Monthly Archives: March 2011
by Us on March 25th, 2011
2011 Trends in innovation
Like any industry or concept things fall in and out of fashion. Recently back from the Front End of Innovation show in Berlin, here are our eleven thoughts about innovation trends, in no particular order. Have a scan of the ...More >
by Us on March 23rd, 2011
We heart IMS
All this talk about ideas has given us an idea. Time to explain why we love Idea Management Systems. They make the perfect mate when it’s time to ideate.
by Kate Hammer on March 20th, 2011
An eighth of a cent an idea? You gotta be kiddin’
Where are ideas a dime a dozen? Where are these places where ideas flow so fast and furious that were people’s time the room the utilities, meaning lighting/heating/cooling/wi-fi’ing the post-its where they’re captured all priced: the sum cost for each ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on
Are ideas really a dime a dozen???
There is a pervasive and growing cliché in the innovation business, and it’s starting to drive me a bit nuts, ready? “Ideas are a dime a dozen” and it’s usually coupled with the thought “it’s not about ideas, it’s about ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on March 14th, 2011
Survey shows the pain points in the corporate innovation cycle
Planview just published its 2nd Annual Benchmark Study for Product Portfolio Management (PPM). It’s a public document. For students of innovation, darn fascinating reading, rich with data about innovation. Now, Planview’s “lens” on the data is around the need for ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on March 9th, 2011
Heston’s Innovation Case Study with British Airways
Last night I happened upon a Heston Blumenthal TV program on Channel 4. Kudos to Channel 4 for producing Heston’s Mission Impossible. It’s a must watch for those interested in innovation. Period. The program is all about Heston’s efforts to ...More >
by Kate Hammer on March 1st, 2011
Innovation: strategic AND creative
When ever he was given an either/or choice, my late father’s answer was always: Yes. Underlying this was a belief that the logic of either/or was one based on scarcity, and that a truer response to the world was to ...More >