Open Innovation: Dying? …or Emerging?

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Carol Schreitmueller

Top Takeaway: Finally! Some serious and intelligent discussion sorting out the differences between “Outsourcing” and “Open Innovation.” Why does it always seem to take a provocative article titled, “Such-and-Such is DEAD” for these insightful conversations to come to light? At any rate, OI is not dead, China is not asleep at the wheel innovation-wise,  and as [...]

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Crowdsourcing: Longterm Value Creation or Fad?

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Carol Schreitmueller

Top Takeaway: Crowdsourcing: Fun? YES! Value creation with staying power? Not quite sure yet on that one. Reports vary;  inconclusive research.   Looking forward to some [quantitative] follow-up research on quality and/or longer-term sustainability of innovation generated from this methodology, showing that crowdsourced innovations live on well beyond the PR phase.  Seems like there is something [...]

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Innovation: Metrics for the Future?

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Carol Schreitmueller

  Top Takeaway:   Each firm must evaluate their own innovation successes. How? Innovation is the thing we all know we need for success, yet there is no rule book or standard guide for metrics. According to a McKinsey Global Survey, “No matter what form of innovation they pursue, far fewer companies measure it than pursue [...]

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Starting Right: Idea Management Systems

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Carol Schreitmueller

Top Takeaway: Great store of resources and points of view on Dr. Lauchlan A. K. Mackinnon’s www.ideamanagementsystems.com  — well worth looking at with a fresh open mind. New software and systems bring improved efficiency and usability to idea management processes in smaller companies.  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Background: Formalized Idea Management Systems don’t seem to be the norm [...]

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Successful Innovation: Product Realization Next Practices

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Carol Schreitmueller

  December 19, 2009  |  by Carol Schreitmueller   Category: Innovation Success Stories ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Top Takeaway:  “Seattle Innov8″ Roundtable discussion on 11/11/09 focused on one question, “How might we best  deliver innovation / product realization to the marketplace? Read on! Hard for me to believe that organizations who adopt some or all of our recommended “Top 23 [...]

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User-Driven Innovation 101: Taxonomy Puzzle

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Carol Schreitmueller

Taxonomy clarification for user-led innovation: A subset of Open Innovation. Three major buckets of user-led/driven/fueled innovation exist: lead user innovation, firm-initiated or firm-facilitated individual user-driven innovation, and various forms of group user-driven innovation. Invitation for comments/recommendations for authoritative resource for user-led innovation taxonomy clarification.

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Drew Boyd on Innovation Blogging

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Carol Schreitmueller

Summary of Carol Schreitmueller’s 10/30/09 interview with Drew Boyd, author of www.innovationinpractice.com
Drew’s blog was noted on December 2, 2008 by Chuck Frey @ InnovationTools as one of the top 10 innovation blogs in the world to follow — just one year from Drew’s launch.
Drew’s Number One Tip: “Give ‘em Your Best Stuff!”
Simple bullet points on how to start a blog the right way …and how to keep readers coming back for more.

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