“The Method” – introduction
How to make innovation process simpler, more efficient and more successful? I tried to explain it using a term “7innovation”, so here is the Method 🙂 Continue reading ““The Method” – introduction”
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Process Innovation – Zara
Zara. Many of us wandered around their trendy shops or browsed their top-of-the-class website without knowing very much about company behind that brand. So, what makes this Spanish brand so successful?
Simply: Zara is one of greatest examples of process innovation.
Developers and ideas, hm… (How to convince a developer to write down an idea?)
Developers are creative beings, they find new solutions on a daily basis, so they somehow have to be creative? Yes, but…
They are often very reluctant in submitting or explaining their ideas. Continue reading “Developers and ideas, hm… (How to convince a developer to write down an idea?)”
Innovation Culture at Google
Repetitive Innovation: Lars Bratsberg at TEDxStavanger Continue reading Innovation Culture at Google
How to encourage young minds?
I just came back from the conference held on my hometown’s University and one of questions after my presentation was: “What can average student do after graduating to have a successful career?”.
Of course, unemployment is big problem here and many youngsters are going abroad (the same problem as in other parts of East or South Europe. The economic crisis, underpayment, nepotism… So, what to do?
Middle Managers and Innovation?
Is the one of the biggest innovation barriers in corporate world today – the way to convince middle managers to contribute in innovation?
What Angry Birds Can Teach Us About Innovation
Case 1: 6 PM, I’m home after work and relaxing with my 6 and 4 year old sons. We are laying on the balcony and everyone is playing on iPhones or iPad the same game: Angry Birds.
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Rewarding Innovation
Here is my paper “Rewarding Innovation – Influence of rewarding system to the innovation” from XXIV ISPIM Conference held in Helsinki 16-19 June 2013. Continue reading “Rewarding Innovation”
Are you Radiohead, U2 or?
Do your innovation capabilities rely on single product or you are delivering continuous improvements or innovations?
Well, here is an example from the music industry, I will try to make a point by using the examples of my three favorite bands: Radiohead, Suede and U2. Continue reading “Are you Radiohead, U2 or?”
10 Apps for Creativity
Using smartphones and tablets is a big help for every creative person and here is the collection of apps that can help in unleashing that creative spark everyone has inside.
Start of Innovation in Software Development Companies
How can any software developer become an Innovator? Is it possible that innovations exist in any software company?
Software development in small and middle size companies can be encouraged in the same manner as in big companies. The effort and the time spent surely must be scaled, but the general principle which should bring the innovation culture into the teams can be copied.
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The Zero Phase of the Innovation Process
The “zero phase” of the innovation process is to convince the very first person to get behind your idea.
Idea can be shortly explained to a colleague at work or to a friend at the coffee shop, where first comments should encourage to further thinking and reshaping of idea.
Eric Ries explaining “The Pivot”
Great short video on “Fast Company” where Eric Ries (writer of the book “The Lean Startup”) is explaining his term: The Pivot – link The easiest way to explain it – remember what the pivot in handball match is doing … Continue reading Eric Ries explaining “The Pivot”
Review of Unleash Your Creativity App
Great review of Unleash Your Creativity App is coming from United Kingdom, tnx:
A neat and practical app for creative stimulation ★★★★★
Gently Turning Down Ideas
Ideas are going through the innovation funnel and only few percent will reach the end. What’s happening with the army of ideas lost inside it? How will their creators find out what happened?
Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex (TED video)
Great TED presentation: Continue reading Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex (TED video)
Creativity – a Birthright
Everyone is born creative, kids are so creative, and human beings made the civilization and modern technology with this gift. But, when people hear what I’m doing, they always start to ask similar questions like:
How can one become creative?
Which ideas have the best chance?
How can I know what already exists?
But, I don’t have a chance from here?
Presentation of Unleash Your Creativity App
What’s similar with innovations and soccer?
Where are similarities between innovations and youth academies at soccer clubs?
Think about a soccer team that have around 500 kids in youth categories. All kids are in training process for years and after some period selection is done. Then, only the best will play in the first XI in their category.
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How to be more creative?
Here is the small insight from my iPhone/iPad App “Unleash Your Creativity“:
15 tips to help you make more creative:
1. talk with creative people that you know
mobile app “Unleash Creativity” soon available
I’ve been trying to find the way to publish short book. First, I try in my country, but I couldnt do it without sponsors. The market is simply too small for this topic. Next was to try to do it on english. Well, that’s not so easy, there are too many books about innovation that comes to stores eery year. Many of these book are too scientific, others covers similar stories which are repeated over-and-over again. So, how to make something innovative? Maybe it’s the smartphone application! There are not so many apps about creativity, so I figure out that … Continue reading mobile app “Unleash Creativity” soon available
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