Are you thinking about creating a new company or developing a new technology? Maybe you should have a look at the Business 2.0 article titled “20 Smart Companies to Start Now”.
Month: October 2006
User-Driven Innovation
User-driven innovation is a hot topic. Many companies are starting to realize that innovation can come not only from the Research & Development department but also from the interaction with partners, suppliers and customers.
My RSS Feeds
Some time ago I remember what a struggle it was to keep up to date with my favorite websites over the net. Basically I would run through my bookmark and check each one individually. The process was time-consuming and inefficient, to say the least. Then one year ago I discovered RSS, and things changed, for the better.
Design and Innovation
Can we use design as an instrument to foster innovation? Apparently (certainly!) yes, and that is the argument of a recent Business Week article titled “The Talent Hunt”. According to the article many corporations – including Nike, GE and Intel – are turning to design schools to discover innovative managers.
Disruptive Innovation
The disruptive innovation is probably one of the most important innovation theories of the last decade. The core concepts behind it circulated so fast that already in 1998, one year after the publication of the theory, people were using the term without making reference to Harvard professor Clayton Christensen or to his book The Innovator’s Dilemma (Harvard Business School Press).
Top 10 Business Myths
People commit many mistakes when trying to transform an idea into a commercial venture. In order to clarify some of those “classic mistakes” Ron Garret wrote an exhaustive article over his blog titled “Top ten geek business myths”.
Knowledge vs. Information
Most of the people agree that knowledge and information are two distinct concepts. But do they also agree upon the differences that separate the two concepts? Not really.