September 30, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Zero Resource Innovation: Your Brains, Our Brawn
While I mentioned in a previous post that becoming a larger company, with operating revenues and processes (some might call that “growing up”) might lead to a dip in the creation and release of new, innovative products, that need not be the case. The fact is is that your team is still innovating in their heads […]
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September 30, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Is Disruption is Good or Bad? Please Stop Arguing!
The idea of disruption excites some people and terrifies others. Consider the recent case of The New Republic, in which a new, disruptive CEO came in and vowed to “break shit.” The company’s top journalists balked, the brand was sullied and the business still struggles. And all for what? Continue reading →
September 29, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Potato power: 2 Sisters starts up ‘world-first’ plant
I’m always interested in how the Food and Beverage manufacturing industry comes up with innovative ways to entice consumers to eat healthier. A lot of market studies and crowdsourcing ideas have certainly made this an interesting industry to watch. But here’s some interesting trends going on behind the scenes over in the U.K. that takes […]
September 29, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
From Startup to Maturity: how to un-kill creativity
In 1998 Teresa Amabile published the article How to kill Creativity at the Harvard Business Review. Believe it or not–it was an inspiring article for me. It inspired me not to find more way to kill creativity, but rather to understand how can established companies un-kill creativity and out-innovate startups. Continue reading →
September 29, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Age Of The Introvert: The Next Big Market
A few weeks ago, I wrote about introverts and how a number of different sources are now saying that introverts could be much better than extroverts at running companies, and I agreed – to an extent. Introverts have a lot of great qualities when its comes to running companies, however I suggested that while running […]
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September 29, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Deliberate Provocation Can Get Your Message Across
We live in a society where people are quick to take offense so we are encouraged to be polite and correct. But sometimes the best way to gain attention for your creative idea is to be outrageously provocative. Continue reading →
September 28, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Giant fans can suck Co2 from atmosphere and turn it into fuel
A few weeks ago I shared how innovative technology can now suck the smog out of the air in large, polluted cities. Speaking of green technology and air quality, a British Columbia company, Carbon Engineering, built the first air-capture CO2 demo plant. This technology works, and is now ready to be implemented on a […]
September 28, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Encouraging Intrapreneurs within an Innovative Climate
In this article for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Brand, I explore the encouragement of intrapreneurs within an innovative climate. Leaders are responsible for creating cultures and climates where innovation can thrive. Continue reading →
September 28, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Let Someone Else Be The Last Mile: Be The Platform
Back before I came to the US, I worked for a cable company in Canada who was part of a consortium which launched the first high speed internet access trials in Canada. Think something like, Xfinity – all of the cable companies in Canada got together to form something we called Wave (along with a […]
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September 28, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Increasing Innovation Capacity: A poet’s perspective on culture change
Chad McAllister explores the connection between storytelling and innovation culture in an interivew/podcast. Continue reading →
September 28, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Innovation Sighting: The Task Unification Technique for Young and Old
The Task Unification Technique is great because it generates novel ideas that tend to be novel and resourceful. Task Unification is defined as: assigning an additional task to an existing resource. That resource should be in the immediate vicinity of the problem, or what we call The Closed World. In essence, it’s taking something that is already around you and giving an additional job.
Here are two great examples, one about a very young person and the other about a new and nifty device for old people.
September 27, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
What We Can Learn About Innovation From Crows
Crows are everywhere. There is no denying it. What is fascinating is that unlike many animal species, crows live in harmony with humans (along with rats and cockroaches), and in fact choose to live with humans instead of away from them, continuing to evolve in order to thrive in areas where humans dominate the landscape. Continue reading →
September 26, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
99 Facts on the Future of Business in the Digital Economy
People, businesses, and societies are interacting in ways previously unimagined, reinventing business models and forever altering how the world economy operates. To adapt, thrive and innovate in this new Digital Economy, it is imperative that organizations understand the opportunities and threats that will impact the future of business. Continue reading →
September 25, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
5 Ways to Make Innovations Bigger: Avoiding the innovation squeeze
Is innovation efficiency killing off some of our biggest ideas? Can increasing autonomy, more aggressively challenging our ideas, creating conditions that create serendipity, or simply being more thoughtful about what we call disruptive or breakthrough help bring bigger ideas back? Continue reading →
September 25, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Lunch In A Seamless World
A colleague and I walked over to a certain Asian fast food restaurant the other day. The line was long, full of people still trying to decide what to eat from the steam table when they finally got to the counter, someone behind the counter had to replenish the white rice, and then the orders […]
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September 25, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Seven Steps to Implement Analytics Programs
We use the same seven step process to implement analytics programs as other large scale implementations yet within each step, analytics projects have significant nuances not seen in other programs. These programs are implemented using Agile development methodology rather than waterfall. Continue reading →
September 24, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
The Digital Innovation Talent Shortage
The sad truth is that most companies don’t realize that they need to begin thinking and acting like a technology business or they’ll go out of business. GE, based on this ad campaign, obviously does. I won’t re-visit all of the points in my previous article, but instead I encourage you to read it, and for now I’ll focus on additional thoughts emerging since then. Continue reading →
September 24, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Is Big Data Blinding Your Customer Innovation?
