A model for understanding your innovation portfolio
Much has been written on the subject of innovation portfolios. I’ve found that there is a difference between models used in the service sector versus …
Innotown: the best experience you’ll ever have!
I attended two Innotown Innovation conferences in Alesund, Norway. This year they moved the conference to Stavanger. It is by far the best innovation conference …
Expressing your dominant idea; replacement for vision statement?
Innovation in business has got us to a point where a rethink of the vision statement is needed. I’ve written about this before by stating …
The influence of socio-spill on social networks
I just arrived in Liverpool, UK from Madrid, Spain – it is the ultimate in language and cultural difference. I’ m still surprised by the …
Ecogenetic thinking
Bringing together ecosystem thinking and genetic thinking you have Ecogenetic thinking. A kind of thinking that gets an organization to function like an ever changing …
Megawaves of change and the notion of rhythm; an introduction
We have been trying to make sense of change drivers since the beginning of time. Sayings like “change is the only constant”, “change is part …
Heritage products and the link to innovation
Heritage products are everywhere and we can’t live without them. We become even more dependent when our taste buds or emotions are influenced. Take products …
The situation trap
Clayton M. Christensen calls is disruption. Abernathy and Clark calls it radical innovation. But, at the end of the day industries and companies find themselves …
Platform operating models and platform-as-a-service options
The morphing of platform models and service models has resulted in a movement now focusing on platform-as-a-service. Platform operating models can be used in a …
The relationship between the participative customer and economic customer
The role of the customer has evolved where the act of co-production plays a more dominant role than in the previous era. This has been …