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Problems With Open Collaboration6 comments

keithsawyer wrote 2 months ago: A recent article in Strategy+Business (a magazine published by booz&co) notes the pitfalls of op … more →

Tags: booz&co, IBM, open, open collaboration, Open Innovation, Open-Source, PG, strategy+business

Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds

keithsawyer wrote 4 months ago: We’ve heard a lot about collective intelligence, Web 2.0.  Internet-based examples abound: Wik … more →

Tags: Open-Source, Open Innovation, Thomas Malone, harnessing crowds, Steve Lohr, Wisdom of Crowds

Innovation in the 19th Century18 comments

keithsawyer wrote 5 months ago: I’ve just been reading a fascinating new book, Structures of Change in the Mechanical Age, by … more →

Tags: New research, ross thompson, structures of change, Locomotives, Sewing Machines, mobility of workers, workforce mobility, technological innovation

Idea Sharing in Nonprofits10 comments

keithsawyer wrote 9 months ago: The intellectual property issues just keep coming up! (See my previous posts on IP issues.)  Maybe I … more →

Tags: Organizational Innovation, Intellectual Property, IP, Nonprofits, Non Governmental Organizations, NGOs, KidSmart, Lawrence Lessig

The Downside of Downsizing1 comment

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: The reasons for downsizing are usually good ones–the company is losing money, the stock value … more →

Tags: New research, Innovation, downsizing, Layoffs, New Product Development, NPD, Strategic Linking, entrepreneurial networking, deborah dougherty

Applied Improvisation1 comment

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: I just returned from giving a keynote at the Applied Improvisation Network conference, in Chicago … more →

Tags: improvisation, Improv, applied improvisation, Food Fight, Atari 7800, Chicago improv, Mick Napier, Annoyance Theater, Annoyance Theatre

Apple iPhone8 comments

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: This week my Palm Treo 650 died and I replaced it with an Apple iPhone. These first few days, I have … more →

Tags: everyday life, Apple, Innovation, iPhone, iphone 3G, Wintel

Is Innovation a "Business Process"?8 comments

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: I just returned from giving a keynote talk at the Business Process Management Conference. Business P … more →

Tags: Genius Groups, Gary Hamel, Business Process Management, BPM, ITIL, CoBIT, group genius, Six Sigma, Peter Drucker

The Innovation Exchange4 comments

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: Today’s conference at Washington University, called the Innovation Exchange, brought together … more →

Tags: Regional innovation, Enhancing creativity, Innovation, Education, Conference, jeff degraff, christoph loch, carliss baldwin, bill peck

Innovation = Learning2 comments

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: Innovation is the flavor of the month; has been for more than a few months now.  Organizational lear … more →

Tags: New research, improvisation, Collaboration, Innovation, Organizational Learning, Dialogue, adaptability

Dungeons and Dragons3 comments

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: I was sad to read of the death of Gary Gygax, co-creator (with Dave Arneson) of the legendary role-p … more →

Tags: everyday life, Dungeons and Dragons, Gary Gygax, Role Playing games

Measuring Innovation2 comments

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: A long-awaited report on how to measure innovation in the U.S. economy has just been released by the … more →

Tags: New research, Innovation, innovation measure, innovation index, Productivity, Commerce Department

The State of Creativity

keithsawyer wrote 1 year ago: I spent a few days last week in Oklahoma City, as a keynote speaker for an event sponsored by the Cr … more →

Tags: Regional innovation, Enhancing creativity, Creativity, Economy, regional development, Oklahoma, Education, School Reform

How Customers Drive Innovation2 comments

keithsawyer wrote 2 years ago: The annual Booz Allen Hamilton report on the world’s 1000 largest corporate R&D spenders h … more →

Tags: New research, Enhancing creativity

Harvard Creativity Conference2 comments

keithsawyer wrote 2 years ago: Today I’m sitting at Harvard Business School, participating in what promises to be a seminal c … more →

Tags: Genius Groups, creative performance, New research, Enhancing creativity

The Creative Industries Around the World4 comments

keithsawyer wrote 2 years ago: This last week, I visited the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations agen … more →

Tags: Regional innovation, Intellectual Property, Creativity, Creative industries, WIPO, Movies, Videogames

It's Obvious (KSR v. Teleflex)1 comment

keithsawyer wrote 2 years ago: How do you translate a new idea into a profitable innovation? One of the first steps is to get a pat … more →

Tags: Patents, KSR, Teleflex, Intellectual Property, obviousness

New Study Confirms the Importance of Group Genius1 comment

keithsawyer wrote 2 years ago: A study reported in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal, authored by Rob Cross, Andrew Hargadon … more →

Tags: Genius Groups, New research

Reinventing Big Blue

keithsawyer wrote 2 years ago: This week’s issue of Business Week magazine (September 10) has an important story about IBM in … more →


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