Strategies for innovating in an economic downturn
A few weeks ago, I asked you to share with me your strategies for maintaining or expanding their innovation initiatives in the current global economic downturn. Here's what you had to say.
Learn to think visually – or else
Jamie Nast, author of the popular book Idea Mapping and the Idea Mapping Success Blog, is one of the most world's most prolific trainers and speakers on the topic of visual mapping. In this interview, she explains why it
How do you Build and Sustain a Culture and Climate for Innovation and Entrepreneurship?
The fifth major issue to be tackled by our distinguished panel of innovation practitioners is innovation culture, specifically: How do you build and sustain a culture and climate for innovation and entrepreneurship, and how do you encourage "smart risk taking" and drive out fear of failure?
Robert B. Tucker reflects on the evolution, current challenges and future of innovation
Author Robert B. Tucker shares some thought-provoking insights into the state of innovation, including its surprising growth to date, what's challenging organizations today and its future outlook.
How do you Connect Innovation to Business Strategy?
The third major issue to be tackled by our distinguished panel of innovation practitioners is connecting innovation to business strategy. Specifically, how do you connect innovation to business strategy, and get the funding and senior management commitment to follow through on both short- and long-term innovation initiatives?
How do you Source and Manage Ideas to Come up with the Best Innovation Opportunities for your Company?
The second major issue to be tackled by our distinguished panel of innovation practitioners is sourcing and managing ideas. This roundtable discussion contains a wealth of ideas for identifying and capitalizing on the best innovation opportunities.
How Do You Define Innovation and Make It Practical and Saleable to Senior Management?
The first major issue to be tackled by our distinguished panel of innovation practitioners is innovation itself. How do you define innovation? And how can you make it understandable and saleable to your organization’s senior management team? As expected, our panelists shared some keen insights and practical strategies that you can benefit from.
David Silverstein: How TRIZ can help to bring structure to innovation
In this Thought Leader Interview, author David Silverstein explains how the TRIZ problem solving methodology can help organizations to bring structure and direction to their innovation initiatives.
Assumptions: A major roadblock to innovation
Of all the roadblocks to innovation, assumptions are the worst, according to Mitch Ditkoff. Read this article to learn why, and what you can do about it.
Tony Buzan reflects on the growth, evolution and future of Mind Mapping
Tony Buzan is the developer of mind maps, a popular visual thinking technique often called the "Swiss army knife of the brain." In this interview, he talks about the growth of Mind Mapping, his company's recent foray into Mind Mapping software and the future of this visual technique for representing ideas and information.
Paul Sloane Talks about Strategies for Creating Effective Innovation Processes
Paul Sloane is renowned as a thought-provoking, entertaining and motivational speaker. His books have established Paul's reputation as the leading expert on lateral thinking and lateral leadership and he has published numerous articles on InnovationTools.com. With his consultancy, Destination Innovation, Paul helps organizations to develop a vision, culture and process for innovation. In this thought leader interview, he shares his thoughts on how to establish effective processes for innovation.
Gerald ‘Solutionman’ Haman talks about innovation challenges, creativity tools and creative workspaces
When it comes to developing and using innovation and creativity tools, Gerald Haman has no equal. In this interview with InnovationTools founder Chuck Frey, Gerald shares his insights on innovation challenges, creativity tools and creative work environments.
How to Foster Innovation using Corporate Imagination Exercises
If you want to make the most of the innovation potential of your employees, you need to encourage and promote the use of imagination. Jeffrey Baumgartner shares some techniques to stretch your team.
Interview with Mark Turrell: How metrics are driving innovation today
Mark Turrell is CEO of Imaginatik, a developer of enterprise idea management applications. He has spent a lot of time researching innovation, investigating new business processes, new product development methods, and innovation metrics. He is truly one of the "deep thinkers" of business innovation. In this interview with InnovationTools founder Chuck Frey, Mark shares his insights on trends in the world of innovation.
Interview with Joyce Wycoff: Making space for innovation
As the cofounder of InnovationNetwork, the visionary behind the annual Innovation Convergence conference and tireless author and supporter of organizational innovation, Joyce Wycoff is in a unique position to comment on its current state and future possibilities. This first Innovation Thought Leader interview contains some great insights from this leading thinker in the world of innovation.