by Drew Boyd | Mar 22, 2010 | Innovation Sighting, Technology
Here is a new iPhone application that uses the structured innovation method, S.I.T., to create ideas for your next party. The Party Idea Generator, P.I.G., leads you through a series of steps to trigger original party ideas. It has ten different ways to start...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 15, 2010 | Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Method
Are some customers better than others at developing new concepts? Professor Donna L. Hoffman at the University of California Riverside thinks so. Emergent customers have a unique ability to “wrap their head” around a new concept and improve it. She created a scale to...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 8, 2010 | Design Thinking, Ideation
LG Electronics is about to announce their third annual Design the Future Competition. Last year, more than 800 entries were submitted by consumers with their take on the future of mobile communications. The winning entry is the focus of this month’s Innovation...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 1, 2010 | Google, Innovation Method, Kickstarter
Innovating is a form of competitive behavior. When we innovate, we compete with someone or something. We innovate to survive. We innovate for glory. We innovate to win. Leaders of organizations need to understand and leverage this competitive aspect of innovation to...
by Drew Boyd | Feb 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
There are a 183 million pet fish in the United States, more than double the number of dogs. Fourteen million U.S. households have fish. During the past decade, the pet fish category grew by more than 20% making it one of the fastest growing in the industry. For this...
