Achieving an Innovation Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.” The famous quote is attributed to Peter Drucker, who pointed out that culture is a strong driver of how a company behaves and plays to win. We can safely say the same applies to the importance of culture for innovation performance. A company’s culture can both hinder […]
How Google Manages Continuous Innovation in a Rapidly Changing World
How Google Manages Continuous Innovation The innovation challenge Most companies face significant challenges in terms of innovation. The products and services that generate current income must be continually replaced by new and improved offerings to customers. The advantage that many companies have in terms of skilled labor and a strong market position is about to […]
Making Open Innovation Stick
The publication, in 2003, of Henry Chesbrough’s book “Open Innovation” spawned a movement that has since swept across the industrial landscape and changed forever how companies think about innovation. The ideas were not new. In some cases they date back to the 1960s to the work in inter-firm R&D collaboration and they borrow from other […]
Collaborate when you innovate
In this first article of a two part series we examine collaborative innovation at the front end of the innovation process. We examine how bringing in new voices from outside your organisation can help to drive breakthrough innovation and push beyond the typical incremental thinking. In a second article in early 2012 we will look at the backend of innovation, i.e. how to use collaborative innovation to develop and experiment with new opportunities.
No innovation without collaboration
Collaboration – one of many popular buzz words in the corporate and design literature today. And with good reason, collaboration is without a doubt one of the most effective, critical aspects of creating a properly functioning innovative company culture. Yet, it’s a surprisingly elusive concept. As a former professional musician, I can tell you that […]
