by Taivara | Feb 12, 2016 | Change management, Innovation, Uncategorized
Your company needs innovation management because innovation management is key to being a successful company. Underneath all of the buzzwords and startup excitement, innovation management just means to develop new products and services in a conscious and directed way....
by brooke | May 23, 2014 | Innovation
In most startups, resources are scarce and the concept of a “Lean” methodology has taken root. This thinking has resulted in a new model for innovation and startup company launch that reduces overall risk to the startup and its investors. Yet, risk management has not...
by rmcmanus | Apr 18, 2014 | Blog, Intrapreneurship
Intrapreneurial innovation can benefit from involving a member from the sales team at every stage of the Innovation Value Chain (IVC). Involving sales in the innovation development process starts with sourcing ideas and utilizing a salesperson’s skillset for...
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 rmcmanus | Mar 21, 2014 | Blog, Content
Taivara Blog Post by Kevin Dwinnell Involving Sales in Innovation: Ideation Highly publicized leaders in innovation, like 3M and Apple, are known for anticipating customer demand before the consumers themselves are aware yet. This rare form of predictive innovation at...
