When it comes to new product design and innovation, it’s sometimes the most obvious and basic design elements that get overlooked. That’s why involving stakeholders early in design discussions consistently proves to uncover design elements that if left out, could deter potential customers from choosing or interacting with a product. These costly design mishaps can render a
I had the pleasure to talk with Francoise Legoues, the VP of Innovation in the office of the CIO at IBM. We discussed innovation, culture as well as some big trends affecting companies worldwide. Francoise is a long time IBMer. She started in their Physics Department after getting her PhD in Physics from Carnegie Mellon
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During our Collaborative Innovation: The State of Engagement webinar, we were asked, “What sources on collaborative innovation do you recommend?” We answered the question during the talk but promised to collect and broaden our responses, so here they are. Drew Marshall recommends: Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks – Peter Gloor Made to Stick
In the recent webinar reporting the results of the Collaborative Innovation 2012 Survey, presented by Andrea Meyer and Dan Keldsen, the level of engagement was high and the result was that several participant questions could not be addressed in the available time. One such questions was, “As a trainer/facilitator/consultant for innovation, what are your recommendations for
My go-to definition of collaborative innovation comes from John Hagel: “People and institutions getting better faster by working together in flexible and enduring relationships, where collective performance rapidly increases and new knowledge accumulates over time.” It works on paper, and with us innovation junkies. But for your traditional corporate types, it can be a bit
This is the last in a series of posts (Part I and Part II) providing an overview of the recently released Global Innovation Policy Index, developed jointly by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Kaufmann Foundation. The index provides a glimpse into those countries which have put in place a broad policy
Earlier today, Dan Keldsen and I presented findings from the Collaborative Innovation survey in a webinar, Collaborative Innovation: The State of Engagement. We’ll be posting the slides from the webinar shortly, but for now I thought I’d share some of the quotes we received from survey respondents on the topic of “Has your collaborative innovation
In the last post we provided an overview of the recently released Global Innovation Policy Index for 2012, developed jointly by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Kaufmann Foundation. At a high level the index provides a glimpse into those countries which have put in place a broad policy framework designed to
There’s been a lot of media focus lately on new types of personal transportation, namely cars that fly. You may have heard about the one to which I’m referring — The Transition®, built by Terrafugia. The Transition® is designed to give pilots the option to fly, land the aircraft, then fold the wings in and
Recently, we conducted a survey on Collaborative Innovation. My friend and co-contributor, Andrea Meyer shared results of the personal benefits of Collaborative Innovation. Quite impressive! We also asked people what they’d suggest as a first steps. Many wonderful recommendations were given and two main themes emerged: Get management – executive management – corporate sponsorship with