promote shadow IT
Excerpt from book: Mashup Corporations: The End of Business as Usual: “Understand that you have capabilities outside your IT department, and use them! Shadow IT is not new and exists in every company. It’s been there, lurking just out of sight of your support teams, not necessarily hidden, but implemented by workers who need new tools, procedures, and workarounds that are not yet acknowledged by IT policies. They use their innovations every day to get their jobs and personal tasks done. With every class of graduating students, a more tech-literate labor force emerges. This labor force is creatively innovating both … Continue reading promote shadow IT
gutter cleaning robot
Looj by iRobot . Little “robot” that cleans the gutters is really nice product. I showed the web-site to my friends, and they loved it too. If it priced like it’s mentioned ($99), everybody will love to have it.youtube video Continue reading gutter cleaning robot
bijelo-plavi.com
I created a website seven years ago with content about my favorite football club: NK Osijek. Few months ago it was transfered to new domain http://www.bijelo-plavi.com and new guestbook, forum and gallery was added with re-design of web-site. I hope, that it’s an example how small contribution can make a difference. My half an hour or hour per week is generating a content which is viewed from a large number of club’s fans.Forum has already 100 members, and the daily number of visitors is constantly increasing.The official web-site of NK Osijek is not well accepted by the fans, so my … Continue reading bijelo-plavi.com
19.20.21
Web-site with presentation of today and future’s supercities.Very interesting is to see the biggest cities in history (1000,1500). I’m astonished that Vienna had the same population in 1900., like it has today. Also world population clock looks marvelous.http://www.192021.org/ Continue reading 19.20.21
innovation incubator
Yahoo created an offsite incubator called Brickhouse infuse itself with startup energy,(BusinessWeek, Feb. 26). Its job is to shorten the time it takes to bring new ideas to market. “The goal is to take the idea, develop it, and make sure it’s seen by senior management quickly. They need to iterate, see customer reactions, and launch fast. How does the Brickhouse model work? Any of Yahoo’s 13,000 employees can submit proposals for possible new products. Up to 200 ideas are submitted each month. A council of five top company executives, votes for only the best five to 10. Before Brickhouse … Continue reading innovation incubator
don’t fall in love with your idea
This is the topic which is important for all innovators. It’s important not to fall in lova with your idea, because you wan’t see the improvements which can be made to advance your innovation.It’s also important to sometimes let go your idea. Then you can go to the next idea without ‘regrets’ to an old one. Continue reading don’t fall in love with your idea
web 2.0
In 19th Century people had only books which was printed from small number of publishers. In 20th Century Radio and TV broadcasted content for masses. at the on of the century Web Pages entered into human lifes with it’s content and with many web-masters among us. In this Century Video has gone to Internet where everybody can be the author and the star of the day. Everything is shared and with Web collaboration, we are somehow again in the similar situation like in 19th Century concering the document sharing. Of course, now the number opportunities are bigger and we can … Continue reading web 2.0
personal flag
What a great web site: http://www.wearemulticolored.com/ you can create your own flag with flags of the country of your origin and the one that affects you or you dream about going to. Continue reading personal flag
water-ads
I like this product! Ads that clean streets This is the text from: http://www.springwise.com/ The British company’s Street Art service uses high-pressure cleaning machines to wash brands, logos and adverts onto dirty pavements. First, clients provide their design, and SAS turns it into a giant stencil. Then, working at night, the SAS team blasts the stencil with water and steam on dirty walls, roads, pavements or even road signs. The result is a sparkling clean image in the shape of the company’s logo or message. Nothing but water and steam are used, and it’s all perfectly environmentally friendly and legal, … Continue reading water-ads
catnapping
I can do it, but catching an hour or two of sleep sometimes can be very useful thing. It’s surely refreshing and Margharet Thatcher, Winston Churchill were masters of catnap, as it’s also Richard Branson – I took this from his book(Screw it, let’s do it). Continue reading catnapping
baby TV
If we had ask people 20 years ago, do they need cell phone, we will get an answer in most cases “Why would I need it?”. If we had ask teenagers 20-30 years ago, do they need a music television, they wouldnt know the answer. The consumer don’t know what they need, so MTV has become an icon for teenagers and the success of cellphone is well known. One occasion, when I was feeling like a consumer is when I subscribed to IPTV only because of one channel which I couldn’t receive via satelite dish or via terrestial TV. I … Continue reading baby TV
the business of innovation
The interesting show was broadcasted on CNBC half a year ago – http://www.innovation.cnbc.com, here is some interesting excerpts: Companies that are successful innovators and which are able to sustain innovation over time are the ones that create a culture in which innovation can happen at any level at any time. They create a Culture of Innovation. Paul Saffo of the Institute for the Future says managing innovation “…means cultivating an environment where lightning can strike twice.” So how does a company do this? What these successful companies discover is that they need to embrace the act of attacking their cherished … Continue reading the business of innovation
inno corner
In every location or building in company, there should be the small innovation corner. It should have a shelf with innovation magazines which are pubilshed inside the company or corresponding outsider magazines. Also, if there is a innovation program inside the company, it should be announced with broshure, poster or/and leaflet on that corner.This should be the place where somoeone who wants to dring a tea or coffee alone could come and read something interesting and inspiring.So, only thing needed is a shelf, magazines and a place for that! Continue reading inno corner
idea campaigns
It’s always the question, is it better to give a system a try, with just advertizining innovation inside the company or launch an idea campaign? Idea campaign with good incentives can result with big number of filed ideas, but the quality of these ideas can be doubtful. There’s also the issue, can you hadnle big number of ideas the same time, and how it will effect to innovation climate inside company if big number of filed ideas will be refused. Something is the middle is the anwer: have an idea campaign, but let it go for the whole year, and … Continue reading idea campaigns
japan’s inno offensive
I saw today an article in Red Herring, where innovation strategy of Japan’s goverment is described. What’s interesting is that Japan is planning to reform scholl and university system in order bring their young people more to other countries(continents) and to have more time before deciding about future career. Other requirements, such as ‘increase investment in science and technology’ may sound normal. After so many talks about China and India, it’s good to hear something from one of the world’s most innovatiing country. Continue reading japan’s inno offensive
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