Decisive video
Nice summary of the new C&D Heath book.
Nice summary of the new C&D Heath book.
article about RedEye On Demand, a subsidiary of Stratasys. Case? Guest speaker? Site visit?
From Huff Post, interesting new video. Infrastructure issues?
I think that the AI method is a great way to maximize learning in MVPs. Thanks for your help, Bliss Browne!
Nice video from Worrell Design.
explain why innovation around social and environmental problems is likely to come from social entrepreneurs and not government. graph
NIce report and stats from Innosight.
Interesting comments on 787 problems
A Dutch innovation consultant's approach to the innovation process. Nice map!
Great resource for angel investment
From MIT technology review. Interesting comment at the end.
Nice HBR blog post on framing questions.
From HBR, check out the video. Reframing Christensen's disruptive innovation concept through personal careers.
Nice New Yorker article, using health care reform as an example of a 'wicked problem'.
A nice report from Wharton.
A helpful blog post on green marketing. Lots of overlap with innovation principles. It would be interesting to present to students and let them make the connections.
Like Kickstarter, for social entrepreneurs http://startsomegood.com/
It sounds unlikely, but the video makes it seem useful. This would be a fun project to work on.
A good argument for trialability, Also good group process and innovation ideas. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/business/terry-tietzen-of-edatanetworks-on-promoting-innovation.html
A model for high tech development in NE Brazil
Nice blend of crowd sourcing, and connecting talented students with businesses.
disruptive online news with healthy revenue for writers. See the CivicVentures connection is this article
" Instead of debating for days whether a new idea is possible or what the best way to build something is, hackers would rather just prototype something and see what works. There's a hacker mantra that you'll hear a lot around Facebook offices: "Code wins arguments."
Great graphics,survey from GE, global differences
Lots of good infrastructure issues with this new extreme sport.
WI based org helps restaurants recycle cooking oil. Lots of partners. Interesting contrast to Brazil efforts.
http://www.diigo.com/list/chrissinerantzi/pgcap-core-module
new science and tech grad school(s). Proactive government can make a difference.
There are many opportunities to launch new ventures in a leaner way. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/science/lean-start-ups-reach-beyond-silicon-valleys-turf.html
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665186/there-are-three-types-of-innovation-heres-how-to-manage-them
Patagonia has an interesting way to help customers sell their used stuff on Ebay, using the Patagonia website.
Funded by kickstarter.com. I really want one and feel remorse for not acting sooner.
Great way to microfund creative projects, like this nano accessory
From the New Yorker Critics can deepen the 'learning by discovery' process by demanding more and 'tweaking' current solutions.
exports, cold weather and infrastructure constraints.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-01/brazil-lacks-sugar-cane-to-boost-ethanol-exports-senator-says.html
Big network based innovation with biofuels in Brazil. 10/25/11 NYT article on the infrastructure issues.
Amazon Signs Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal
By DAVID STREITFELD
Published: October 16, 2011 NYT
Sampled these fully automated milkshake machines at truck stops across Montana. Very nice UX and use of technology.
Excellent 12 min. video from my colleague Andy, recorded in Lithuania.
"Medtronic incorporated a state-of-the art training facility into the new China headquarters building. The training facility, named The Innovation Experience Center and open to Medtronic employees and customers, features a virtual cath lab, a future surgical room and a telemedicine room, and provides a place for employees and customers to gain hands-on experience with the latest technologies."
This applies to entrepreneurs and innovators as well.
This blog had a post by a Brazilian consultant who could be an interesting contact about Brazil innovation.
Four types of opportunities, according to PwC. Fixers, Implementers, Retailers, Connectors. Minpost summary
I like the clean slate approach to the designs, renewable power manufacturing and smart transit apps. It is a start...
Innovation hampered by infrastructure woes.
Good use of differentiation and social media for a ridiculously expensive product.
Innovative website matching bikes with visiting cyclists.
A learning, customizable e magazine for iPads. Could be interesting
A great looking capstone class at Stanford on BOP innovation
The founder of Craig's List starts a nonprofit, built on making connections.
An invention trying to be a sustainable innovation. It has broken some of the Segway infrastructure constraints.
A blue ocean approach, since 60% of car manufacturing is plant costs. Less carbon footprint as well?
Nice chart on trends.
Good discussion of how Facebook's culture lives on in new startups by ex ees. Jumo organizing nonprofits?
How they are refining the project with social media.
DOE efforts to improve infrastructure barriers.
An excellent example of what happens when there is not a healthy debate among leadership.
Reading it right now, lots of good insights. Here's a video on why change is so hard by Chip.
