The Seven Common Myths of Innovation
Innovation is by far the hottest management issue now and, surely, your organization is abuzz with the rhetoric of innovation. But, here’s a question: Is your organization, like so many others, suffering from a massive rhetoric/reality gap? If you say “yes,” then it is likely your organization is blinded by one or more of the seven deadly myths of innovation.
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PodTech Podcast with Scott Hirsch
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.
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Can Large Companies Succeed with Social Media?
Social Media offers companies innovative approaches to marketing, media, product development, and overall customer relations. But so far, small companies and start-ups have dominated this space. Can large companies play too? We think so.
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Social Media and Value Creation
Social media takes audience participation to a new level, as readers become reporters, commentators, and even editors. This poster presents an overview of value creation through social media in contrast to broadcast and interactive media.
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A Crisis in Innovation
In the business press today, innovation is the new currency of corporate success. BusinessWeek, Fortune, Fast Company, and even Harvard Business Review point to innovation (and often to its step-sister, design) as the solution to all that's wrong in our on-again, off-again economic recovery. Innovation, it seems, is the savior of U.S. domestic brain trust as services move off-shore, the source of profit margin in an increasingly price-competitive world and the path to becoming the next celebrity CEO. Innovation has become our modern-day holy grail: if only firms can capture innovation in the same manner as Google or Steve Jobs, they will have secured a plush competitive position in the 21st century.
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Design [is not a] Strategy
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?
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