This week in IM: Your New Year’s Resolution for Innovation

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Featured Company Don't wait for your next great idea. Get inspired at Wharton Executive Education. Innovation Tournaments, a dynamic new program offered by Wharton Executive Education, will teach you how to manage the process of innovation within your organization. Join other executives March 18 – 20, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA to get tools you can use to uncover new opportunities for strategic growth for your company or organization. Learn More Your New Year's Resolution for Collaborative Innovation InnovationManagement.se | January 8, 2013 The New Year offers a quiet time for reflection and reappraisal over a fine, locally brewed winter lager. How will I spend my time wisely? What will I do better? What will I do differently? Do I return the juicer from Aunt Ethel? In his first article of 2013, innovation architect Doug Collins suggests a New Year resolution for people who practice collaborative innovation. Read more 2013: Think Different InnovationManagement.se | January 2, 2013 2013 will be the fifth year of economic crises in a row in western economies. It creates problems to be profitable on the short term. Downsizing and cost cutting are essential. But in the long run you cannot survive on doing the same things in a cheaper way. 2013 will therefore be a perfect year for a disruptive shift in mindset in your company. Read more Driving Innovation by Corporate Venturing InnovationManagement.se | January 7, 2013 Corporate venturing is becoming an important tool for big companies to complement internally driven innovation activities. However, becoming a serious player in corporate venturing requires governance principles and creates cultural dynamics which do not fit into existing corporate environment easily. This article discusses those challenges in detail and suggests ways how to deal with them. Read more The Promise of Innovation Management Standardization InnovationManagement.se | January 7, 2013 Previously in the Standardization Series, we argued that the worth of a management standard addressing innovation will chiefly rest on its ability to provide guidance on how to achieve sustained success through new product, service or business model development. But how will this "guidance" be generally received and which are the key drivers for the adoption of innovation management standards? The following article explains. Read more Fostering Innovation through Effective Risk Management InnovationManagement.se | January 3, 2013 Risk management can provide visibility, analytical insights and governance that can help companies better manage and optimize their innovation portfolio. In this article Adi Alon and Ken Hooper look at learnings from the VC industry and risk management practices to provide three principles that can drive higher return from an innovation investment. Read more The Role of Education and Learning for Innovation InnovationManagement.se | December 27, 2012 In this series of three articles Paul Hobcraft explores the value of knowledge and education for innovation. In part one he opens the discussion by exploring some of the biggest challenges faced by organizations today and provides encouragement to explore emerging practices. Read more Random Word Brainstorming: A Simple, Powerful and Effective Ideation Technique InnovationManagement.se | December 26, 2012 Word lists, because of their simplicity, are often overlooked as a tool for brainstorming. That\'s too bad, because they can be quite powerful and are very easy to use. They leverage the mind\'s awesome associative powers to help us uncover new connections, insights and ideas. Read more How to Deal with Innovation Management When You Are Small? InnovationManagement.se | December 19, 2012 Innovation is frequently marketed as driver of growth and prerequisite for remaining competitive. However, the process is often risky, especially for small or medium sized enterprises in search of ways to successfully manage their new products, services or businesses in a systemic and stable manner. Luckily, tools such as the "A.T. Kearney House of Innovation" are available to lend an essential helping hand. Read more Top Six Components of a Creative Climate InnovationManagement.se | December 20, 2012 Are you thinking about ways to transform your workplace into an environment more conducive to innovation? This article takes a closer look at six components of creative climates that have shown to be significant at facilitating creativity according to new research. Read more Featured Company IESE's Program for Leadership Development (PLD) Ready to challenge yourself and inspire others? Fast track your career through IESE's PLD. Gain solid business skills and a decision-making framework, while maximizing your leadership capabilities. Tailor the program to your needs by choosing a Short Focused Program (Barcelona or New York) or the new Fast Forward Program (Barcelona). Learn more 3 Leadership Tips for Creating Organic Change Forbes | November 19, 2012 Sometimes great innovations happen because they're driven by exceptional leaders. Other times they happen because great leaders knew when to step aside and let them happen organically. This latter type of change only happens when true leadership exists – the type that recognizes initiative, fuels it, and gives it boundaries without killing the enthusiasm behind it. Read more Finding Inflection Points For Innovation Fast Company | November 13, 2012 Your organization's success at innovation defines you as a leader. Learn to drive your innovation by the inflection points – game changes that shift circumstances decisively – you find or create, and you will soon master the three simple innovation moves that drive market success, according to author Seth Kahan. Read more Innovation Isn't Tied to Size, but to Operating Rules The HBR Blog Network | October 31, 2012 Studies and performance metrics have repeatedly confirmed that innovation is seldom proprietary to a given type of entity or dependent on a single context. The key for every firm — regardless of size — is to figure out how to consistently create value in a demanding, ever-changing market notes Nilofer Merchant. Read more Integration of B2B customers in Open Innovation Innovation 3 Blog | November 25, 2012 Open innovation with business-to-business (B2B) customers poses some special challenges, which Frank Mattes explores in detail in this analysis. He describes the four roles of customers in B2B open innovation, how to find the best partner firms and the best practices for integrating your B2B customers into your innovation process. Read more Product Innovation 2013 Feb 19-20, 2013 Berlin 500 EUR How to Implement an Innovation Management System (IMS) using the Balanced Scorecard Framework? Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2013 Lisbon 10%   Read newsletter in a browser | Forward to a friend | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Update your preferences Web: www.innovationmanagement.se Twitter: IM_Innovation Facebook: Facebook.com/InnovationManagement Comments? IMweekly@innovationmanagement.se InnovationManagement.se Box 168, 22100 Lund Sweden Copyright © 2012 Global Innovation Network

