Innovation in the News

Henry Chesbrough predicts the growth of open innovation in services

Open Innovation Blog (September 3, 2010) - Henry Chesbrough returned to PARC last week, to deliver the penultimate talk in the OPEN series of the PARC Forum speaker program at PARC headquarters in Palo Alto. In his talk, he argued for a customer-centric approach to services, in which they are a core part of the value creation process, rather than considering them as ancillary to it.

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5 Reasons You Don't Have the Time to Delay Innovation

Innovating to Win (September 1, 2010) - If you are procrastinating with respect to innovation because you think you don't have the time, think again. Here are five reasons you can't afford to delay your journey toward building a high-performance innovation organization.

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Survey reveals less than 25 percent of customer ideas become products

BusinessWire (September 1, 2010) - Accept Corporation, a leader in product innovation management, today announced survey results from two polls. The findings indicate a general inability of companies to translate customer ideas into product enhancements and innovation. This represents a significant lost opportunity for companies to develop and market products based on features that customers actually need and will pay for.

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Sam Harrison on how to pitch your ideas

IdeaConnection.com (September 5, 2010) - In this IdeaConnection interview, creativity author Sam Harrison explains how his new book, IdeaSelling, focuses on strategies for presenting and selling your ideas to others.

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The Art of Momentum: Why Your Ideas Need Speed

The 99 Percent (August 26, 2010) - When it comes to creative projects, the minute that we lose momentum, we lose the thread. We become extremely vulnerable to distraction and defeat. Our inner critic awakens, and we start second-guessing ourselves, doubting the possibility of success. Other people's demands creep in, vying for our attention and focus. We start to generate shiny, new ideas that seem even more worthy of execution, tempting us to move onto the next big thing without ever finishing. What can we do to overcome these tendencies?

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Innovation does not start with idea generation

Innovate on Purpose (August 31, 2010) - There is a widely held belief that innovation starts with idea generation. But this isn't true, says Jeffrey Phillips. Idea generation is at best the "mid point" of an innovation process, because by the time you start generating ideas you need to have taken 3 steps.

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Marketing innovation: Keys to open innovation success

15inno.com (September 1, 2010) - Open innovation success requires robust internal communications, according to Jeff Boehm from Invention Machine.

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How to Look to Nature for a Creative Breakthrough

The Heart of Innovation (August 31, 2010) - Nature is a great source of breakthrough ideas. The secret for meeting your biggest challenge, in fact, may have already been worked out thousands of years ago by a bird, an animal, a plant or an insect. Here's how to use nature as a catalyst for your creativity.

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Why Companies Need Pervasive Innovation

Innovating to Win (August 30, 2010) - James Todhunter takes issue with a recent BusinessWeek article entitled "Why Companies Need Less Innovation."

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How Do You Get People to Buy into an Idea? Build a Prototype

Associated Content (August 30, 2010) - How do you get people to buy into an idea? How can you help them to really grasp the concept, understand what it is and to make suggestions rather than criticisms? One of the best ways is to make it real. Build a prototype.

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