It’s time to wrap up the series of posts on innovation for now… I’ve tried to lay out some of the processes I’ve seen work and identify the most common pitfalls. In summary: Every long-lived company eventually innovates. It’s up…
Category: Innovation
From Development to Production: The Innovation Process. (Part 3 of 3)
Like Stage 2, more often than not, Stage 3 never happens at all. Also like Stage 2, folks from Stage 3 often get involved too early in the process. It’s very simple: focusing on costing and execution at the idea stage never works. Ever. The place for that is Stage 3: Production.
From Idea to Development: The Innovation Process. (Part 2 of 3)
More often than not, Stage 2 never happens at all. The idea stage often ends up being driven by a huge committee and almost every idea gets killed before it grows. When Stage 2 does happen, it’s usually mixed up with the Idea Stage. Unformed ideas get engineered before they are ready and the result is a mess…
And finally… Introducing the Innovation Process. (Part 1 of 3)
When talking about innovation, everyone focuses on ideas. The very meaning of innovation has become inseparable from raw ideas for most people. However, innovation is actually a process with 3 stages: ideas, development and production. The nature and tasks for each stage are quite different. Let’s explore Stage 1: The Idea Stage.
The Fist of (Innovation) Fury! – Part Three
Welcome to Part Three, last in the series on the five foundational elements of innovation. Come and meet the thumb of the Fist of (Innovation) Fury!