The Innovator’s Dilemma and the US Economy
Clayton Christensen, in his book The Innovator’s Dilemma, discusses how disruptive technologies will kill incumbent technologies. Basically it is about how the crappy and cheap will eventually take over the sophisticated and expensive. The well-worn example is in the computing world. The PC (which until recently cost thousands of dollars) killed the dominance of the […]
Shadow Personality Poker
If you own the Innovation Personality Poker system, here’s an interesting game to play. It’s called “Shadow Poker.” It was suggested by my colleague Jason Bates over at Executive Rockstar. Shadow Poker is the same as regular Personality Poker, except with one small difference: the goal is to choose personality traits that describe the people […]
Relearning What You Know
The blog here has been quiet for a while. I was overseas for the past 2.5 weeks having a fantastic time. A handful of days in Lisbon. A week in England. And a few days in Oslo. It was my first time to both Lisbon and Oslo. They are lovely cities. And of course I […]
Listen to My Innovation Interview
Earlier this week, I was on “Riches in Niches” radio with Susan Friedmann. We discussed innovation and business success in today’s economy. The 30 minute interview (split into two parts) covers practical ways to survive this volatile marketplace. You can download the both parts at Innovation Interview Part 1 and Innovation Interview Part 2. (links not […]
Innovation 101
Although much has been written about innovation, there is little agreement on what it is or why it is necessary. Is innovation the same as creativity? Is it synonymous with product development? Or is innovation just radical change? I like to describe innovation through an old, yet relevant, joke. The joke begins with two men […]
Predicting the Next Meltdown
I just got back from over two weeks on the road. I was in and out of five airports. As you go through security, the routine is always the same… – Take off your shoes – Take out your liquids – Take out your computer Why are we put through these security gymnastics? On December […]
How Do You Manage Your Innovation Pipeline
When I work with large organizations, they have sophisticated tools and processes for managing their innovation pipeline. Well, at least some do. But how do YOU manage YOUR innovation pipeline? OK, for simplicity sake, you can just call it your “to-do” list. I have so many different projects and ideas that I am working on at […]
Dot Versus Line Thinking
A while back, Seth Godin wrote a piece that I just read this morning. It is entitled, “In the face of change, the competent are helpless.” He said that, “Competent people have a predictable, reliable process for solving a particular set of problems. They solve a problem the same way, every time. That’s what makes […]
Innovation Cafe
In today’s Wall Street Journal, there is a good article about South Bend, Indiana-based Memorial Hospital’s Innovation Cafe. The article starts off… Hungry visitors to Memorial Hospital here sometimes cross the street to its Innovation Café, lured by the outdoor patio with white metal tables and chairs. Inside, however, all they find is fake food […]
Articles in Thai, Danish and Dutch
Today’s blog entry gives you three feature articles with my thoughts on innovation. Unfortunately, I have no idea what they say! One article is from “Computerworld” in the Denmark (scanned in by a colleague there). Another is from “High Tech Analysis” in the Netherlands. And the last is the cover story from “inMarketing” in Thailand. […]