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TOP 10 Innovation Retweets from June 2011

Posted by Creative Realities on July 6, 2011

Yeah, yeah it’s a bit late.  I know.  We’ve been busy!  And, apparently we’re not alone in that respect in the innovation space.  That’s good, because not only does it mean the economy is trending in the right direction, it means I had plenty to choose from to compile this list.  So, without further ado, here’s what we saw “innotweeted” the most in June 2011:

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Topics: Clay Maxwell, Twitter, trends, bizinovationist, Innovation

TOP 10 Innovation Retweets from March 2011

Posted by Creative Realities on April 22, 2011

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Topics: creativity, trends, Lorie Lin, questions, Innovation, Collaboration, brainstorming

TOP 10 Innovation Retweets from February 2011

Posted by Creative Realities on March 15, 2011

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Topics: creativity, Clay Maxwell, trends, Innovation, Collaboration

Eating Innovation

Posted by Creative Realities on January 28, 2011

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Topics: creativity, Clay Maxwell, trends, Innovation, leadership, growth

Future Pull - Creating a Proprietary Vision of the Future

Posted by Creative Realities on January 19, 2011

Leadership often involves making decisions in the face of insufficient information. This is especially true when it comes to enabling the pursuit of innovation. Doing nothing until the situation clarifies itself is in itself a decision. But, by the time the situation is clear the real opportunity has passed. As Will Rodgers once said “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”

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Topics: Jay Terwilliger, Future, trends, Innovation, Strategic Goals

The Company of the Future

Posted by Creative Realities on November 3, 2010

Two weeks ago, I attended the PDMA 2010 Global Conference, where innovators gathered and traded tips on the latest in innovation business practices.  Several themes consistently emerged from the various presentations – the emergence of open source ideation, the importance of engaging the customer, and a shift toward business model innovation, to name a few.  Reflecting on the conference, I got to thinking about the business trends that seem to be unfolding.  Innovation is happening not just in product development, but in how businesses are run.  What does the company of the future look like?  Here are 10 predictions for 2020.  Some of these developments are a lready happening on a large scale, others are more esoteric.  Although stemming from things I have read or heard, these predictions are admittedly (un)educated guesses.  If any of these predictions came to fruition, they would undoubtedly bring with them new set of challenges, but I believe that in each case, the opportunity far outweighs the complications.
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Topics: Chris Dolan, Future, Stage Gate, trends, Open Source, 20% Time, 20 Percent Time, Innovation