Are you the best at something nobody needs anymore?

The antivirus on my laptop is Antivir and has been for the past 8 years. It makes me feel that I’m protected from adware, spyware and any sort of thing that can bring down my computer. It also makes me feel proud to say it because I know the Avira team is more than up [...]

Author: Jorge Comments: View Comments Date: 29 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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Innovation posts of the week: Encourage informal #innovation

The Delicate Art of Unauthorized Innovation – Michael Schrage – Harvard Business Review Three Ways To Sustain Your Innovation | Fast Company How Do You Measure An Idea? Innovation and Process: Can’t Have One Without the Other | ITBusinessEdge.com User-Centered Innovation Is Not Sustainable – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review Fighting Against Short-Termism « [...]

Author: Jorge Comments: View Comments Date: 27 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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How to change your customers expectations

Just had one of those exchanges where a business owner says they offer the best customer service but can’t really tell me what exactly is ‘great’ about what they do. Hmmmm…   If you’re advertising that your car wash ‘is a must live experience’ then I have an expectation, and that wasn’t met, especially when [...]

Author: Jorge Comments: View Comments Date: 26 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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You have to set aside time to innovate

So you want big ideas, ideas that others have used that you can plug and play and voila you’re in the game but are not willing to do the soft work. The work that the ‘thinkers’ should do, the work that gives you headaches because you have to use your brain. Sorry to break it [...]

Author: Jorge Comments: View Comments Date: 24 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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Innovation posts of the week: Break patterns. Create new ones to spread your ideas

    Break connections to get your ideas to spread – Innovation Leadership Network   User-Centered Innovation Is Not Sustainable – Harvard Business Review   Six ways to fail at innovation – Imaginatik Blog   7 Ideas to Stimulate Experimentation in Your Organization – Management Excellence   Top 11 Ways to Implement a Culture of [...]

Author: Jorge Comments: View Comments Date: 21 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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What’s a simple way to get started in #innovation?

Make sure everyone in the company has a common understanding of what ‘innovation means to you’ and then focus on the challenges and opportunities your business faces

Author: Jorge Comments: View Comments Date: 19 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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Weekend innovation tip: Think BIG like a kid

  I watched one of my favorite movies of all time last night, BIG. Here’s a perfect example of how thinking like a kid again opens all types of possibilities for creative output when navigating a world where most people are used to the same old ideas. If you’ve seen the movie watch it again, [...]

Author: Jorge Comments: View Comments Date: 13 Mar 2010 More: Read more
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