Ideas Stack: This week in IM: Mashup for Innovation Success

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Tue, Mar 19, 2013 | This week in IM: Mashup for Innovation Success

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Breaking the ISE: Mashup for Innovation Success

InnovationManagement.se | March 15, 2013
Mash-ups are an innovation power tool. Most breakthrough innovations are the result of combining concepts or ideas that at first glance would have no relationship with each other. Finding the relationship between concepts often breaks new ground. This article delves deeper into the concept of mashups and how you can work with it to achieve innovation success. Read more

How a Decision Room Can Enable Change and Innovation

InnovationManagement.se | March 15, 2013
One of the challenges leaders face in times of uncertainty and rapid change is helping senior managers to engage in bigger-picture thinking. To enable this process, a growing number of companies are creating "decision rooms" – dedicated areas that help them visualize challenges and opportunities from a number of perspectives and make better decisions. Read more

How To Get Anti-Innovators Up and Running?

InnovationManagement.se | March 14, 2013
In every organization you have anti-innovators. They are stuck in their habits; are ignorant the world is changing fast and think that they have nothing to fear. Actually, they are quite human. We all love our habits. Gijs van Wulfen explains how to get them motivated. Read more

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Free Product Development Online Conference Focused on Innovation that Works

Registration is open for PIPELINE 2013 – the online conference for innovative product development! Join us Thursday, May 16th to network with peers and connect with expert practitioners and thought leaders who'll share their industry knowledge related to innovation, product development, and product portfolio management. This event is free and online – attend the sessions you choose at your convenience.
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Getting Out of the Commodity Trap – Part II

InnovationManagement.se | March 12, 2013
The basics of Prospect Theory by Daniel Kahneman tell us that we hate to lose 3 times more than we love to win. This mindset, probably deeply engraved in our DNA, has implications on the way we develop and brand our products as we are more prone to reduce the drawbacks we have relative to our competitors rather than to improve our advantages. According to Bengt Järrehult this leads to commoditization. Read more

Electronic Sensory Expansion

InnovationManagement.se | March 13, 2013
Sensory substitution is a method of replacing the information flow of one sense with that of another sense. The research dates back to the 1960s and has been used in various ways to help people with physical impairments. Biohackers and other researchers have recently adopted these techniques to enhance and extend the sensory experiences of the non-impaired with potentially practical applications, some of which might even enter the mainstream market. Read more

Transforming Customers and Businesses

InnovationManagement.se | March 12, 2013
Publisher and entrepreneur Tim O'Reilly offers insights and inspirations that have influenced the successful growth of his business. O'Reilly also challenges companies to think in terms of the kinds of transformations and results they can help customers achieve. Watch clip

Open Innovation Practices Applied to Corporate Venture Portfolio Building	April 11, 2013	Online	Free
The Governance of Innovation: Building an Innovative Eco-System for SMEs	May 21-24, 2013	Turkey
The World Innovation Convention	Nov 20-22, 2013	Cannes, France