Innovation: Failure is not a goal
May 1, 2014
There has been a lot written about the notion that a company that fears failure will never be innovative. I think that’s true. The underlying belief is that if a company doesn’t
Category: Innovation
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Creating a Culture of Innovation in Your Company
March 28, 2014
If you want a creative company, you have to do more than hire creative people. You have to provide those people an environment in which they can thrive — an environment that
Innovation: Geniuses and Perseverers
February 27, 2014
In past posts about innovation, I’ve discussed the so-called “myth of the lone genius.” Creativity gurus point out that even acclaimed inventors, like Thomas Edison, were surrounded by a talented team. Although
Innovation: Is Less More?
February 7, 2014
A little over a year ago, Chuck Frey, Senior Editor at InnovationManagmenet.se, wrote, “Matthew E. May, author of the new book The Laws of Subtraction, believes if we would take a more minimalist
Four Lenses and Ten Types of Innovation
December 18, 2013
In a post entitled Innovation Variety: Doblin’s Ten Types of Innovation, I discussed the ten types of innovation identified by Larry Keeley, Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn, and Helen Walters in their book
Innovation Variety: Doblin’s Ten Types of Innovation
November 22, 2013
Larry Keeley, Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn, and Helen Walters, innovation consultants at Doblin, created quite a stir when earlier this year they published a book entitled Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline
Reminding Ourselves of the Importance of Basic Scientific Research
November 5, 2013
In a post entitled Fostering Genius, I discussed a number of research and academic organizations in and around the Princeton, NJ, area. The organization to which I devoted most of the post
Fostering Genius
October 25, 2013
Eliza Gray tells the fascinating story of The Institute for Advanced Study in an article published in Time. [“The Original Genius Bar,” 22 July 2013] She describes the Institute as “a place
Packaging and Sustainability
September 6, 2013
Manufacturers and retailers know that packaging serves a number of functions. Good packaging protects the products they contain, attracts the eye of potential buyers, and optimizes retail shelf space. More and more,
Some Thoughts About Disruptive Innovations
August 28, 2013
Helge Tennø, a Digital Director at Dinamo AS in Oslo, Norway, recently penned an interesting blog in which he connected Kevin Kelly’s thinking about technology with Clayton Christensen’s thinking about disruptive innovation.
