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Innovation and New Product Development (NPD) Q&A with Bob Cooper – Part Three

October 25, 2014
During a recent webinar titled The Five Most Important Drivers of Success in Product Innovation – That Most People Get Wrong! with Dr. Robert Cooper, President of the Product Development Institute Inc., he fielded a number of audience questions. Bob is also the creator of the Stage-Gate ® system,... Read More

Who Says Strategic Planning is Not Urgent?

October 21, 2014
I have heard delegates at our annual strategic roadmapping conference say “We have started our roadmapping process, but it has been delayed by more urgent issues,” or “We are having a major re-organization and will not be doing our strategic planning until that is complete.” Of course there will... Read More

Successful Solution Design Workshops and Knowledge Process

October 14, 2014
Key to the successful implementation of an innovation solution is the design of the innovation processes and of the configuration requirements for the software. The activity of solution design, frequently referred to as blueprint creation, occurs during a number of detailed workshops involving the... Read More

How to Plan and Execute Successful Idea Campaigns

October 07, 2014
Shhhh, there is a dirty little secret in idea management: just because you build and run idea campaigns doesn't mean you'll find good ideas. Yes, believe it or not, this happens quite often. Not every idea campaign yields implementable ideas. This is typically not a failure of the tool, but a... Read More

The Top 6 Features of an Idea Management System

September 30, 2014
I was recently asked by an associated of mine what I thought was the top features an idea management system must have or must do. This is an interesting question and I thought I'd share with you what I think and why, but I'd like to hear what you guys think also so please by all means jump in and... Read More

Technology Development and Open Innovation

September 23, 2014
Companies with complex products or processes are frequently engaged at a given moment in a number of activities which can be described in terms of technology development, open innovation or both. In my experience, it is advantageous to link some of these by implementing a technology development... Read More

Sustainability Strategy and Innovation Initiatives

September 16, 2014
Sustainability has become a key aspect of company strategy, discussed at all levels of the organization as well as with customers, investors, and the public at large. However, it is not always easy to demonstrate the alignment of the specific innovation initiatives you are working on with the... Read More

Innovation Club U3

September 09, 2014
In a prior role, I was responsible for leading a bottom-up innovation program at a large Fortune 50. Although I had top level support, the culture of the company at the time was such that the initiative was structured to be bottom-up. I had to win the hearts and minds of people and show value... Read More

Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Growth Through Innovation in Consumer Goods Markets: Making Product Portfolio Management Real

September 03, 2014
Product portfolio management determines the innovation investments businesses will fund—and those they won't—in order to achieve performance goals. For consumer goods firms, these investment options extend across the entire innovation lifecycle and include early-stage ideas, new product concepts,... Read More

Ideas Need a Village to Become an Innovation

August 26, 2014
In 1996, the First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton published a book called It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us. In the book, Mrs. Clinton focuses on the impact individual and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child's well-being.... Read More

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