Innovating To Win

Brainstorming Innovation – The Wisdom of the Cloud

2010-07-28T10:29:11-04:00

Brainstorming continues to be a common method to try and shake out the cobwebs and draw out new ideas from teams. In practice however, the outcome of brainstorming often falls short of expectations as team get stymied by a stalled...

The Gulf Oil Spill – A Lesson in Failure to Innovate

2010-06-28T03:00:00-04:00

It’s horrifying to think that it has been almost 70 days since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20th and little substantive progress has been achieved in stemming the ecological disaster of Brobdingnagian proportion. Crude oil continues to...

Innovation Brewing

2010-06-14T16:24:43-04:00

Looking at the blog of Invention Machine’s CEO Mark Atkins, I am reminded that June is Innovation Month in New England. There will be many fun and interesting innovation happenings throughout the region. One of these is InnoBeer (short for...

Field Notes – April 2010

2010-05-11T13:46:05-04:00

It’s good to have a bit of time back in the office to catch up on things. In April, I was travelling for over half of the month; visiting with innovation teams at companies in France, Germany, Japan, the United...

Finding Sense ( and Dollars) In The White Space

2010-05-07T00:59:25-04:00

Spring is a time of change and transition, just right for reading a new book on innovation. “Seizing The White Space” by Mark W. Johnson is the latest volume to come from Innosight, and seems to be right the right...

Collaboration For Innovation: Why Can’t We All Work Together?

2010-04-05T10:29:58-04:00

A recent article on ComputerWeekly.com noted that 80% of CIOs are increasing their investments in collaboration tools. At the same time, many organizations are struggling with restrictions on which tools may be used. For corporation innovation initiatives, this is an...

Innovation Without Representation

2010-03-15T16:29:05-04:00

As I was pulling out of the Government Center Garage the other night, I noticed an interesting license plate on the car ahead of me. The Washington, D.C. plate sported the phrase, “Taxation Without Representation.” This is a phrase that...

How’s That Hope Thing Workin’ For Ya?

2010-02-02T13:27:45-05:00

Well, okay… I admit that I’m annoyed. When Obama was swept into office, the winds of change seemed an unstoppable force, and many likened Obama to JFK. Now, Obama has distanced himself from JFK by essentially scuttling the programs that...

Innovation - Getting It and Getting It Done

2010-01-25T17:18:46-05:00

As with most things, when it comes to innovation there is a huge difference between getting it and getting it done. Everyone wants to get it; but the rewards of innovation are only enjoyed by those who get it done....

Boyd on Linking Strategy and Innovation

2010-01-18T17:16:23-05:00

I read a nice post on Drew Boyd’s blog, Innovation in Practice, discussion the idea of linking innovation with company strategy. In it, Drew discusses two models of interaction between company strategy and innovation: Strategy informs innovation – in this...