by Kevin Dwinnell | Apr 11, 2014 | Blog, Innovation
I’ve had discussions around whether efficiency is at odds with innovation. The discussions are typically along of the lines of cost-cutting measures and continuous improvement are employed to drive bottom line revenue rather than investment in blue-sky...
by brooke | Mar 7, 2014 | Blog, Content, Innovation
Taivara Blog Post by Brooke 5 Steps Entrepreneurs Use to Evaluate Innovative Ideas If you’re going to evaluate innovative ideas, there are several things to looking at. My focus today, however, will be on helping entrepreneurs determine how well an idea aligns with...
by Kevin Dwinnell | Feb 7, 2014 | Blog, Innovation
Economist Patricia Funk wrote, “A rational individual should abstain from voting.” I feel the same way about a heavy focus on design. Voting has a cost – in time, effort, lost productivity – with no real payoff. The odds that your vote will...
by Kevin Dwinnell | Jan 31, 2014 | Blog, Innovation
I appreciate the broad definition of open innovation, as championed by Henry Chesbrough. But I often tend toward a more narrow definition. To me, open innovation is more about making sure innovation is not stifled from the capable people we surround ourselves with...
by brooke | Jan 24, 2014 | Innovation
Taivara Blog Post by Kevin Dwinnell Ideation: Anatomy of a New Product Idea Getting New Product Ideas Flowing If you’re truly starting from a desire to create something new, but don’t have a good idea yet, here’s how you can jump-start that process. Sources First,...
by Kevin Dwinnell | Dec 27, 2013 | Innovation
If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles… If you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle… Sun Tzu (c. 6th century BCE) Chinese general,military strategist, and author of The...
