Category: Top 10

This year I thought I would experiment with a Top Ten list at the beginning of each month, profiling the ten posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Blogging Innovation. So, without further ado, here are April’s ten most popular innovation or marketing posts: 100 Simple, Low-Cost Ways to be More Creative on the Job – by Mitch Ditkoff The Future of Social Software – by Hutch Carpenter Innovation Perspectives – Connecting Social Networks to Innovation – by Mike Brown 10 Ways to Help Left Brainers Tap Into the Best of Their Creativity – by Mitch Ditkoff Innovation Perspectives – Social Media is the Glue of Innovation – by Braden Kelley Intangible Innovation – by John P. Benfield 35 Critical Thinking Strategies – by Mike Myatt Ten Innovation Imperatives – by Robert F. Brands Think What Nobody Else Thinks – by Paul Sloane Are You a … Continue reading

Having looked at history and done theory on happiness in recent blogs, here’s a Top 10 from Dr Mike Pratt to pin to your wall:Progress towards meaningful goals using ‘signature strengths’ contributes significantly to happiness.Happy people take time to do things that give them pleasure.Quality time with friends and family is top of the happiness list.Doing altruistic things for others creates enduring happiness.Expressing gratitude enhances your own well-being and that of the recipient.People quickly adapt to material advances.Beyond satisfaction of needs, more money does not make people significantly happier.Positive experiences tend to provide more enduring happiness than tangible purchases (social benefits).We get little enduring pleasure from short cuts.Regular exercise increases happiness.A conversation and buzz around happiness is innately optimistic, healthy, and I think the more inquiry the better. Here’s a recent take from the New York Times “Talk Deeply, Be Happy?” by Roni Caryn Rabin about the work of University … Continue reading

This year I thought I would experiment with a Top Ten list at the beginning of each month, profiling the ten posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Blogging Innovation. So, without further ado, here are March’s ten most popular innovation or marketing posts:Top 100 Lamest Excuses for Not Innovating – by Mitch DitkoffThree Models For Applying Customer Feedback to Innovation – by Hutch CarpenterThe Age of Innovation – by Alan M WebberMessy But Successful Social Media – by Idris MooteeDistributed Idea Generation Outperforms Team Brainstorming – by Hutch CarpenterInnovation Metrics – A Whole Brain Strategy – by Mike BrownAn Airline Innovation – “Cuddle Class” – by Kevin RobertsThe Performance Paradox – by Stephen Shapiro8 Design Tips for Startups – Moving Beyond Aesthetics – by Thomas PetersenInspiring Corporate Entrepreneurship to Fuel Innovation – by Robert F BrandsIf you’re not familiar with Blogging Innovation, we publish 2-3 … Continue reading

This year I thought I would experiment with a Top Ten list at the beginning of each month, profiling the ten posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Blogging Innovation. So, without further ado, here are February’s ten most popular innovation or marketing posts:Two Biggest Mistakes in Social Media – by Mike BrownRadical Innovation of Meaning – Apple iPad – by Hutch CarpenterFour Models for Competitive Crowdsourcing – by Hutch CarpenterAligning Social Media, Marketing and PR – by Matt Heinz56 Reasons Why Innovation Initiatives Fail – by Mitch DitkoffBill Gates Coming out of Retirement? – by Anonymous MicrosoftieReverse Innovation a Popular Trend – by Yann CramerInnovation Metric of Leading Companies – by Stefan LindegaardAre MBAs becoming irrelevant? – by Idris MooteeIdeas Are Core to Enterprise 2.0 – by Hutch CarpenterIf you’re not familiar with Blogging Innovation, we publish 2-3 new articles every day built around innovation … Continue reading

This year I thought I would experiment with a Top Ten list at the beginning of each month, profiling the ten posts from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Blogging Innovation. So, without further ado, here are January’s ten most popular innovation or marketing posts:10 Lessons Learned from 2009 – by Holly G. GreenTop 10 Innovation Articles of 2009 – by Braden KelleyMicrosoft – Apple – Google in Tablet Battle – by Braden KelleyThree Enterprise 2.0 Themes to Watch in 2010 – by Hutch CarpenterApple Tablet Sneak Preview – by Braden KelleyApple Tablet Won’t Be Runaway Success – by Braden KelleyShould you be measuring ROR instead of ROI? – by Ric MerrifieldPresenting Twitter in Search Results – by Hutch Carpenter10 Signs That Innovation Will Fail – by Stefan LindegaardWhat is Design Thinking? – by Venessa MiemisIf you’re not familiar with Blogging Innovation, we publish 2-3 new articles … Continue reading

Thank you to everyone who entered our last contest of 2009 for a chance to win one of three copies of Gary Hamel’s latest book “The Future of Management” ?Lady luck has spoken and I’d like to announce the three winners of their very own copy of “The Future of Management”:Cathy OlofsonAshish Thomas (claimed)Peter Vander Auwera (claimed)Alternate: Bill DavisContest Winners – Please contact me with your address so I can mail you your book.First, let me say that it was incredibly hard to come up with this list. I’ve come across lots of great articles this year that I can’t find anymore. Luckily a lot of the really good innovation articles end up on our site, but for sure I’ve missed lots of great innovation articles published this year. So, apologies in advance if you thought your favorite article should have been included. You can always include it below as … Continue reading









