Innovation Notes: May 30, 2008

by Jason Haley 30. May 2008 02:47

A couple of book reviews:
Book: Product Experience, experientia
Book Review: The Innovator's Guide to Growth, Jeffrey Phillips

A couple of discussions about design:
ZIBA Design president on authenticity, experientia
IDEO's Tim Brown on design thinking in HBR, experientia

Other interesting blog entries that I found:

Innovation and the Economy, Jennifer
Discussion of an entry on Seeking Alpha - Greenspan: Bubbles Are a Necessary Part of Innovation

Costco a Leader in Innovation, Jennifer
Discussion of another entry (Costco Wholesale is a Top Innovator at a Great Value) which outlines the details of Costco and the types of innovations they keep coming up with.

Innovation - How do You Enable Techies to Innovate?, ChristophDotNet
Short entry, with several references and links, about how companies are starting to recognize that there is value in innovation outside of just the R&D division of companies.

Watch and Learn, Jennifer
Talks about an entry from Innovating to WinInnovation Idea Sources - What Do Your Votes Say?, which is about the results of a poll asking the question "What sources of innovation ideas do you find most valuable?" ... "Watching trends outside my industry" was the biggest.

Brainstorming - Learning the Power of the Mind Map, Rick Mahn
A short entry introducing some of the mind mapping tools out there - in case you aren't familiar with them.  A good link from the entry which is about mind mapping a small brainstroming session: How To Plan A Month's Worth Of Posts In 30 Minutes Flat

The personal innovation imperative, Innovation Weblog
Talks about how the new book The Game Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with Innovation, by A.G. Lafley and Ram Charan is a wake up call for middle managers and how the book is talking about the need for personal innovation.  A good quote from the entry:

... the authors’ comments seem to imply a certain air of inevitability about innovation: Whether you like it or not, it's coming to your organization, sooner or later. Now is the time to begin developing your skills in the area of personal innovation, so that when your company does decide to get serious about it, you will be ahead of the curve rather than trying to play catch-up.

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