One of the most transformative discussions I’ve recently taken part in during a meeting of innovation leaders in New York was around what will work look like in the future. Like the industries themselves, work within those industries is undergoing radical disruption as well. Most of it is driven by the capabilities of Third
If you think you’ve got your Chief Innovation Officer client contact understood, take a step back and think again. Chances are you are misreading his intentions, misunderstanding his vocabulary and completely missing the drivers that he considers important, including the impact criteria that he is being measured on by his organization. The Chief Innovation Officer
Bridging the Innovation Alignment Gap Creating Innovation Alignment between a Company and its Service Provider In the years of building and managing an innovation practice, the one thing that I’ve concluded is that innovation means different things to different companies. And while most companies insist that their vendors and service providers be innovative, seldom does
The Soft Edge by Rich Karlgaard With a forward by Tom Peters (author of “In Search of Excellence”) and an afterword by Clayton Christensen (“The Innovator’s Dilemma”), Rich Karlgaard writes a book that rivals these authors in depth of perception as relates to determining factors for success in the enterprise. He does so by adding,
Large enterprises are rapidly adopting innovation as a necessary tool to react to competitive pressures, capture new business opportunities or to streamline their operations. Many are creating structured innovation programs aimed at exploring major transformations in their business models. Others are using innovation as an incubator of ideas to target their specific business challenges or objectives.
You’ve heard these. Most likely you’ve even promoted them in your own team activities. Most of them seem hard to dispute and are widely accepted as dogma. Seems hard to argue with any of these: Teams are more creative than individuals To stimulate creativity, get rid of rules and processes Striving for quality is better
I recently participated in an insightful session which focused on the essential elements of an innovation challenge. An innovation challenge is the statement and criteria which drive an innovation effort. It turns out that, without a well-constructed challenge, one which takes into consideration all of the dynamics of the requirement, the innovation results produced, if
Most organizations recognize the importance of innovation in advancing their competitive position or improving their business processes. However, many may not recognize that successful innovation is built on a framework of component functions, each of which is critical to the overall efficacy of the program. These functions, known as innovation framework components, individually define specific
Traditionally, enterprise innovation occurs as part of a structured effort to address targeted and well-defined organizational objectives. Companies challenged to transform an ineffective business model, increase sales, catch up with competition, or establish a market leading position will often turn to formal new idea creation initiatives to execute these objectives. At AT&T, we’ve built a
Creative Dissonance
I recently had the opportunity to attend a beautiful orchestral performance by a contemporary composer. The music was serene, with a soothing melody aimed to evoke a sensation of calm and order. One could clearly hear the musicians all aligned in the single purpose of carrying the balanced message forward, each instrument contributing its tone
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