by | Mar 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
In my last post I discussed four dimensions of innovation. Innovation is a very broad term, and impasses in understanding often result when people are using similar terms to describe very different things. In summary: Innovation for Optimization –...
by | Mar 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
A couple of months ago I was discussing models that help to think about focusing innovation efforts with Hutch Carpenter. I said I would post one that I use, and Ooops! I forgot to do that. So here’s a model that I often use when...
by | Feb 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
We hear a lot about the need to break down silos, to look outside of the usual venues for innovative ideas, and to embrace new points of view. In this day and age, we have access to more information from more sources than ever before. At first glance, it would seem...
by | Feb 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last night I attended a panel discussion on Smart Medical Devices, put on by the Biomedical Engineering Society. There was a lot of discussion about the definition of Smart Devices, new technologies (which were very impressive), and ultimately the...
by | Jan 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
I received an email from a regular reader of this blog asking the following question: I need to think about an interesting topic to do a 10 min presentation to my Global Consumer Insights Vicepresident. If you were him, what would you like to hear about from a CI...
by | Jan 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
This weekend I read a fascinating article by Columbia professor Dr. Robert Jervis in the Boston Globe. He wrote about the way our brains make connections, how these connections inform our decisions, and how this process could have contributed to the incorrect...
