Tag: Innovation
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Categories of Creativity
I called this post categories of creativity, because it’s not categories of innovation, which don’t really exist. Assessing a creative idea, an idea that is intentionally novel, as innovative is a subjective judgement, usually over a long period of time, about the value of that idea.(1) Innovation is not something…
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Strategic Subtraction
I’ve followed and written about Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT) so my eyes always perk up when I hear mention of one of the 5 core techniques of SIT. The entire method applies one or more of the 5 in sequence or in parallel, even recursively, but in all cases there…
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Leveraging Baldrige for Industry 4.0
I want to compliment both MEP and Baldrige for their collaboration to use “the Baldrige framework as the foundation to help U.S. manufacturers integrate the concepts of Industry 4.0—that is, the integration of new technologies (including the Internet of Things, cloud computing and analytics, and artificial intelligence and machine learning)…
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Two Creative Problem Solving Pathways
McKinsey recently published this article about a 7-step process for structured, creative problem solving. It’s a classic “problem-backward” strategy. It’s good, but it’s NOT the only strategy. The McKinsey strategy is not unlike the “Jobs to be Done” strategy (popularized by Christensen, Ulwick, and the “design thinking” others) where a…
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Talking About Entrepreneurship
I talk about entrepreneurship and the ways small businesses can expand their customer base to include the US Department of Defense. Listen in!
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Four Steps to Business Model Innovation | INSEAD Knowledge
https://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/four-steps-to-business-model-innovation-15571?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2737332_Si-WeeklyNewsletterV3-Live&utm_term=&emailType=Strategic%20Intelligence%20Newsletter&ske=MDAxMFgwMDAwNFZwTXR2UUFG
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Accelerating #Innovation Through a Network of Ecosystems
An excellent discussion of the overall structure of innovation.
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Corporate directors support #innovation but don’t know how to adopt changes | HR Dive
https://www.hrdive.com/news/corporate-directors-support-innovation-but-dont-know-how-to-adopt-changes/556826/
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What Makes a Successful #Innovation District? – Area Development
The three main aspects to consider when planning an innovation district in an urban area are economy, place, and culture. https://www.areadevelopment.com/economic-analysis/Q2-2019/what-makes-a-successful-innovation-district.shtml
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We DO NOT Need More #Innovation Centers
I’m teaching a course on Global Innovation Strategy, so I’ve been following lots of “innovation” news, just to keep the course grounded in current events and bring reality into the stuffy theory. One thing that I’ve noticed, and I noticed this during my corporate tenure, is that everyone seems to…
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