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Why I have a problem with the Global Innovation Index

Idea to Value

INSEAD Business School, along with Cornell University and the World Intellectual Property Organisation have just released their analysis of the world’s most innovative countries for 2016. Top 10 Most Innovative Countries 2016, GII 2016. Innovation Leader, Achievers and Underperformers, GII 2016.

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Innovation Software, is it facing the Innovators Dilemma?

Paul Hobcraft

” The book the “Innovation Dilemma” published in 2016 was written by innovation expert Clayton Christensen suggesting even though even the most outstanding companies can do everything right–yet still lose market leadership. source Wikipeda) Today the reversal is happening. A new solution model needs to be found.

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

In the course of this first month of 2016, I was asked a couple of times what my prospects are for the year ahead when it comes to key innovtion issues. Another example is the recently introduced strategy framework by Martin Reeves, Knut Haanæs, and Janmejaya Sinha from BCG.

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Why Are We Making Innovation So Complex?

Paul Hobcraft

In most companies, we have small, dedicated innovation teams of five to 10 people trying to take on this Herculean task of growing a business through innovation. Is this good or bad for the longer-term? Owyang offers a good description and examples that make this a highly useful reference point. Dedicated Innovation Team.

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Digital Innovation Units: Setting-Up for Scaling-Up

Integrative Innovation

The labs find it particularly difficult to develop innovations that are distant from the core business. By analyzing the DIU setups of the surveyed companies, Strategy& identified four DIU archetypes – each associated with a specific operating model: Laboratory (10% of DIUs): Small team focusing on ideation. blockchain).

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Putting Brainstorming in its place

Jeffrey Phillips

What research or background has been developed? Have you seen the 2016 presidential race? Groups are often poor decision makers where information is less than perfect. For example, a pocket knife can help you chop down a small tree, but how much better is an axe, or even a chain saw to do the same job?

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Invest in Innovation Skill Building

Gregg Fraley

I thought by this year in history (2016) everyone in the business world would have a clue as to how to do ideation (aka brainstorming) properly. Training in basics like brainstorming, but also more advanced concepts like innovation cycle management, frameworks, and facilitation of innovation teams and projects. Wow, not even close.