May 16, 2012
Seldom spoken about, the capacity to capture, allocate, control and utilize financial resources is fundamental to innovation. Without strong financial management, innovation might come to a dead stop, might never happen or might just cost much more than it should. In this blog Caspar van Rijnbach asks the questions to take into consideration when managing finances for your innovation portfolio.
May 15, 2012
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) started its activities two years ago and it is aiming to become an active player in the European innovation field with a mission to support entrepreneurship-driven innovation. The EIT is now in the process of developing a new contemporary publication to support this mission and are currently looking for entrepreneurs interested in participating in an online workshop.
May 15, 2012
People speak of creating the social business. What does that phrase mean? Do we sip lattes and play foosball in the break room? How does this magical entity differ from its anti-social brethren? In this article innovation architect Doug Collins explores the intent and possibilities that define the social business.
May 14, 2012
On May 31st, 3pm CET IM Channel One will host an Expert Panel Discussion on making innovation pay – providing you with new methods to increase the rate of innovation, reduce individual level costs per innovation and encourage fail fast methods. This session is all about unusual ways that organizations have managed to drive innovation execution to make returns on their innovation investments and the key learnings that can be applied and replicated in your organization.
May 11, 2012
Marlow and Susan introduce their plan for simultaneous innovation initiatives to the executives at Accipiter. Will they choose a less risky option or step up to the challenge?
May 9, 2012
It is well known that intrinsic motivation–the kind that comes from working with a task because it’s interesting, involving and challenging–has the strongest relationship with individual creativity. Extrinsic motivation–especially based on monetary rewards–has a detrimental effect on creativity. But is this really true? In this article, we’ll explore how to reward creativity and realize that everything may not be as it seems.
May 8, 2012
Browsing through these paragraphs will take you approximately two minutes. If you read them more carefully, four perhaps. Not a lot of time or investment. In this blog Susanna Bill reminds us why time is key for innovation and organizational change.
May 8, 2012
As of May 1st, 2012, InnovationTools.com and InnovationManagement.se, the two leading websites for sharing new knowledge and inspiration on the topic of innovation, are now a part of the Global Innovation Network. This combined entity will facilitate an increased sharing of knowledge, best practices, tools and related resources among innovation practitioners and other professionals who want to bring the discipline of innovation to their organizations.
May 7, 2012
While working hard to push the innovation plan forward in record time, Marlow is surprised to find he has been assigned a new team member. He discovers quickly that the new colleague is very invested in the existing processes and methods. They’ve thrown him yet another obstacle instead of a much-needed catalyst.
May 2, 2012
The Segway PT is a two-wheeled, self-balancing battery electric vehicle invented by Dean Kamen. It was launched in 2001 in a blizzard of publicity. Yet it has failed to gain significant market acceptance and is now something of a curiosity. In this article Paul Sloane takes a look at what lessons to be learned from the failure.
May 1, 2012
Established firms in the media & entertainment space struggle to prosper in the Digital Age. New business models, enlivened by technology, erode traditional sources of profit. What possibilities for reimagining the business exist? In this article, innovation architect Doug Collins suggests one avenue to pursue: consider the benefits that come from learning how to convene a community on the critical question by embracing the practice of collaborative innovation. Apply the practice to help people work to their potential.
April 27, 2012
After reaching their first peak of convincing Accipiter to implement an innovation program, now begins the actual work of creating and executing a plan that will make the organization more innovative. The path seems daunting at first, but Marlow has enough experience under his belt to guide the way.
April 25, 2012
Do you often find yourself procrastinating on important, yet non-urgent matters in order to take care of the stuff that needs immediate attention? This all-too-common circumstance also takes place on a larger scale. Bengt Järrehult walks us though how to deal with the incremental and breakthrough projects at the same time
April 24, 2012
With an abundance of innovation success stories circulating the net and popular business publications, when do we hear about the other side of the coin – when is innovation not the answer to our organization’s problems? Gijs van Wulfen provides 21 examples of when we should avoid innovating. What are your experiences?
April 20, 2012
Bright and early Monday morning Marlow heads back to Accipiter hoping that the executive promise of a full commitment to innovation has not died down over the weekend. Will all his hard work finally pay off?
