http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/ Exploring how smart companies are getting plugged in, through collaborative business models and open innovation. en-US 2012-01-09T07:00:00-05:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2012/01/review-the-wide-lens-by-ron-adner.html I just finished reading a pre-release edition of The Wide Lens: A New Strategy for Innovation by Ron Adner of Dartmouth. I understand the point of the title, but it doesn’t really immediately impart the true nature of this book,... Books Collaboration Networks Mike 2012-01-09T07:00:00-05:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2011/12/24-hours-to-innovate-and-ship.html Here's an interesting mash-up of innovation challenges and motivating employees. Atlassian, an Australian (now global) software company has a unique approach to motivating its teams and unleashing their creativity to focus on solving problems and creating new innovations. They call... Crowdsourcing Mike 2011-12-08T23:26:56-05:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/11/interview-with-adrian-ott-the-24-hour-customer-part-2.html This is the second of a two-part post on Adrian Ott's insightful and very practical book "The 24-Hour Customer" Innovation.net: What are some of the key insights you can share from the book? Adrian Ott: Time-Value Innovation - Altering a... Mike 2010-11-15T22:45:00-05:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/11/interview-with-adrian-ott-the-24-hour-customer.html This is the first in a series of posts to share Adrian Ott's perspectives on her new book "The 24-Hour Customer". Adrian is CEO of Exponential Edge, a consulting firm focused on strategy and customer-centric innovation. Innovation.net: How does The... Mike 2010-11-12T22:37:00-05:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/11/the-24-hour-customer.html A few months ago, I read an early release of Adrian's book "The 24-Hour Customer". I must admit, if I hadn't been asked to review this book, it's unlikely I would have picked it up on my own. I've seen... Books Mike 2010-11-10T22:32:04-05:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/10/the-brandery-branding-the-next-generation-of-innovators.html Here's an interesting twist on the start-up accelerator concept... a branding focus. And where else to create an incubator that infuses entrepreneurs and their start-ups with with branding and marketing thinking than.... Cincinnati. The Brandery is the brainchild of Dave... Entrepreneurship Venture Capital Mike 2010-10-06T08:53:38-04:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/08/book-review-the-open-innovation-revolution-by-stefan-lindegaard.html I've read Stefan's new book The Open Innovation Revolution and found it to be an easy read, written obviously by someone who is passionate about the topic. It is a great primer for companies, and especially mid-level managers new to... Books Open Innovation Mike 2010-08-19T13:27:41-04:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/08/getting-too-personal.html Very intriguing articlein WSJ today "On the Web's Cutting Edge, Anonymity in Name Only". Ths article talks about the emerging area of predictive analytics and how easily it is becoming to aggregate public information about you and make it available... Mike 2010-08-04T18:06:37-04:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/07/reinventing-commodity-categories-even-the-bowling-ball.html I recently was introduced to some of the underlying innovations and technologies driving advances in the bowling industry. Ebonite based in a small town in KY here in the US is continuing to apply R&D in new ways. Encouraging, though... Open Innovation Technology Mike 2010-07-29T20:47:13-04:00 http://venture2.typepad.com/innovationnet/2010/07/pepsico10-innovation-challenge.html I've been highlighting recently how open innovation and venture capital are (and need to be) on a path of convergence. Here's another twist on the trend from Pepsi. The Pepsico10 Challenge is a partnership between Pepsi, Highland Capital Partners and... Corporate Venturing Open Innovation Venture Capital Mike 2010-07-28T16:23:46-04:00