Three essential imperatives: Empowering employees through values, Engaging customers as individuals and Amplifying innovation with partnerships. Leading Through Connections - Insights from the Global IBM CEO Study. (via IBM 2012 Global CEO Study)
A high-tech timepiece that syncs with your smartphone goes from tiny indie project to internet sensation.
I found an interesting link today. Gijs van Wulfen claims that they are 21 situations when you shouldn’t innovate. With an abundance of innovation success stories circulating the net and popular business publications, when do we hear about the other side of the coin – when is innovation not the answer to our organization’s problems? Gijs van Wulfen provides 21 examples of when we should avoid innovating. What do you think? Is he right?
After drive-now (BMX / Sixt) comes car2go (Mercedes) to Berlin. How do 1000 cars come to Berlin. Read it on the MB Passion Blog (German)
Here’s the ‘how to start’ summary for innovation:
- Set the right goals.
- Give the team freedom to create.
- Appoint separate senior management.
- Choose a separate location.
- Mix up the staff.
- Give it time.
- Bring it back into the fold.
The most important ingredients are largely cultural:
- Freedom to fail.
- Free time.
- Training.
Scrum is at the vanguard of a major shift in the management paradigm. The new paradigm is called Radical Management, based on Steve Denning’s book of the same name. What is this shift and how does Scrum fit in? (Peter Stevens)
Project Glass: One day… (by Google) - the logical consequence. After focus on voice (Siri) now focus on eyes. I like…
Pinterest Magazines Business Model: Many Magazines Racing to Capitalize on Pinterest (via Many Magazines Racing to Capitalize on Pinterest | MediaWorks - Advertising Age)
Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan (by Google) Google has announced their self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Here’s Steve, who joined Google for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way.
