http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1.2 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/do-you-organize-your-business-for-innovation/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/do-you-organize-your-business-for-innovation/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:41 +0000 Shoaib Shaukat http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45974 Before innovation happens, there are two very important steps which are often ignored or are not executed properly. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/do-you-organize-your-business-for-innovation/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/letting-go/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/letting-go/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:40 +0000 Innovation Excellence http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45775 Letting Go by Bryan & Stephanie Rieger of Yiibu for dConstruct 2011, Brighton and MobX 2011, Berlin. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/letting-go/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/the-cost-of-no-front-end-innovation-process/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/the-cost-of-no-front-end-innovation-process/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:14 +0000 Tim Sweeney http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45872 The costs of in-market failure far outweigh the costs associated with deploying a robust front end innovation approach. Next time you need to make the case to invest in front end innovation, make sure you talk numbers. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/the-cost-of-no-front-end-innovation-process/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/ideas-having-sex-and-the-city/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/ideas-having-sex-and-the-city/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:08 +0000 Greg Satell http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=46058 We all love Carrie Bradshaw. And why not? She’s beautiful, charming, witty and intelligent. She lives glamorously, goes to cool parties, meets fascinating people and provides insightful social commentary. Yet her story is not just about sex. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/16/ideas-having-sex-and-the-city/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/four-ways-to-think-like-an-innovator/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/four-ways-to-think-like-an-innovator/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:00:25 +0000 Geovanny Romero http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45824 Four Ways to Think Like an Innovator, a video from HBR Channel, featuring Scott Anthony, author and managing director of Innosight Asia-Pacific. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/four-ways-to-think-like-an-innovator/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/time-to-re-work-work/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/time-to-re-work-work/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:27 +0000 Josie Gibson http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45923 “This insanity has to stop. Our bosses are deleting resources from the human capital pool without replenishing them.” Sara Robinson, Salon Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/time-to-re-work-work/feed/ 3 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/attacking-assumptions-to-innovate/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/attacking-assumptions-to-innovate/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:44 +0000 Donna Sturgess http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=46067 Open thinking between the worlds of science and business has created the first car that folds in the middle to minimize the amount of space it takes up. The Hiriko (which means “city car” in Basque) was developed at MIT’s Media Lab as part of the Smart Cities Project and the two-seater car is finally a reality after four years of development. It is ready for a pilot launch in Balboa, Spain this year. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/attacking-assumptions-to-innovate/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/framing-4-critical-questions-for-innovation/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/framing-4-critical-questions-for-innovation/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:56 +0000 Paul Hobcraft http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=44699 Paul Hobcraft delivers a four box approach to frame rating and judgements of the innovation opportunity. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/framing-4-critical-questions-for-innovation/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/why-innovation-teams-fail-or-succeed/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/why-innovation-teams-fail-or-succeed/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:28 +0000 Braden Kelley http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45918 When it comes to innovation, it may be fun to talk about whether someone is innovative or not, or look at what innovation face they wear, or even whether innovation might be in their DNA. But again the fact is that there are certain things that need to happen for innovation in an organization, or an innovation team, to succeed - including: Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/15/why-innovation-teams-fail-or-succeed/feed/ 1 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/business-model-innovation-2/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/business-model-innovation-2/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:51 +0000 Brendan Coram http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45063 Nine out of ten business start-ups, and one in six business transformations will confirm it. If you want to be part of the one in ten who succeeds Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/business-model-innovation-2/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/2012-citrix-innovation-award-finalist-montage/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/2012-citrix-innovation-award-finalist-montage/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:36 +0000 Innovation Excellence http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45391 This video features all three finalists for the 2012 Innovation Award for Synergy San Francisco: Educational Services of America, IDC Frontier of Japan, and Suncorp Group of Australia and New Zealand. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/2012-citrix-innovation-award-finalist-montage/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/exploring-the-innovation-network-at-the-cornell-school-of-hotel-administration/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/exploring-the-innovation-network-at-the-cornell-school-of-hotel-administration/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:11 +0000 Mike Lippitz http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45817 Lee Pillsbury wanted to convene the most senior leaders of hotel brands, management companies, and ownership groups —to focus on innovation. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/exploring-the-innovation-network-at-the-cornell-school-of-hotel-administration/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/ten-red-flags-for-innovation-why-it-fails/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/ten-red-flags-for-innovation-why-it-fails/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:23:41 +0000 Stefan Lindegaard http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45933 What are the signs that innovation in a company is set up to fail? Wouldn’t it be great to have a checklist on this? Unfortunately, innovation is too complicated and company-specific for one standard rule. It is possible, however, to become better at spotting the signs of failure. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/ten-red-flags-for-innovation-why-it-fails/feed/ 1 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/building-a-culture-of-continuous-innovation/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/building-a-culture-of-continuous-innovation/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Braden Kelley http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/wordpress/?p=240 In this economic downturn there is more pressure than ever on executives to find new sources of growth, and as a result leaders are increasingly talking about innovation. In some organizations the leader may say "we need to be more innovative" or "we need to think out of the box" and stop there. While for other organizations it may become part of the year's goals or even the organization's mission statement. Only in a small number of cases will there be any kind of sustained effort to enhance, or create, a culture of continuous innovation. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/14/building-a-culture-of-continuous-innovation/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/coach-or-manager-you-make-the-call/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/coach-or-manager-you-make-the-call/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 22:22:44 +0000 Holly G Green http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=44709 Have you ever wondered why the head of a baseball team is called the manager and the head of a basketball team is called the coach? The answer may not be what you think. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/coach-or-manager-you-make-the-call/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/clinton-and-hult-tackle-global-innovation/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/clinton-and-hult-tackle-global-innovation/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 17:39:06 +0000 Patrick Meyer http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45904 The Hult Global Case Challenge is the world’s largest crowdsourcing platform for social good. And it has the secret weapon that all innovators want more of: leverage. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/clinton-and-hult-tackle-global-innovation/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/innovation-quotes-of-the-week-may-13-2012/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/innovation-quotes-of-the-week-may-13-2012/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 12:00:48 +0000 Braden Kelley http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45842 This week we continue a featured series of some of my favorite innovation-related quotes. Please contribute your favorite innovation quotes in the comments and I’ll feature the best submissions in next week’s Innovation Quotes of the Week! Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/13/innovation-quotes-of-the-week-may-13-2012/feed/ 2 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/whole-lotta-strategy-%e2%80%93-zeppelin-innovative-strategy/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/whole-lotta-strategy-%e2%80%93-zeppelin-innovative-strategy/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 21:24:34 +0000 Peter Cook http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45858 Led Zeppelin and the business lessons that can be derived from Peter Grant’s superb management of the band. Read more by Peter Cook and Steve Mostyn... Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/whole-lotta-strategy-%e2%80%93-zeppelin-innovative-strategy/feed/ 1 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/youre-engaged/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/youre-engaged/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 16:00:44 +0000 Dean DeBiase http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45721 It’s long been understood that when it came to digital media marketing, paid search advertising was where it’s at. After all, people came online to find information. In order to find that information, they had to search. Therefore, paid search was the most effective and efficient way to make an impression online. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/youre-engaged/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/creativitys-mission-impossible/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/creativitys-mission-impossible/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00:05 +0000 Mike Shipulski http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=45729 Whether it’s a top-down initiative or a bottom-up revolution, your choice will make or break it. When you have the inspiration for a bottom-up revolution, you must be brave enough to engage your curiosity without self-dismissing. You’ll feel the automatic urge to self-reject – that will never work, too crazy, too silly, too loony – but you must resist. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2012/05/12/creativitys-mission-impossible/feed/ 0