Comments on: Innovation Upgrade: How Global Shifts Will Change Your View on Innovation http://www.15inno.com/2009/06/10/innovationupgrade/ Open innovation, social media tools and intrapreneurship Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christian DE NEEF http://www.15inno.com/2009/06/10/innovationupgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Christian DE NEEF Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:48:29 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=574#comment-249 As organizations have become more mature over the years, they have moved away from the hero model (everything relies on precious people) and they have adopted reliable processes. Hence the relative success of CMM, ISO, and other 6 Sigma. Of course, overly reliance on process isn't good either, but it's dangerous moving back to the hero model! Of course, to be successful, to turn ideas into revenue, intrapreneurs are required. And companies need to nurture those. But not relying on them only... @cdn As organizations have become more mature over the years, they have moved away from the hero model (everything relies on precious people) and they have adopted reliable processes. Hence the relative success of CMM, ISO, and other 6 Sigma. Of course, overly reliance on process isn't good either, but it's dangerous moving back to the hero model! Of course, to be successful, to turn ideas into revenue, intrapreneurs are required. And companies need to nurture those. But not relying on them only…

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]]> By: Gordon Rae http://www.15inno.com/2009/06/10/innovationupgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Gordon Rae Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:45:07 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=574#comment-248 Are you talking about changing people's views on innovation, or changing innovation? Because the arguments you make might support the former, but I'm not sure they support the latter. The Internet enables many more people to have access to much more information, but the changes that follow are disruptive, and not linear. Human beings interpret information personally so that we can act collectively. Adding more inputs and more nodes creates lots of new challenges for processing information, filtering, and co-ordination. Are you talking about changing people's views on innovation, or changing innovation? Because the arguments you make might support the former, but I'm not sure they support the latter. The Internet enables many more people to have access to much more information, but the changes that follow are disruptive, and not linear. Human beings interpret information personally so that we can act collectively. Adding more inputs and more nodes creates lots of new challenges for processing information, filtering, and co-ordination.

]]> By: Paul Hobcraft http://www.15inno.com/2009/06/10/innovationupgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Paul Hobcraft Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:31:57 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=574#comment-247 To a large degree the shifts were already taking place on changes before the present crisis, what has happened is it has forced more people to think this through in new ways, and that is no bad thing. All the points you mention are contributing to these manifesto needed for change. The key is information and managing and extracting knowledge, and motivating and utilizing the resources to handle this. Increasingly I come back to two critical aspects that need to come into play far more in the future: 1. The acceptance of intellectual capital (Human, Structural, Relationship) as a more equal partner in managing, structuring and valuing. 2. The ability to absorb and this is where the theory of "absorptive capacity" needs establishing through its three stages of a) accessing capacity- to connect and link to external networks through more growing collaborations, b)anchoring capacity- ability to identify and embed this fresh external knowledge that matters the most and articulating its meaning potential internally, and c)diffusing capacity- harnessing the collective ability to assimilate new knowledge,practices, technologies and then commercialise them as the critical capacity for innovation to happen. Regards To a large degree the shifts were already taking place on changes before the present crisis, what has happened is it has forced more people to think this through in new ways, and that is no bad thing.

All the points you mention are contributing to these manifesto needed for change. The key is information and managing and extracting knowledge, and motivating and utilizing the resources to handle this.

Increasingly I come back to two critical aspects that need to come into play far more in the future:
1. The acceptance of intellectual capital (Human, Structural, Relationship) as a more equal partner in managing, structuring and valuing.
2. The ability to absorb and this is where the theory of "absorptive capacity" needs establishing through its three stages of
a) accessing capacity- to connect and link to external networks through more growing collaborations,
b)anchoring capacity- ability to identify and embed this fresh external knowledge that matters the most and articulating its meaning potential internally, and
c)diffusing capacity- harnessing the collective ability to assimilate new knowledge,practices, technologies and then commercialise them as the critical capacity for innovation to happen.
Regards

]]> By: Yvette de Ruiter http://www.15inno.com/2009/06/10/innovationupgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Yvette de Ruiter Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:41:52 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=574#comment-246 hi Stefan, thank you for this, and every other, article on innovation! In my company we just recently becoming aware that we have to shift paradigmas on innovation, top down strategy, explore different ''oceans" etc. Your articles help me to touch base, explore new directions, set goals, get moving and learn along the way! best wishes, Yvette hi Stefan,
thank you for this, and every other, article on innovation! In my company we just recently becoming aware that we have to shift paradigmas on innovation, top down strategy, explore different ''oceans" etc. Your articles help me to touch base, explore new directions, set goals, get moving and learn along the way!
best wishes, Yvette

]]> By: Martin http://www.15inno.com/2009/06/10/innovationupgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Martin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:49:19 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=574#comment-245 Hi Stefan, I agree and may add to your points 'the emergence of Innovation Community Management™' : <a href="http://nextstreams.blogspot.com/2009/06/twitter-and-innovation-community.html" rel="nofollow">http://nextstreams.blogspot.com/2009/06/twitter-a...</a> Best Martin Hi Stefan,
I agree and may add to your points 'the emergence of Innovation Community Management™' : http://nextstreams.blogspot.com/2009/06/twitter-a…

Best
Martin

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