in Creativity, Innovation
There’s a very interesting article on the history of camouflage in the Atlantic. It profiles one of it’s leading innovators, Guy Cramer, and a new concealment innovation called Quantum Camouflage.
Though the history of camouflage up to today is very cool, there is a paragraph I want to highlight regarding Guy Cramer’s thinking about innovation.…
Steve Denning on Lean Startups – Part 1 and Part 2
Quantity vs. Quality in Collaborations – HBR
State of the Art Innovation Management – MIT Sloan Management Review – via @ralph_ohr
Would You Rather be Revolutionary or Evolutionary? – HBR
How consumerization drives innovation – ZDNet
Copy. Transform. Combine. Secret to innovation is imitation – by @drawar
The Customer isn’t always right – Businessweek
Six Creative Ways to Persuade Your Team to Implement Your Innovation
An Iterative Approach to Innovation Strategy via @ralph_ohr
How to Use Networks to Spread Ideas by @timkastelle
Four Simple Low Resolution Innovation Tests – HBR
The Slow Hunch: How Innovation is Created Through Group Intelligence – RWW
Appropriate Innovation Makes Good Sense by @paul4innovating
This past week I read two amazing customer service stories. First, there’s Sarah Green’s story on how she left her friends house keys with an Amtrak employee because she forgot to deliver them herself before she left for Boston. The Amtrak employee delivered the keys of course.
Then there’s Rick Broida who’s two HP desktop PC’s died within two weeks of each other, and ended up getting both PC’s repaired for free without a warranty.
Go ahead and read them, they’re well worth it.
While both stories are shocking, it’s a shame they have to be shocking. Why can’t these types of stories be the norm?…
The Challenges of Real Change Required by Innovation Consultants by @paul4innovating
Is it true that a relaxed mind is more creative? by @jabaldaia
Choking The Innovation Funnel by @jhenning
The Seven Deadly Sins That Choke Out Innovation – FastCo Design
Innovation Evaluation Framework: The Seven Cs Together by @ovoinnovation
How to Disrupt an Overlooked Market – Businessweek
Combating Four Innovation Lies – HBR
The Slow Hunch: How Innovation is Created Through Group Intelligence – ReadWriteWeb