7 Sources of Innovation (Peter Drucker, 1985)
The Unexpected“The Unexpected” source of innovation comes as a result of unexpected success, failure or outside events. In Peter Drucker’s book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” he explains how Macy’s...
View ArticleThe Masters of Innovation
I enjoyed reading about the innovators in this reading and I particularly enjoyed reading the footnotes. I actually laughed out loud when I read some. Table 2-1 is the essence of the article in...
View ArticleInnovation Opportunity to Fix Our Broken Medical Structure
There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal (I think it was Saturday, September 23) about a private health insurance company and the reason for its success. The leader of the organization...
View ArticlePain-Gain Map for Smart Parking Grid
The "Pain-Gain Map" appears to have come from the website Gamestorming. http://www.gogamestorm.com/?p=593To be successful, your product or service must appeal to the customer and it must outweigh the...
View ArticleToyota's Secret
The A3 tool that Toyota has used for years to sustain success is much more than a problem solving tool, though it is excellent for that too. The strength, and perhaps not so obvious, lies in the...
View ArticleWhy Big Companies Can’t Innovate
I would title this “Why Big Companies Won’t Innovate” because I believe they can, if they want to. This article struck a chord with me because the company I work for is large and change is...
View ArticleCan A Company Today Survive On Inbound Marketing?
Can a company today survive on inbound marketing? Why or why not? What is the role of outbound marketing?It depends…inbound marketing is a good fit for businesses that have small marketing budgets...
View ArticleSmarkIt Market Opportunity
Our project is the startup company called "SmarkIt". SmarkIt is an intelligent parking solution service that will be marketed in East coast states with cities that have population greater than 100,000...
View ArticleJust SmarkIt!
I have an important meeting tomorrow morning– I’m interviewing for my dream job at Boston Consulting Group in downtown Boston. I’m so excited and very nervous about it. My interview is at 10am, one...
View ArticleLeadership Style/Team Interaction
By nature, I am extroverted and loquacious. There are up sides and down sides to these characteristics. I have also recently (graciously) been given feedback that I think my idea is the right idea...
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