Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
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
Fortune Magazine released their list of the top companies to work for. #1 on the list is the 7,000 person data storage company, NetApp. They have some great business philosophies that show they treat employees
Sometimes the question you ask is more important than the actions you take. During President Obama’s inauguration speech, he said… “The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too
Could you develop a new business idea every single day for an entire month? That’s what my friend Susanne Goldstein has been doing since the start of the year. She is a “business accelerator and
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