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Field Notes – April 2010

BY James TodhunterTue May 11, 2010

It’s good to have a bit of time back in the office to catch up on things. In April, I was traveling for over half of the month; visiting with innovation teams at companies in France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the ...READ»

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Finding Sense ( and Dollars) In The White Space

BY James TodhunterFri May 7, 2010

Spring is a time of change and transition, just right for reading a new book on innovation. “Seizing The White Space” by Mark W. Johnson is the latest volume to come from Innosight, and seems to be right the right thing ...READ»

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Collaboration For Innovation: Why Can’t We All Work Together?

BY James TodhunterTue Apr 6, 2010

A recent article on ComputerWeekly.com noted that 80% of CIOs are increasing their investments in collaboration tools. At the same time, many organizations are struggling with restrictions on which tools may be used. For ...READ»

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Innovation Without Representation

BY James TodhunterTue Mar 16, 2010

As I was pulling out of the Government Center Garage the other night, I noticed an interesting license plate on the car ahead of me. The Washington, D.C. plate sported the phrase, “Taxation Without Representation.” ...READ»

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How’s That Hope Thing Workin’ For Ya?

BY James TodhunterTue Feb 2, 2010

Well, okay… I admit that I’m annoyed. When Obama was swept into office, the winds of change seemed an unstoppable force, and many likened Obama to JFK. Now, Obama has distanced himself from JFK by essentially scuttling ...READ»

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Innovation - Getting It and Getting It Done

BY James TodhunterTue Jan 26, 2010

As with most things, when it comes to innovation there is a huge difference between getting it and getting it done. Everyone wants to get it; but the rewards of innovation are only enjoyed by those who get it done. There is ...READ»

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Where to Open Innovation?

BY James TodhunterFri Jan 15, 2010

Right after I gave a talk at the Open Innovation Summit in Orlando on overcoming some key obstacles of open innovation, I had the chance to talk with Business Week’s Michael Arndt. We had a great chat about future ...READ»

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Looking Ahead To A Good Year Of Innovation

BY James TodhunterFri Jan 8, 2010

I don’t like to wish time away, but I am glad to see 2009 is behind us. It was a very challenging year thanks to one of the worst financial climates in decades. No thanks to the blind squirrels in Washington, some ...READ»

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Field Notes - November 2009

BY James TodhunterWed Dec 16, 2009

Coming off my company’s global user conference, I started November with a two week, round the world trip visiting clients and partners in nine cities and six countries (France, Germany, U.K., China, South Korea, and Japan). ...READ»

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Obama and Innovation – What You Said

BY James TodhunterMon Dec 14, 2009

The old saying goes “Better late than never.” So while the Innovating To Win poll on governmental economic intervention and innovation closed two months, the results of the poll are at the bottom of this posting. The question ...READ»

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Reflecting On The Open Innovation Summit

BY James TodhunterTue Dec 8, 2009

Last week I spent a few days at the inaugural edition of the Open Innovation Summit. Considering this was the first year for the event and that December is not a great month to host conferences in, I think it was well ...READ»

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A Nose for Innovation

BY James TodhunterMon Nov 9, 2009

Before leaving on my current world-wide innovation tour, I packed Robbie, my two year old Bernese Mountain Dog, into my car and drove to Top O’ The Hill Farm in Ayer, Massachusetts, to participate in a two day tracking workshop. It made for a fascinating weekend as Robbie and I learned the methods of tracking and observed our classmates in the process. Of course, I am always on the lookout for innovation lessons in everything, and this event provided many. Here are a few innovation lessons I took away from Robbie’s first foray into the world of tracking.READ»

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Report From Power To Innovate 2009

BY James TodhunterMon Oct 26, 2009

What a week it was! Last Thursday and Friday Invention Machine held its annual Power To Innovate conference. The event was well attended and drew international representation of users of Invention Machine Goldfire ...READ»

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Finding New Market Opportunities Through Systematic Innovation

BY James TodhunterWed Sep 16, 2009

It has been more than a year since the bottom fell out of the financial markets, and companies around the globe are still struggle to figure out which way is up. There are some early signs of hope, but the future is still is still ...READ»

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Looking For Innovation? Try Looking In The Mirror!

BY James TodhunterThu Sep 3, 2009

There are too many "innovators" around and not enough innovation... -- @dduhamelAs I was discussing the intricacies of defining a semantic processing engine for a language which has no formally defined morphology this morning, I ...READ»

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Deloitte Poll Highlights Weak State of Innovation Practice

BY James TodhunterTue Sep 1, 2009

In case you missed it, a recent on-line poll conducted by Deloitte confirms the dismal state of innovation practice in companies. At a time when companies need to produce more vehicles for value delivery to climb out the ...READ»

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Towards Automated Innovation

BY James TodhunterWed Aug 19, 2009

There are many pleasures that innovation practitioners get from what they do. The satisfaction of creating and delivering a high value solution where others had failed to see the opportunity, the knowledge that what you do is ...READ»

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Harnessing Knowledge for Innovation – What You Said

BY James TodhunterTue Aug 4, 2009

Knowledge is the raw material of innovation. When an opportunity is recognized, when the underlying challenge is understood, we leverage our knowledge and experience to synthesize the new concepts that are the core essence of our ...READ»

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Know Your Innovation Course

BY James TodhunterWed Jul 15, 2009

Flying was huge part of my father’s life. He was the mechanic and navigator on a good will flight from New York to Bogota in the early days of flight. That’s him on the left in the photo of the two man crew just before leaving ...READ»

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Reasons To Block Innovation

BY James TodhunterFri Jul 10, 2009

“Keep your friends close, and keep your enemies closer.” – Sun-Tzu The momentum behind innovation continues to build at companies around the globe. Everywhere I go, I hear and see great things about new initiatives and ...READ»