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July 1, 2008 Strategy & Leadership Encouraging front-line employees to rise to the innovation challenge ABSTRACT: In this article, Naveed and Patiwat explain our approach for engaging front-line employees in the innovation process. SUBJECTS COVERED: Management Innovation, Innovation barriers and enablers, Leadership COMPANIES CITED:Toyota, BitTorrent, eMule, SourceForge
July 1, 2008 Entrepreneur.com Get Creative: Ignite your team's innovative spark--and watch fresh ideas power your business to new heights. ABSTRACT: In this article, Peter Skarzynski, author of Innovation to the Core, describes how creativity is vital to clearly define customer insights and facilitate true innovation. SUBJECTS COVERED: Business Model Innovation, Consumer Insight COMPANIES CITED: WildCharge, Green Clean, Zen Compound, Global Surroundings
July 1, 2008 US Industry Today Innovation That Works: How to dispel obsolete assumptions and ask new questions. ABSTRACT: In this article Pierre and George explain how to encourage innovation by dispelling obsolete assumptions and asking new questions, as well as the importance of developing and adopting innovation architecture. SUBJECTS COVERED: Business model innovation, Innovation process COMPANIES CITED: Boeing, Cemex
May 1, 2008 Business Innovation Survey 2008 - Portugal ABSTRACT: Strategos Iberia launched The Business Innovation Survey 2008 initiative in order to develop a clear point of view of the state of Business Innovation amongst companies operating in Portugal. The survey, targeting C-Level Executives, includes the opinion of 140 leaders of companies from a variety of sectors. One of the key findings is that there is an increasing focus on innovation as a main driver of growth amongst respondents companies, with 40% of the respondents considering Innovation as a factor of survival for the future. However, despite this focus Portuguese companies have a long way to go in developing a structured approach to this strategic discipline with almost 50% of Senior Executives recognizing that it is imperative to start systematizing Innovation inside their companies.
May 1, 2008 Harvard Management Update Creating the Conversations that Create Innovation ABSTRACT: Adapted from their recent book, Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming The Way Your Company Innovates, this article outlines four ways to make the connection and spark the conversations that make innovation happen. SUBJECTS COVERED: Management innovation, Innovation process & tools, Leadership, Strategy development process
May 1, 2008 Industry Week Bookshelf: Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way your Company Innovates ABSTRACT: Strategos' Peter Skarzynski's late book, Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming The Way Your Company Innovates, is reviewed by Industry Week and featured in its best practice bookshelf. SUBJECTS COVERED: Innovation pipeline, Experimentation, Management innovation COMPANIES CITED: Whirlpool, Procter & Gamble
April 16, 2008 Investor's Business Daily Time to Set Bold Targets ABSTRACT: The best way to spur innovation is by opening the creative channel companywide. Spread the wealth and bring innovation to every work station. Give your employees the tools to stretch their thinking and develop new perspectives. SUBJECTS COVERED: Innovation pipeline, Experimentation, Innovation metrics, Leadership, Management innovation COMPANIES CITED: IBM, Microsoft, Whirlpool April 7, 2008 Daily News and Analysis Companies Should Work Like Venture Capital Firms ABSTRACT: Business model innovation is the new Holy Grail. Companies should look beyond new products and acquisitions to spur growth. SUBJECTS COVERED: Business model innovation, Management innovation, Innovation process and tools COMPANIES CITED: CNN, Procter & Gamble, Google, Shell, Cemex, General Electric
April 2, 2008 Forbes How To Unlock Your Company's Creativity ABSTRACT: Companies large and small have to continue to innovate. The good news is that innovation isn't purely a function of brain wattage and fat research budgets; it lurks within myriad nooks and crannies of any company--from the receptionist to the head of information technology. With the right process and tools, companies can unlock their creativity. SUBJECTS COVERED: Innovation competency development, Innovation barriers and enablers, Innovation process and tools COMPANIES CITED: Netflix, Blockbuster's
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