by Drew Boyd | Jun 20, 2008 | Evaluation Ideas
Relying on mergers and acquisitions for growth sends a signal that you don’t know how to innovate or how to manage it. M&A has other problems, too. Companies tend to overpay which actually destroys shareholder value. At best, firms end up paying full value,...
by Drew Boyd | May 4, 2008 | Evaluation Ideas
Professor Keith Sawyer makes a useful connection between innovation and learning when he writes, “What both innovation and learning have in common is adaptability and improvisationality.” He connects this idea with authors Joaquín Alegre and Ricardo Chiva...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 30, 2008 | The Wheel
For many companies, the catalog of products is the strongest statement of brand positioning a company can make. It is your arsenal of commercialization. So imagine you could peek into the future and see a copy of your company’s product catalog five years from...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 16, 2008 | Subtraction
Choosing an innovation consultant is challenging for two reasons: the client is not always clear what type of innovation they want, or they are not sure what type of innovation a consultant offers. Here are three factors to consider when choosing an innovation...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 4, 2008 | Innovation Method
Jeffrey Phillips outlines a sound approach to the age-old question, who owns innovation? Where does it sit on the organizational chart: There’s not a wrong way to organize, but there are benefits to developing a central team to ensure consistent methodology,...
