Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
In my previous article on the “innovation bell curve,” I introduced the new bi-modal innovation curve. Yesterday I gave a speech for Babson College MBA students. One of the attendees asked how this bell curve
My good friend, Chuck Frey, at innovationtools.com is conducting a quick survey to determine the state of innovation. It is only 5 questions long. Please contribute 5 minutes of your time to help us better
I recently sent a copy of my Goal-Free Living book to someone I worked with 20 years ago. I hadn’t seen or heard from him since the late 80’s. The wonders of social networks reconnected
The old model of innovation is dead…and a new model has emerged. For months now, I have been writing about the Innovation Bell Curve. If you read between the lines, you quickly realize that it
I spend most of my days thinking about the “innovation bell curve.” The concept is simple, yet profound. Budget brands will continue to prosper as mid-market consumers move left to save money. Although premium brands
My book, “Goal-Free Living,” provides counter-cultural perspectives on goal-setting. I suggest that we are a nation of goalaholics, and that this is reducing creativity, productivity, and happiness. Harvard Business School recently published an interesting paper,
It was just announced that Starbucks is now selling a coffee and breakfast for under $4. It’s true. According to CNN You can get a 12-ounce coffee with a breakfast sandwich or roll or a
This summer, I will be giving speeches around Europe. Some will be private events and others will be open to the public. Regardless, I will be taking time to meet up with people during my
In a previous blog entry, I discussed why the middle of the innovation bell curve is a dangerous place. I even quoted The Karate Kid’s Mr. Miyagi who said, “Walk on road. Walk right side,
Just for fun, I put my “Little Book of BIG Innovation Ideas” into Wordle to create a word cloud. It’s interesting to see the word density – as indicated by word size. Fortunately, “innovation” was
This may seem like an odd blog entry, but it has been the topic of conversation over many dinners recently. Although we are taught from a young age that being self-centered is a bad thing,
While at Accenture, one of our analytical tools was Shareholder Value Analysis (SVA) – a tool based on Economic Value Added. The premise is that by looking at a company’s financials, we can determine where
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