Active in roadmapping, but encountering difficulties? During a webinar on Product Line Roadmapping by Paul O'Connor of The Adept Group, a majority of participants indicated that this was their case. It may be of interest therefore to touch on some issues I noted recently after discussions with... Read More

Few people can start a buzz quite like Elon Musk. Even his cars get people to stop and stare as they drive down the street. Me? I actually offered a guy at my gym money if he’d let me drive his Model S around the block. (He declined. Turns out if you spend $70,000 on a car, you’re not willing to... Read More

A recent virtual series, The Consumer Goods Innovation Exchange, brought together innovation and new product development professionals from leading consumer goods firms such as PepsiCo and Kimberly Clark to share their stories of success and lessons learned in their journey to transform the... Read More

I attended the recent ASTP Conference in Oslo, and was fortunate enough to be there as the conferenced honored one of the key people behind the success of that organization who is leaving that organization. She certainly can be described as a magician when it comes to managing a conference. It was... Read More

I’m a fairly organized person, but I have my moments. Occasionally I misplace a thing or two, but rarely something like house keys that sends me into panic mode. Usually instead whatever I uncover is often a serendipitous little find. Read More

Preparing for an upcoming portfolio review? Engaging in strategic portfolio planning? Then it is important to check whether sufficient progress has been made on the top innovative initiatives. Or has development been slower than planned, because the targets set in the strategic portfolio have been... Read More

The failure rate of new products is often over 50%, and can be as high as nine out of ten in some industries. A recent conference, Best of Food and Beverage Packaging, featured innovation professionals highlighting the implications of technology and trends in food and beverage packaging. Their... Read More

My usual office view is a beautiful one. From my desk at the Wellspring offices, I can see straight east in downtown Chicago, with a great view of the John Hancock building. This last week, however, that view changed a bit as the company picked up and moved to Louisville, Kentucky – just for a day. Read More

Recently, I presented at the Chief Innovation Officer Summit (CINO). The CINO conference management asked for my thoughts on the following questions. I thought inKNOWvations readers may also be interested as well. Read More

Recently, I presented at the Chief Innovation Officer Summit (CINO). I have wondered for some time how the market would differentiate between the two CIO titles and roles that have evolved in the corporate world. The traditional CIO stood for Chief Information Officer of course which had enterprise... Read More