Segment 1: Ideation – Creating Killer Ideas The current method … simple questions get simple answers Better questions get better ideas Explore beyond the obvious – SCAMPER Idea Quota Characteristics of the best killer ideas The ideation session has a purpose Consider timeliness in setting the focus and the session Recruit for diversity (executive level, […]
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Segment 1: Having A Focus For Your Innovation Search Where to focus? Moving into new competitive arenas Expansion into new geographies Improvement in industry structure Innovation in value delivery system Innovation in products and services New or existing customers What customer segments that should be the focus of the innovation? YUPPIES YUFFIES MOBY/DOBY WOOFS SKIPPIES […]
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Segment 1: Why do current methods not work? Most ideas are either incremental or unrealistic Not confidence that there aren’t better ideas Lack of follow-through form the list of ideas generated Lack of executive and management support Segment 2: Is there a better way? Killer Innovation Approach Tools Focus the innovation search Ideation by using […]
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Segment 1: Why is innovation important? This is part 1 of the re-created audio for the workshop slides. Innovation acceleration Technology Adoption Innovation Reality Innovation Gap Innovation Delay Innovation Impact Executive View of Innovation The Challenge of Innovation The Value From Innovation Listen to this week show: Why is innovation important? http://media.libsyn.com/media/philmckinney/KI_20071112.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | […]
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Segment 1: Finding and Keeping Innovation Champions What are innovation champions? Passionate about an idea Will do almost anything to see the idea become a reality Why are they iimportant? Give me a person with passion and I can build a team that will succeed An innovation champion, in many cases, is the difference between […]
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Segment 1: Overcoming the Mid-Project Blues Project go through three phases Start-up Enthusiasm Mid-Project Blues End-of-Project Euphoria (blog entry on recent launch) How do you overcome? Remind yourself why you started the project (e.g. go back to you notebooks and re-live the start) Take break … go on vacation Come up with new ideas for […]
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Segment 1: One Dimensional Innovations – Getting out of the innovation rut “One Dimensional Innovations” are when you are stuck in a rut and focusing your innovation efforts in the same area as your competitors Why is it so hard? People tend to focus the innovations in areas where they think they are getting measured […]
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Update 11/17/2013: Do you have what it takes to be an innovator? Its as simple of question to ask as many think. Experts have been attempting to develop tests to identify those individuals who can have significant innovation impact on an organization. One word of caution: I’m not a believer that any test result […]
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Segment 1: Five Hats Method To Finding Hidden Ideas Get out of the rut of how you look/evaluate/organize your ideas Use the “Five Hats” approach Alphabetical Time Location Continuum Category Look for … Non-obvious patterns Strange combinations of ideas appearing next to each other Segment 2: Killer Question Of The Week “What are the assumptions […]
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