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Abstract: Innovation is difficult for mature, slow-growth businesses and often results in long line extensions rather than high-profit, game-changing innovations. Companies, especially those focused on food and consumer products, need to rethink their...
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Abstract: How do successful inventors, entrepreneurs and writers come up with the big ideas? Constantly looking and keeping an open mind are important, but the critical ingredient is exposing yourself to things outside your usual purview. Published: October...
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Abstract: Increasingly companies are using input and feedback from online communities to help with the creation of knowledge, products and services. Though the practice is in its earliest stages, there have been notable successes. This article from The...
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Abstract: P&G is using "design thinking" to tackle difficult business problems. While this may seem like the latest innovation buzzword, P&G is using the technique to generate effective ideas and, more importantly, change its culture...
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Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and SecondLife are four leading companies in the online world of social networking. What would happen if Apple suddenly jumped into the fray? That was the challenge posed to 41 students at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business...
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Abstract: War games are commonly used by the military to evaluate strategies, explore scenarios and reveal unexpected weaknesses. This Economist article explores how war games could provide valuable insight into how your competitors might react to your...
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Abstract: Think you have to solve those big problems to move ahead? Think again. Sometimes the best way to a solution is to skip over it. Published: June 2008 Author: Daniel Burrus Link: Reliable Plant
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Abstract: Lessons that student-led movements for social change can teach executives about innovation. Published: May 30, 2008 Authors: John Hagel and John Seely Brown Link: BusinessWeek
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Abstract: How did Kodak survive the digital transformation of the photography business that used to represent 70% of their business? By focusing on growth and including accountability as part of its innovation framework. Published: May 14, 2008 Author...
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Abstract: In this YouTube video filmed last fall, Presidential candidate Barak Obama presents his innovation agenda at Google's Mountain View headquarters. Link: YouTube Posted: November 14, 2007
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Abstract: Threadless churns out dozens of new items a month - with no advertising, no professional designers, no sales force and no retail distribution. And it's never produced a flop. A look inside the most innovative small company in America. Published...
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Abstract: "Embarking on a new product or service should be easy with the resources of an established company at your disposal, right? Not necessarily. If you’re launching a start-up within a bigger company, you’ll have a host of issues to overcome...
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Abstract: "CEO Eric Schmidt describes the simple principles driving the company's steady stream of innovations." Published: BusinessWeek, April 29, 2008 Author: Robert D. Hof Link: BusinessWeek
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Futuristic Course Alerts Students: World Is Changing While You're Studying By John Gregory FUTURISTIC COURSE ALERTS STUDENTS: WORLD IS CHANGING WHILE YOU’RE STUDYING By John Gregory Welcome to edge , the course launched this past Spring to prepare...
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