Seven cities of 10M+. The view from McKinsey
What happens when they decide to spend 1% of profits on philanthropy? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/business/30charity.html?ref=technology
NYT article mentioning Michael A. Cusumano's work, and a video
Ashoka's view on trends: participative, sector agnostic http://ashoka.org/story/ashokas-amy-clark-trends-look-2011
Nice video on Truvia sweetener. I wonder how it will become carbon neutral by 2020?
Creative solutions to solar electricity infrastructure constraints in Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A450E1QZTY
I like their playful way to introduce new apps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL1p2_J-H68
new sweetener only one to meet Euro labeling standards. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JBvtTr0S5XIJ:www.cargill.com/news-center/news-releases/2010/NA3035973.jsp+cargill+innovation&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
Strategies to increase observability: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/11/marketing-kinect-what-would-don-draper-do-.html
Oakley enters the market with an opinion about the format war. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2010-11-08-3dglasses08_ST_N.htm?csp=34money&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories+%28Money+-+Top+Stories%29
We need to set up a better way to measure electric car efficiency http://www.minnpost.com/ypn/2010/10/27/22766/electric_vs_conventional_cars_--_how_to_compare_efficiency?utm_source=MinnPost+e-mail+newsletters&utm_campaign=c4fa5f68bd-10_28_2010_The_Latest_from_MinnPost_com10_28_2010&utm_medium=email , http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=window-shopping-for-electric-cars
Good article describing challenges of expanding Brazilian biodiesel.
Embrapa AgriEnergy is the R&D arm of Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, focusing on biofuels. Good stats and charts.
Great history, facts and future directions of Brazil's biofuel industry. Grupo Sao Martinho, Amyris Biotechnologies, Dedini and Novozymes look interesting.
Nice graph and worth studying why the iPad launch worked so well. http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/10/10/hype.and.weight.of.expectation.versus.ownership/
Bio Way shoes, eco friendly, made in Life Way solar powered factory certified by Greenpeace
"The innovations are on the shoe leather (tanned with biodegradable astringent found in tree bark), the soles (made of latex extracted from rubber trees in Brazil and takes only five years to degrade in nature) in water-based glue, the shoelaces and the line (both organic cotton)."
No Brasil a linha Bio Way é comercializada nas lojas do Greenpeace localizadas na cidade de São Paulo: Pixolé Calçados e American Shoes. Em Curitiba na loja Holt Zutto. O site: www.freewayshoes.com.br
Sustainable and innovative Brazilian shoe co. http://www.id-mag.com/article/ciaomao/ Not much in English, but doing all the right stuff.
Interesting global networking model for design http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662340/nussbaum-china-india-mexico-and-brazil-embrace-design-thinking
Here is the link to interview with Paul Bloom about his book How Pleasure Works. I think there is a strong connection to design concepts. People enjoy things more when they connect to the stories behind them. Essentialism, "the notion that things have an underlying reality or true nature that one cannot observe directly, and it is this hidden nature that really matters."
Innovative and sustainable products/services have deep elements that are not readily apparent. The opportunity is to connect customers to the deeper meaning of the innovation.
Alternative electric vehicle Arcimoto is gaining credibility through external validation from 2010 Cleantech Open Business Competition
Three successful restaurant openings in the midst of a down economy. Could be an interesting way to look at cycling concepts. Could invite guest speaker to last class and or/cater food.
Very inspiring discussion on the challenges and benefits of sustainable architecture.
Classic adoption problems. This will be easy to talk about.
Youtube based, deinstitutionalized education. Web drawibg app could be useful. Khan Academy website Interesting to analyze this as a disruptive innovation, look at rate of adoption issues.
Nice business model for car sharing. http://relayrides.com, featured on Vator.tv's Juice Pitcher
A good article on the culture wars within organizations around innovation. Good empahisis on open innovation and necessary infrastructure.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123379252641549893.html
Hugh Courtney's book, 20/20 Foresight: Crafting Strategy in an Uncertain World talks about four levels of uncertainty. This works nicely with Kanter's innovation pyramid. Summary and graphic McKinsey Quarterly article
Here is a public domain article with examples of each level ( no formatting in article).
An interesting acquisition for P&G. Probably something UHG should be doing. I like it as part of P&G's innovation pyramid. Also a wise way to learn and deal with external partners. I am curious why they sold their pharma biz.
Dow creates plastic with soy bean waste, then partners with designers to create products
Good HBR article 12/09? re: GE global innovations that end up expanding US market. Ex- low cost diagnostic equipment for China, 85% price reduction. Aneesh Chopra, US gov. Chief technology officer
A quote from Tom Friedman NYT column 1 11 10:
"Andy Grove, co-founder of Intel, liked to say that companies come to "strategic inflection points," where the fundamentals of a business change and they either make the hard decision to invest in a down cycle and take a more promising trajectory or do nothing and wither."
