News alert on business innovation
Dear readers,
This “gro!” blog has been changed into “Business Innovation Flash” which is hosted on the website www.gro3.com. Those who want can subscribe on this newsalert (for free, for the moment though :p) at http://www.gro3.com/sections/nieuws/subscribtion-flash.htm .
Friendly greetings,
Dirk De Jongh
Editor gro!, now Business Innovation Flash
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Bloomberg (January 25, 2010) – When does a thought become an idea, an idea become an invention? When does a doodle become a drawing? How do we know how long a thought has been rolling around in someone’s mind? Is an employee required to share all thoughts about better versions of products or services? The world of intellectual property has many gray areas when it comes to innovation. … read more
Business Standard (January 26, 2010) – Value innovation can help improve efficiency across the organization and deliver better results. … read more
But the truth is that new businesses are set up everywhere–especially in tough times like these. Whether it’s by choice or by necessity, starting your … read more
You want to collect ideas, refine them, and select the best for implementation. Implement locally. Since most small innovations are limited to a department … read more
The communications industry does not always get much bang for its R&D buck. But new research shows a correlation between companies that meet or exceed their new-product launch plans and those that are more effective at open innovation. … read more
How do you identify a new business opportunity? Or decide which among several has the best chance for success? Professor Raffi Amit answers these questions … read more
They called for more tolerance, diversity, communication and creativity. All are traditional weak areas. Chang Sea-jin, professor at the National University … read more
Through New Product Blueprinting (the process described in his book), his company helps clients bring clarity to the “fuzzy front end” of product … read more
New business models, “mini crowds”, and self-respect could mean online communities thrive so client and creative talent benefit alike … read more