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4 Mobile Apps for Better Brainstorming

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Date: Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Subject: 4 Mobile Apps for Better Brainstorming

	Weekly Update 4 Mobile Apps for Better Brainstorming Innovate or perish. In any fast-changing industry, idea generation isn't a luxury; it's a survival skill. Done right, brainstorming sessions help get concepts flowing and bring team members together for … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/trends/4-mobile-apps-for-better-brainstorming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-mobile-apps-for-better-brainstorming What Every Small-Business Owner Should Do Before the Year Ends Although your mood of late may be moving from motivated to merry, there is much that you — and every small-business owner — should do before the year ends to … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/money/what-every-small-business-owner-should-do-before-the-year-ends/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-every-small-business-owner-should-do-before-the-year-ends Intuit Wish Helps Young Entrepreneur Remain a 'Cut' Above the Rest While a majority of his peers were toiling with video games and other common childhood pursuits, eight-year-old Ryan Stadel was becoming the youngest businessman on his block. "When I was … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/local/intuit-wish-helps-young-entrepreneur-remain-a-cut-above-the-rest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intuit-wish-helps-young-entrepreneur-remain-a-cut-above-the-rest 5 Ways to Prevent Smartphone "Showrooming" Smartphones and price-comparison apps have given rise to "showrooming," whereby shoppers browse products in a retail store, check prices via web-enabled mobile device, and then leave empty-handed to buy the … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/trends/5-ways-to-prevent-smartphone-showrooming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ways-to-prevent-smartphone-showrooming 7 Digital Signing Apps for Contracts and Other Agreements <docs, contracts, jv> Leaving a paper trail is so 20th century. Using an electronic John Hancock to sign digital documents can save you time, money, and the environment. Digital signatures got their legitimate … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/money/7-digital-signing-apps-for-contracts-and-other-agreements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-digital-signing-apps-for-contracts-and-other-agreements 4 Ways to Recruit Millennial Workers The Millennial generation can be a bit baffling to small-business owners. After all, why would you want to hire a bunch of overconfident job-hoppers who are addicted to social media? … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/employees/4-ways-to-recruit-millennial-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-ways-to-recruit-millennial-workers 5 Tips for Influencing Shoppers with Fragrance <plaisir> Despite the holiday rush, is your retail shop struggling to stay in the black? It may be time to implement an "olfactory marketing" strategy. That's right: How your store smells … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/marketing/5-tips-for-influencing-shoppers-with-fragrance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-tips-for-influencing-shoppers-with-fragrance 4 Ways a "Buddha Mentality" Can Build Your Business Regardless of your religious affiliation or spiritual beliefs, there are benefits to bringing a kind of Zen to the way you approach business. Here are four ways to integrate a … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/trends/4-ways-a-buddha-mentality-can-build-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-ways-a-buddha-mentality-can-build-your-business 7 Tips for Creating an Employee Handbook  <hr> Is your small business growing? If so, it may be time to codify some workplace rules. Creating an employee handbook doesn't ensure compliance, of course, but it can help to … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/employees/7-tips-for-creating-an-employee-handbook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-tips-for-creating-an-employee-handbook 5 Tips for Military Veterans Starting a Business About 200,000 U.S. military personnel return to civilian life each year. Rather than retire or take corporate jobs, some of them would like to start small businesses. You see, a … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/trends/5-tips-for-military-veterans-starting-a-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-tips-for-military-veterans-starting-a-business In the Trenches: Business Hours Revisited Back in April, I wrote about establishing fixed business hours, and I implemented some soon afterward. The move not only has helped to preserve my sanity, but also hasn't hurt … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/marketing/in-the-trenches-business-hours-revisited/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-trenches-business-hours-revisited Baker's Wish is a Piece of Cake for Intuit For a little more than three years now, Shantal Derboghosian has led a double life. By day, she is an accomplished chemist who holds a master's degree in environmental engineering … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/local/bakers-wish-is-a-piece-of-cake-for-intuit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bakers-wish-is-a-piece-of-cake-for-intuit Colleges Begin to Focus on Creating Entrepreneurs America's universities are filled with the business leaders of tomorrow. In the past, these future executives typically obtained a degree and then headed out into the world to begin a … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/trends/colleges-begin-to-focus-on-creating-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colleges-begin-to-focus-on-creating-entrepreneurs Forget Paper Paychecks: Direct Deposit Can Save You Time and Money Are you still cutting paper checks for employees? Although it may seem easier to stick with procedures you've always followed, automating your payroll system can save you hours per week … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/employees/forget-paper-paychecks-direct-deposit-can-save-you-time-and-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forget-paper-paychecks-direct-deposit-can-save-you-time-and-money How to Turn Your Soon-to-Be Ex-Employer Into Your Startup's Biggest Customer Does your small business meet a need of your soon-to-be ex-employer? Don't ignore this obvious opportunity. Most people want to do business with people they already know, which makes your … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/marketing/how-to-turn-your-soon-to-be-ex-employer-into-your-startups-biggest-customer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-turn-your-soon-to-be-ex-employer-into-your-startups-biggest-customer A 'Sign' of Good Things to Come for In the RA Fitness If there's anything hotter than the weather in Phoenix, it's one of the hottest new group fitness studios in the West. But for Serina Kappes, co-founder of In the RA … Read more: http://blog.intuit.com/local/a-sign-of-good-things-to-come-for-in-the-ra-fitness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-sign-of-good-things-to-come-for-in-the-ra-fitness 4 Mistakes Small Businesses Make with Online Video Marketing When starting any new venture, it's a good idea to learn from the mistakes of others. 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