The Winning Logo
For those of you who were following he previous blog entries and are curious, here is the winning logo design. We are hoping to launch the new website next week.
An Open Innovation Dilemma Update
On Wednesday I posted an open innovation dilemma. In summary, as I created my short-list of logos developed using an open innovation approach, certain designers decided to “build on” (plagiarize?) the concepts I liked. Although this resulted in an improved design, it also presented an ethical dilemma. Only one designer can be awarded the prize. […]
An Open Innovation Dilemma
As mentioned in my previous post, I decided to use open innovation for the development of a logo. OK, it is quite small scale, but I wanted to see the results. Here are two quick interesting observations. Signal to Noise Ratio: This is my favorite measure of the innovation process. This is the ratio of a signal […]
Open Innovation
In the past I have written several blog entries about the power of Open Innovation. The most robust open innovation website out there is InnoCentive. Yesterday I decided to try some open innovation for my own business – on a much smaller scale. As mentioned before, we are launching a new website with a new web-strategy. As […]
New Innovation Article
Although I have written about this many times before on this blog, we have created a formal article on “The Performance Paradox.” This is part of an eBook being published by 21 professional speakers. You can find this, and a dozen other articles in my “innovation articles” section of the website.
Personality Poker
Personality Poker™ for Innovation – Taking orders now, shipping mid-July To order, go to our 24/7 Innovation Shopping Cart Personality Poker is a fast-paced, highly interactive game that helps employees (and individuals) understand how they contribute to – and detract from – the innovation process. This is a personality test specifically designed for innovation and […]
Personality Poker (TM)
Coming June 1, 2008 I just heard from the lawyers this morning, and they gave me the green light to tell everyone about our newest product – “Personality Poker (TM).” We applied for both a trademark (hence the TM used everywhere) and a Provisional Patent. What is Personality Poker (TM)? It is a fast-paced, highly interactive […]
My Website's Signal to Noise Ratio
In audio, there is the concept of the “signal to noise” ratio. This is the ratio of a signal (what you want – such as the music) to the noise (what you don’t want – such as the background noise). Higher ratios are better. Over the past few months, we have been doing some interesting […]
Quoted in Forbes
I was quoted in today’s online edition of Forbes. Read the article, How to Unlock Your Company’s Creativity Also be sure to click on “In Pictures: Six Tips For Fostering Innovation At Your Company” I am quoted in Tip #4 and Tip #6
Instant Replay Computer Crashes
When my computer is not working, life is miserable. Unfortunately, over the past few months, my computer has crashed nearly every day. To make matters worse, the expert technicians could not recreate my problems, so they could not fix the underlying issue. What if your computer had a TiVo-like device that recorded all of your activities and […]