http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1.2 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/20/signals-coupled-with-shoshin-captures-growth/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/20/signals-coupled-with-shoshin-captures-growth/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:29 +0000 Stephan Liozu http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77070 Many companies go through stagnant growth periods. Other companies, more innovative ones, use signals coupled with a healthy dose of shoshin to generate new ideas. 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Author names will link you to the quoted articles. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/18/innovation-quotes-of-the-week-may-18-2013/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/18/are-b2b-companies-slower-adaptors-of-open-innovation/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/18/are-b2b-companies-slower-adaptors-of-open-innovation/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:28 +0000 Stefan Lindegaard http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77553 As I am about to do an open innovation session for a B2B company, I got to think about this question once again and since it works well for a good discussion, let me start out with a couple of remarks.. 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Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/17/three-innovation-clockspeeds/feed/ 1 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/el-potencial-y-el-peligro-de-la-innovacion-radical/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/el-potencial-y-el-peligro-de-la-innovacion-radical/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:12 +0000 Greg Satell http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77531 A nadie le gusta el statu quo. Es aburrido. Las empresas que admiramos son radicales. Tienen el coraje, la inteligencia y el entusiasmo de hacer algo realmente diferente. 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