How Are Predictive Technologies Working? Marketing technology executive, Kim Garretson walks us through the question, and answers. Continue reading →
September 24, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
The Five Hottest Innovation Trends
The start up craze. 3-D printing. Uber, AirBNB and the unstoppable On Demand Economy. We first reported on these and other driving forces of change in the inaugural issue of InnovationTrends (May, 2014). Only a year ago, we were just hearing about the “sharing economy” (since renamed the On Demand Economy), today the mainstream media reports on these trends constantly. Check out these top five I-Trends: Continue reading →
September 23, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
How Konica Minolta Uses Design Thinking: Co-creating Primary Imaging Solutions for the Future
An inside look at how Konica Minolta Medical Imaging is using Design Thinking to help Healthcare providers develop their Primary Imaging strategy for the future; and convening the Healthcare Community at Healthovate! Activate! at Xavier University. Continue reading →
September 23, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Prime Time Innovation: Why Audiences Can’t Get Enough of “Shark Tank” and Other Entrepreneurial Reality TV Shows
The show’s premise is simple: it’s essentially a business pitch competition where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas on live TV to a panel of investors known as the “sharks”. Continue reading →
September 23, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Invention Startup Quirky Goes Bankrupt – The End Of Crowd Innovation?
What is the meaning of this? Are we finally starting to see the limits of crowdsourcing? Here’s my take. When I first came across the Quirky model, I thought it was really interesting – as a serial inventor myself, I thought it was a great idea to thoroughly crowdsource every aspect of the operation. I […]
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September 23, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
6 Innovative Approaches for Customer Experience Design
Want to consider some new approaches to your customer experience design process? Here are the six that we think merit the most consideration. Continue reading →
September 22, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Aquion Energy Attempts to Disrupt Tesla’s Next Move
Water, water, everywhere… Is water the solution to one of the biggest shortcomings of renewable energy? When the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine, these renewable energy sources don’t source much energy, so during those times home owners and businesses using alternative energy must instead draw more power from the grid. Continue reading →
September 22, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
59 Innovation Events for Q4 2015
Earlier this year, Jason Williams shared a list of 46 Innovation Conferences for 2015. That list has grown to over 150 and provided the inspiration for Explorious Ventures. Explorious Ventures, both a collector and connector, has curated the world’s largest list of innovation-related events, conferences, festivals and happenings. See the list here! Continue reading →
September 22, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Beyond Silicon Valley: SeedStarsWorld start-ups
Start-ups selected by SeedStarsWorld for the final competition in Geneva have pretty much energy to spare. SeedStarsWorld is not so much about mindblowing innovations, ‘coming out of the blue’: start-ups screened from emerging markets address real problems for real people, from e-commerce, and differentiate by a better execution. Continue reading →
September 21, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
U.S. Corporations are Crushing the Spirits of their Best and Brightest
One report in the Boston Globe stated that between 30 and 40 percent of graduates from a selection of top schools, including Harvard and Carnegie-Mellon, are bypassing corporate America and starting their own businesses. Similar reports show that at least half of all Millennials aspire to be self-employed, and view a solo career as more stable than a corporate one. Continue reading →
September 21, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Una mirada el interior del acabado modelo de contratación corporativa
He estado leyendo con interés algunos textos de la reciente serie #HowIHire de Linkedin y, al hacerlo, ha sido interesante observar cómo muchas personas todavía están operando bajo el viejo y acabado paradigma de contratación cuando se trata del mercado de trabajo. El mejor del conjunto que he leído ha sido el de Beth Comstock “Usted está contratado. ¿Y ahora qué?”, que tiene más que ver… Continue reading →
September 21, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
Uncomfortable: Getting Real about Workplace Change
You’re dressed in the clothes you wore as a 14-year old: wrists exposed by sleeves too short, and too narrow to bend properly at the elbow. Shoulders squeezed, waist cinched. Would you find that uncomfortable? You’re on a crowded bus, moving at speed along a road pitted by potholes. Only your grip of the suspended plastic strap keeps you from… Continue reading →
September 21, 2015 | by Chris Kalaboukis
The Future Of Education
No, your eyes are not deceiving you, this is the exact same image that I used for my blog post on the Future Of Work. Why? Because this guy could just as easily be learning how to code, or start a business, or learning how to swim. Just as the future of work will be […]
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