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Tag Archives: Innovation
More Confirmation That Innovation is a Team Sport
A recent study by the Wharton School confirms that innovation is a team sport. The study was prompted by the apparent reduction in innovation during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the work from home regime. Productivity overall has not really suffered … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation
Tagged improving innovation, Innovation, innovation during the pandemic
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Can Your Culture Make Your Company More Innovative?
Well sure, but the issue for many is whether a company needs to change its culture to become more innovative. Much has been written on this topic over the last few decades as the idea of innovation as a driver … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation
Tagged innov, Innovation, innovation archetypes, innovation culture
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Maybe This Explains Some of General Motor’s Issues
Dr. Michael Arena is the Chief Talent Officer at General Motors. He is an expert and authority on talent, and has focused on how to get talent to innovate. He identifies three types of talent involved in the innovation process: … Continue reading
Brick And Mortar Innovation
I’ve written several posts on brick and mortar suicide (just do a search of the site to find them using that term), and to be fair, when I see something one of them is doing well I like to also … Continue reading
Posted in retail
Tagged Brick and mortar, e-commerce, Innovation, Orchard Supply Hardware, OSH, retail
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Changing Innovation Archetypes … Successfully
Shortly after Steve Job’s death, I wrote about the challenge facing Apple to continue its innovation excellence given the archetype they were using was based on the Visionary Leader approach. One of the problems with the Visionary Leader archetype is … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, management
Tagged Apple, Innovation, innovation archetypes, replacing Steve Jobs
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Simple Solutions To Complex Problems
As regular readers know, I criticize the airlines a lot, and for good reason. And occasionally they do something really good, and I have to give them kudos. This one is from Southwest Airlines, and it was simple and cool. … Continue reading
Posted in airlines, competitive advantage, customer satisfaction, Innovation
Tagged Innovation, overhead bins, Southwest Airlines
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Apple’s Innovation Challenges
After Steve Job’s death, I posted a few times about where Apple heads next with innovation. Many people have asked the same questions. With the introduction of the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch (aka iWatch), we are beginning to … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Apple Watch, Innovation, innovation archetypes, iPhone 6, iWatch, Steve Jobs
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Creativity is Not the Same as Innovation
Back in the early 1980s Roger von Oech got everyone excited about the power of creativity. His book, A Whack on the Side of the Head, was a business best-seller as many CEOs believe that if their people were more … Continue reading
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Tagged a whack on the side of the head, creativity, Innovation, innovation vs creativity
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What Is Marketing Anyway?
Classic question, usually answered with a focus on the back-end of Marketing, namely promotion, advertising, brand awareness, etc. Even Al Ries, who I admire a lot, fell victim to this thinking in a recent article. He says CEOs value innovation … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Ries, Innovation, the role of Marketing, what is marketing
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Process innovation vs Product innovation
Much of what is written about innovation focuses on product innovations, especially in the high technology world. While these innovations are often significant, it must be recognized that often a breakthrough or significant product innovation cannot succeed without a process … Continue reading
