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Innovation in the News

Use this page to stay up-to-date on the latest research studies, trends and best practices in organizational innovation and creativity. Innovation in the News summarizes the latest business news stories about innovation and creativity, and provides you with convenient links to the full stories elsewhere on the Web. You won't find a better "executive summary" of innovation news anywhere on the Web!

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2/9/2010
 

BusinessWeek (February 8, 2010) - The most effective way to achieve meaningful change in business is to enable collaborative innovation across cubicles and industries. Most innovation doesn't require inventing anything new. It is often just a matter of combining and recombining capabilities across disciplines, organizations, and sectors. The problem is that those capabilities are often impossible to access.

2/9/2010
 

15inno.com (February 5, 2010) - The open innovation team at General Mills uses small business cards to describe the products and technologies they are seeking open innovation initiatives. It has proven to be a very simple and inexpensive way to get the word out, in addition to their highly-regarded Connect and Develop crowdsourcing website.

2/9/2010
 

Appleton Post-Crescent (February 5, 2010) - Many organizations are recognizing that open innovation skills and capabilities are not just optional, but required to compete. External co-development is now becoming well accepted, and many of its techniques are important to commercial success regardless of the industry. It was clear from the large and varied attendance at last week's 2010 Co-Dev Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., that many companies are taking notice.

2/9/2010
 

SOA World (February 4, 2010) - Goldense Group, Inc. will hold its 11th R+D-Product Development Metrics Summit in Metro Boston on May 4-6, 2010. The application of metrics and measures in effective and productive ways by officers, managers and top professionals is the focus of the event.

2/8/2010
 

15inno.com (February 3, 2010) - Here is a list of questions from Stefan Lindegaard that people who are interested in open innovation can use to gauge the state of corporate initiatives. The list can also be use for interviews with companies and thought leaders in this field.

2/3/2010
 

Phil McKinney (February 1, 2010) - One of the constant challenges for an innovator is to prove the value of their work. Many believe that innovation and creativity cannot be measured and therefore will always struggle with getting the respect it deserves within an organization. The perception that innovation impact cannot be measures is a myth. At the same time, its not a slam dunk either. The challenge is getting an organization aligned on what the right metrics and measurements.

2/3/2010
 

Creativity and Innovation Blog (February 3, 2010) - There is no manual that says exactly how to do this or how much you are likely to spend innovating but here is a common sense approach that seems to work well.

2/3/2010
 

24/7 Innovation (February 1, 2010) - Although homogeneous teams are often more efficient, having a bunch of "yes men" working for you is not the answer for long-term growth. When people think too much alike, new ideas struggle to surface. In these homogeneous climates, innovation and growth suffer.

2/3/2010
 

Litemind (February 2, 2010) - Do you want to be fully creative? To not only have wild ideas, but to actually create and bring remarkable things to life? There are four distinct roles to be performed for the creative process to be as effective as possible. Each one requires that you play different characters, with different mindsets and skills. The roles are: Explorer, Artist, Judge and Warrior. Learn how they help unleash your creativity and how to master the skills each one requires.

2/3/2010
 

15inno.com (January 28, 2010) - Here are three reasons why communication is a key element if you want to succeed with open innovation.

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