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Innovation · 2010
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Product lifecycle 2.0 and the era of instant obsolescence
This graph represents the model of product life cycles as taught in business schools for the last, oh, I don't know, 100 years? Companies would innovate, and introduce a new…
Back to work, back to innovation
It's the first day of school and my family is busy getting back to work and school and life in general. It has been an extraordinarily difficult summer. My wife, two teenage sons…
Why innovation thrives in the building of sandcastles
I'm now into a bit of a slow stretch for some summer; postings here will be slow for a time. Years ago, inspired by similar times, I wrote about how innovation thrives in the…
Video: The collapse (and end?) of product life-cycles
At the recent Consumer Electronics Association CEO summit in Ojai, CA, I focused on how social networks are coming to have a huge impact on brand perception. But aside from that…
The 10 Most Important Innovation-Themed Rock Documentaries of All Time!
With all the keynotes I do, I spend a huge amount of time on airplanes -- and often end up going through a lot of video. As of late, I've seen a number of rock documentaries, and…
The Masters in Business Imagination Degree!
With a lot of university graduations and commencements, it might be a good moment and pause to think about a degree that colleges and universities should be offering their…
Video : What do innovative organizations do?
What do innovative organizations do? They re-orient themselves for an economy in which their ability to react to fast paced change will increasingly define their success. In this…
"Whoah, dude, what happened?"
Are you surrounded by people who simply don't "get it?" Who are oblivious, blind, completely unaware of just how much business model change is occurring out there? Here's the…
Innovation: "We need to suck less!"
I'll often be lined up for a conversation with the CEO of a client organization when I'm preparing for a private client CEO leadership/innovation keynote. It's part of a careful…
The big secrets of innovative organizations!
I've been quite priviliged through the years to be able to observe, within my global blue chip client base (which includes clients such as the National Australian Bank; Diners…
What's your tin can?
Have you been to your local grocery store as of late? Have you seen the StarKist Tuna plastic re-sealable pouch? That little package – a new product innovation if there ever was…
10 surefire ways to destroy innovative thinking
With all the upcoming leadership events and keynotes that I have on my schedule, I'm on a pretty constant stream of planning conference calls. As I dig into the culture and…
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