http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog Sun, 19 May 2013 18:26:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1.2 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/19/big-data-collides-with-market-research/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/19/big-data-collides-with-market-research/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:50:43 +0000 Brigid Kilcoin http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=69027 Can market research agencies thrive in the era of Big Data, or is it ultimately another force for creative destruction for the traditional Market Research industry? 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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/improving-returns-on-your-innovation-investment/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/17/barbie-and-the-curse-of-knowledge/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/17/barbie-and-the-curse-of-knowledge/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:48 +0000 Jerome Provensal http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77500 I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way and other people will jump at the chance to be the "fresh pair of eyes", no? Another good source of "fresh pair of eyes" that might be easily discarded by seasoned managers are: interns and new grads. That's a mistake to me. Give them a chance to absorb enough knowledge so that they understand the subject matter. But also elicit their feedback, ideas, comments and opinions, early and often. Be open-minded and listen to what they have to say. 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Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/17/three-innovation-clockspeeds/feed/ 0 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. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/el-potencial-y-el-peligro-de-la-innovacion-radical/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/best-of-ted-the-surprising-need-for-strangeness/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/best-of-ted-the-surprising-need-for-strangeness/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:51 +0000 Innovation Excellence http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77404 In our digital world, social relations have become mediated by data. Without even realizing it, we’re barricading ourselves against strangeness -- people and ideas that don't fit the patterns of who we already know, what we already like and where we’ve already been. A call for technology to deliver us to what and who we need, even if it’s unfamiliar. 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Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/lets-hear-it-for-incremental-innovation/feed/ 3 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/keith-yamashita-bif6-summit-change-to-the-power-of-ten/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/keith-yamashita-bif6-summit-change-to-the-power-of-ten/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:05:22 +0000 Saul Kaplan http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77074 Keith Yamashita is considered one of the most influential consultants in the world and one of our very favorite BIF Summit storytellers. He took the #BIF6 Summit stage with several questions: Is it really worth daring to be great? Watch his story and follow the inspiration at the #BIF9 Summit. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/16/keith-yamashita-bif6-summit-change-to-the-power-of-ten/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/15/the-stereotypy-trap/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/15/the-stereotypy-trap/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:37 +0000 Drew Boyd http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77379 Struggling retailer JC Penny hired former Apple executive Ron Johnson as the CEO to save the company. Seventeen months later, he was ousted in what many consider a colossal failure. Why? Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/15/the-stereotypy-trap/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/15/quality-marketing-strategy-in-finacial-risk-management-npd/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/15/quality-marketing-strategy-in-finacial-risk-management-npd/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:46:34 +0000 Panos Pavlidis http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=63090 In the financial risk management market where intense competition exists between banking institutions, new product development is of immense importance for the key players who are looking for customer satisfaction and higher profit margins. 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Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/15/innovation-challenge-your-market-is-never-stable/feed/ 1 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/doing-what-you-love/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/doing-what-you-love/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 21:00:48 +0000 Innovation Excellence http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=76826 Check out this great presentation by Sean McCabe where he explains the importance of "Doing What You Love". Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/doing-what-you-love/feed/ 2 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/taking-the-mystery-out-of-innovation/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/taking-the-mystery-out-of-innovation/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:24:41 +0000 Holly G Green http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77358 If innovation seems like some mystifying, unfathomable task, these “Playing With Your Brain” exercises can take much of the mystery out of the process. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/taking-the-mystery-out-of-innovation/feed/ 2 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/dont-dismiss-the-ground-game/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/dont-dismiss-the-ground-game/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:07 +0000 Matthew E May http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77277 Charles Darwin was on to something. Business innovation has a lot in common with his theory of evolution, about the origin of species. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/dont-dismiss-the-ground-game/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/application-nearness-and-high-tech-innovation/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/application-nearness-and-high-tech-innovation/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:39:16 +0000 Steve Todd http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=76515 One of the next waves of innovation in building data centers is related to the increasing number of layers between application and storage. I've thought about this phenomena in the context of IDC's Third Platform, which I describe briefly here: Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/14/application-nearness-and-high-tech-innovation/feed/ 0 http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/13/download-innovation-excellence-weekly-magazine-v32/ http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/13/download-innovation-excellence-weekly-magazine-v32/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:22 +0000 Innovation Excellence http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/?p=77119 We know some IX community members want to get great innovation content, but don't come to the site every day. So to help them make sure they didn't miss the best innovation articles of the week, we have launched Innovation Excellence Weekly - the magazine - so that you can download the ten best articles of the week to your: Nook from Barnes & Noble, Apple iPad, Amazon Kindle, Samsung GalaxyTab, other trusty tablet, laptop, or desktop computer (PC or Mac). Think of it as Innovation Excellence to go. Continue reading →]]> http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/13/download-innovation-excellence-weekly-magazine-v32/feed/ 0