April 2010

Is Apple’s iPad really all that innovative? And what the answer means for your new products

Well it looks like Steve Jobs has done it again. Not only has the iPhone become the largest source of Apple’s revenue, the iPad introduction has far exceeded most analysts expectations at 300,000 units. But come on – can you really call the iPad inventive? It’s just a tablet PC. After all, hasn’t that already [...]

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Green – just hype or source of real innovation?

I just read a humorous WSJ article from Penn Jillette (Yes – of Penn & Teller fame) on the death of Hummer. No surprise, but he said something quite provocative: “American auto manufacturers are thinking in terms of electric vehicles so the disgusting smoke will come out of coal smokestacks many, many miles away, and [...]

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Naked Innovation – three fears that mask opportunity

Patrick Lencioni’s new business fable,  Getting Naked is a short, but thoroughly enjoyable read about how being open, vulnerable, and transparent can help consultants and service companies do a better job for their clients. But it got me thinking beyond that: “Doesn’t getting naked benefit product companies too? Can’t new product innovators uncover more unmet [...]

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Doubling speed to market: the TOC approach – Part 3

Here’s Part 3 of my interview with Business 901′s Joe Dagger where we discussed open innovation as a tool to elevate the innovation bottleneck. If you’re not familiar with Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints, Elevate is step 4 of his 5 focusing steps. While the first 3 steps are focused on better utilizing your existing capacity, [...]

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