We have been following a bit of a theme lately on valuation methods and selecting innovation projects. This was started with my post on some research that we have been doing on valuing innovation projects. Using surveys and quantitative analysis the study showed that traditional valuation methods such as net present value inhibited innovation. However, […]

Last week I talked about how I use Malcolm Gladwell’s TED talk in my innovation courses. Another one that I use to illustrate how the innovation process is changing is the talk by Charles Leadbeater: The innovation lessons are a little easier to pull out of this one, since it is directly about innovation. Leadbeater […]

I was doing some work with a company this week, and ran across one of my pet peeves. The organisation itself was very exciting. We interviewed over 20 people about various projects that were going. To a person they were smart and engaging, with great ideas, vision and energy. It was invigorating. The number of […]

In a recent post Tim mentioned a comment by a representative of an Australian university tech transfer office at an investor’s conference the other week. As Tim says, he was declaring the death of open innovation and a return to ‘sensible’ IP strategy, where we patent everything and then try to sell it or license […]

I have a confession to make. Although I have been teaching business strategy and innovation management for over ten years there is always a doubt in my mind over the value of what I bring into the classroom. If you looked at my collection of PowerPoint slides and readings, you would see a bag of […]

In all of my longer innovation courses, I use this video by Malcolm Gladwell in the first lecture. It’s his TED talk from a few years ago, and if you haven’t seen it yet, it is well worth your time: Gladwell recounts the story of Howard Moskowitz, who did the consulting work that led to […]