Monthly Archives: December 2011
Are You Creating or Replacing?
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Are you creating something new or replacing something that’s already there? If you’re replacing, you need to do much different things than if you’re creating something new. Every time you try to get your ideas to spread, you have to break connections. This is a lot harder if you’re trying to replace a deeply embedded […]
Vote for the Top Innovation Bloggers of 2011
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It’s time to vote for the top innovation bloggers of 2011 over at Innovation Excellence. The list of nominees is fantastic – and a great indicator of the growing community of people that are passionate about innovation. You can vote by leaving a comment on the voting page, or by sending a tweet to @ixchat […]
Innovation Lessons from Hedy Lamarr
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Every time you use wi-fi, bluetooth, a cordless phone (including mobiles), GPS or anything with an RFID tag, you’re using a technology called spread spectrum radio. The first version of spread spectrum was invented during World War II as a method for controlling torpedos using rapidly changing radio frequency to control their direction in a […]
Two Reasons Why You Must Change Your Mind
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One of the frustrating things about following politics is the idea, apparently deeply engrained, that you must never change your mind. If you do, you’re a flip-flopper, or wishy-washy, and you’re clearly not to be trusted. The main problem with this line of thinking is that it is utterly and dangerously wrong. We live in […]
Three Ways to Kill a Business Model
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How do business models get killed? It’s an interesting question. I was talking about business models with Jason Potts last week and he said “maybe the definition of a mature industry is one where the business model has stopped evolving.” This suggests that it’s not technological innovation that changes industries, but rather business model innovation. […]
Innovation Obstacle: Most People Don’t Like New Ideas
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Thirty Great Free eBooks for Innovators
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How to Build Business Metrics – revised
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We’ve written a few posts criticising some of the more common innovation metrics in use, so I thought it would be smart to outline some ways that we can actually develop more effective metrics. Here’s a story that might help: A while ago I was in charge of managing student recruitment for a tertiary education […]
Use Your Value Proposition to Avoid Fatal Business Models
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What do you think of when you think of Swiss Watches? You probably think of high-end brands, that have been making well-crafted watches for many years. Brands like Rolex, or Patek Philippe, or George Clooney and his Omega: Or maybe you think of innovations, like the perpetual calendar, or 24 hour timezone watch, or the […]
The Exigency of Extrapolation
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Noun 1. exigency – an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; I’ve had some jobs in which I’ve performed pretty well, and some where I haven’t been quite so good. Probably the worst job I’ve ever done was part of my portfolio when I was managing sales & marketing for a polytechnic in New […]
