation for Innovation Steve Todd – Managerial Innovation Critical to the Core Mike Dalton – Building Core Competence Ric Merrifield – Is Innovation Becoming a Fad? If you would like to suggest a topic for next month’s Innovation Perspectives, or would like to contribute, please leave a comment or contact us. You can check out all of the ‘Innovation Perspectives’ articles from the different contributing authors on ‘What do you consider the most important single development in innovation … Continue reading
This is the lost fifth ‘Innovation Perspective’ article that we were supposed to publish last month as part of a series from multiple authors to get different perspectives on ‘Should companies treat innovation management as a core competence? And if so, how?’. Here is the missing perspective in the series: by Kevin McFarthing It’s really a rhetorical question – should innovation management be a core competence? Well, of course it should, if you are serious about growing your business. Growth = survival more so now than ever before. If you’re lucky enough to be in an industry or company that can rely purely on market expansion for short-term growth, you’re unusual, and your position will be temporary. Imagine the CFO walking into the CEO’s office one Monday morning to declare that all financial records will in future be kept on Post-It notes. Or the Head of Regulatory Affairs in …
