Patricia Seybold conducted a case study concerning “The Anatomy of Innovation”. One of the main results is a kind of checklist for innovations within large organizations: Hire an outside renegade. Have him build and sell his vision. Let him create his own team. Locate the team off-site. Take a blank slate approach. Create a blueprint [...]
Creativity is thinking of new and appropriate ideas whereas innovation is the successful implementation of those ideas within an organization. In other words creativity is the concept and innovation is the process. William Coyne, Senior Vice President for R&D at 3M This quote deals with the core of my dissertation which is about “systems to [...]
This illustration of a “Corporate Innovation Machine” presented by jpb.com credit: jpb.com reminds me of (and goes largely along with) the New Concept Development Modell (NCD) published by Koen et al. in 2001: credit: IRI | Research Technology Management
I really like Jim’s illustration of the birth of a big idea: credit: Innovating To Win Blog This schematic picture is not only a great – because of it’s simplicity – explanation of the (at least one-person) innovation process it also describes the differences between data, information and knowledge according to Helmut Willke. But in [...]
Via the Endless Innovation Blog I’ve found an interesting post about things fostering a culture that supports innovation. Here are a few strategies suggested by experts to encourage innovation that might surprise you: Hire naive misfits who argue with you; encourage failure; avoid letting client input limit your vision; and fully commit to risky ventures. [...]
