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Creating jobs with innovation 27 Aug 2013 | 06:57 pm
There's been a slight ripple in the blogosphere force. A ripple caused by a careful inward look at the results of automation, technology and, yes, innovation. What's clear is that these forces are c...
Is your innovation a step, jump or vault? 21 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
In hindsight, most new products or services that are created seem relatively obvious. Consumers and manufacturers will wonder - why didn't we see this sooner? Most really interesting innovations, ho...
Innovation copy & paste 20 Aug 2013 | 02:29 am
I read with some interest a good post by Jorge Barba, in which he writes about the difficulties of creating an innovation capability simply by copying what other firms are doing. He argues that "step...
Separating entrepreneurs from corporate innovators 19 Aug 2013 | 06:56 pm
It's probably a distinction without a significant difference, but I try to distinguish very carefully between entrepreneurs, inventors and corporate innovators. While there are some significant overl...
Book Review: Inside the Box 16 Aug 2013 | 05:31 pm
I'm a constant reader, especially when it comes to books about innovation methods. Even after a decade of innovation consulting, there is still so much to learn, and even old skills and knowledge can...
Can you spare an innovation dime? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
In the Great Depression - the real Great Depression in the 1930s - it wasn't at all uncommon to see able bodied men selling apples on a street corner, or worse, holding a sign asking for spare change....
The value of innovation and quality training 9 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
I want to talk today about building skills through training. This particular post about training has a dual purpose. It's first purpose is to address my position as one of the ASQ's "influential voi...
Who are my best innovators? 7 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
For years now I've had clients ask: who are my best innovators? And for years I've basically responded with: let's find out. Because when it comes to identifying the most likely innovators in an o...
Innovation's link to strategy 5 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
Today's post was sparked by a magazine cover. I was in the break room and the cover of a magazine caught my eye. Brian Cranston, the loveable dad from Malcolm in the Middle, and the evil drug warlor...
Putting the solution cart before the innovation horse 30 Jul 2013 | 07:34 pm
So, here it comes again. Another blog post using an old standby as a way to make a point. Today's old standby is the adage about placing the cart before the horse. In the fast paced world in which ...
