http://managementinnovationgroup.com Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:37:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MIG founder John Zapolski and Strategos principal George Chen discuss common fallacies that hold companies back from succeeding with innovation. http://managementinnovationgroup.com/ideas/the-seven-common-myths-of-innovation/ Recently MIG principal Scott Hirsch recorded a podcast with John Furrier of PodTech at the Under the Radar early-stage technology conference. They discussed technology-focused startups that drive by the rear-view mirror, open vs. closed networks, and why it's the most visionary people that drive innovation. http://managementinnovationgroup.com/ideas/podcast-with-scott-hirsch/ Social Media -- media created by the public in online communities -- represents an inherently different paradigm of communication than traditional mass media. For customers, social media facilitates new ways of connecting, sharing, and organizing relationships and information. For companies, social media offers innovative approaches to marketing, media, product development, ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/ideas/can-large-companies-succeed-with-social-media/ Social media takes audience participation to a new level, as readers become reporters, commentators, and even editors. For businesses, the many opportunities include building communities of loyal customers, reduced content creation/acquisition costs, and increased audience size through viral marketing. But there are threats as well: the barriers to entry may ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/ideas/social-media-and-value-creation/ "Innovation often originates outside organizations, in part because successful organizations acquire a commitment to the status quo and a resistance to ideas that might change it." — Nathan Rosenberg In the business press today, innovation is the new currency of corporate success. BusinessWeek, Fortune, Fast Company, and even Harvard Business Review ... http://managementinnovationgroup.com/ideas/a-crisis-in-innovation/ How does design impact a company's ability to successfully innovate over the long term? Some companies manage to have a track record of innovating over long periods, while others are hit and miss, and some others struggle ever to do it. Why? And how does design make a difference? http://managementinnovationgroup.com/ideas/design-is-not-a-strategy/