Jay van Zyl @ ecosystem.Ai

Jay van Zyl @ ecosystem.Ai

The reason most innovation companies just don’t get services industries…

For those that have followed this blog over the years know that I’m a proponent of open, collaborative and more social approaches to innovation. But …

Developing ideas in a corporate eco-system

Idea development is a natural process. It’s the result of problem solving activity, its the result of deliberate acts of creation, its the result of …

Rewarding people for new ideas, or not

Rewards for new ideas is a highly contested and discussed topic in the world of innovation. Let’s look at the concept of an “idea”. From …

A life worth living…

We find ourselves in a changing world where norms, beliefs and dogma are used to provide a sense of grounding. But, the reasoning that’s used …

Extract from banking case study in Built to Thrive

Innovation is under scrutiny in the financial services world as global competitive pressures force organizations to rethink their business models and operating environments. A changing …

The route to self-publication

Every cycle of review produces the same output. I start to nit pick at the smallest out of context, not well described, unclear text, etc …

Consistency and the conflicted view of customization

I once again ve’been running around London from meeting to meeting. The use of underground trains and forging your way through the masses of people …

Socio-spill and the mindset of “copy”, oops “imitation”, no it’s an “improvement”

Travelling through the cities we kept getting glimpses of the contrasting cultures of east and west. In the residential districts your eyes are met with …