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A Remote Innovation Brainstorm Method

Destination Innovation

In acknowledgement of their method they called themselves ‘The Postal Service’ and the album they released in 2003 was called ‘Give Up’ It was well received and sold over one million copies. Three singles were released from it. You can hear them on Spotify.

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The promise of open innovation

Exago

While the idea goes back to the 60s, Henry Chesbrough, faculty director of the University of California’s Center for Open Innovation, coined the expression ‘open innovation’ in 2003.

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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

But in 2003 the company was $800m in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy. Lego is now revered as one of the most innovative and successful companies in the world. The turn around in its fortunes has been spectacular. It is currently rated the number one toy company in the world and the world’s most powerful brand.

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Why do we Underestimate the Power of Progress?

Destination Innovation

Life expectancy in Kenya increased by 10 years within the ten period of 2003 – 2013. A tsunami, a car bomb or a rebellion all make for sensational news but stories about steady improvements in living standards do not. This is quite remarkable but not newsworthy.

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Customer Service Makes You Money

Innovation Excellence

In 2003, Marton Anka, the founder of LogMeIn, now GoTo, spent three hours a day in Budapest crossing a bridge between Buda and Pest, the two halves of Hungary’s capital. GUEST POST from Shep Hyken Necessity is the mother of invention. He hated the “downtime,” so he invented remote access to a server so he […]

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What is the #1 Factor in Whether a Startup Succeeds or Fails?

Destination Innovation

Microsoft launched its tablet computer well ahead of any such Apple products in 2003. Apple launched the Newton “personal digital assistant” in 1993. It was an idea ahead of its time and failed to gain market traction. It ran with a pen-based Windows operating system and was big and expensive. It was a flop.

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Is Myopia the Biggest Threat to Innovation?

IdeaScale

In 2003, Apple introduced the iTunes Store, which tied into their popular iPod. How did Napster, which enjoyed a brief moment of popularity in 2001, back when broadband was limited mostly to colleges, kill a $14 billion industry? The real answer is that piracy didn’t. The problem wasn’t that people stole music.