An example of cycling. The AOL/Time Warner merger was a big bet around the internet. Right idea, bad execution. Not much hedging.
http://hci.stanford.edu/courses/cs447/docs/NeedFindingCribSheet.pdf
This could be a good innovation and culture article, from HBR.
A great 'mini case'. from 12/2/09 Bloomberg
Good web content for class. http://www.bloomberg.com/innovators/index.html
Coopetition make make web of relationship (external relationship) strategies much clearer for students. Netflix is a good example in this 11/09 K@W article
Wonderful innovation journey story from 10.29.09 NYT. Shock, cycling, external relationships- its all there.
Ashoka study with relevance to Brazil
The blue ocean strategy is interestingly echoed in the following article from the Wall Street Journal - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125598988906795035.html
"Value Monopolies", another sticky idea coined by Edward De Bono in his best-seller "Sur/petition", a fabulous read for marketers. -recommendation from Tahsan Khan in MGMT 6050
Daniel Pink as quoted today in Tom Friedman's great 10/21/09 NYT column today on education. And DP's new talk on motivation and ROWE. How do we create ROWE into the classroom?
Inovo Innovation Wiki is a MI consulting firm site.
Amazing tools for electronic prototyping:
One of my MGMT 6050 groups used prezi for their presentation. An interesting alternative to boring power points. Good examples on their website.
Just secured$18M to launch commercial instant ice cream makers according to NYT article. Nice video on company website. Significant redesign since launch in 2006. Still only in Boston. Many regulatory issues. Web bases monitoring. Mass customization trend.
Just secured$18M to launch commercial instant ice cream makers according to NYT article. Nice video on company website. Significant redesign since launch in 2006. Still only in Boston. Many regulatory issues. Web bases monitoring. Mass customization trend.
Why are 5,000 people in Albert Lea, MN wearing bracelets that say "Hara Hachi Bu"? It is part of the AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project. Also tied into Richard Leider, a"purpose coach".
Good case on how certification can sustain rain forests. NYT article Indonesia and SE Asia focused, but refernce made to soybeans and the Amazon. Interesting role of NGOs, GreenPeace in particular.
Through acquisition of Marvel and Pixar. Similar to Medtronic and UHG. This creates interesting challenges and opportunities for corporate employees. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bigpicture1-2009sep01,0,2258308.story
A good launch strategy in Tokyo?
Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean (Hardcover)
by Roberto Verganti (Author)
A good NYT article on new incentives to maintain forests in Brazil.
Wonderful socially responsible business model. How do you sell shoes online?
A website with lots of social networking trends.
A new VC funded iPhone social app from some ex Blizzard guys. Stay tuned.
Lots of good ideas about innovation processes and idea screening for this Wharton Prof.
Professor Gao Jian from Tsinghua was part of this conference on innovation and BRIC nations. There are slides accessible through registration. Could be interesting to explore this summer's conference. Much of the research is based on globelics. Many good concepts for MGMT 4050 Brazil
It is rare to get to see an industry self destruct. Here is one blogger's take on What's next for news.
Flip is a great story and a great case. I love the lessons learned from the first products. Nice returns on Cisco sale for founder(80M) and VCs on sale. Timing considerations? Why Cisco?
This is a great smart meter innovation by Google. It will be fun to watch it roll out.
A new running in packs strategy for consumer products companies. See the shameless promotion in this video. Not a bad business model for POY.
NYT article on web 2.0 attempt at online education. What are the best best practices on educational social networking?
Great infrastructure issues and running packs strategy. Note counter example about Mark and Spencer
How should companies respond to the shocks of a major recession and change in administration? This NYT article discusses investment in "smart infrastructure" as an answer. It shows how companies can be proactive with government instead of reactive. Plus there is a quote from Rosabeth Moss Kanter, one of my favorite academics.
You Tube video summarizing Best Buy's innovation tools, including prediction markets.
Interesting perspective on the web. interview and at TED
Here is a more recent youtube video, author of Here Comes Everybody.
His speaking style is particularly effective- posing questions, thought experiments, limited but clear AVs, lots of big ideas and very specific support for each point. He also seems genuinely curious about every question he asks.
WIS 9 29 08 Great examples of strategic alliances and infrastructure challenges. Also learning by testing
Good interview "with Judy Estrin, a former Cisco executive, Disney board member, and author of "Closing the Innovation Gap," thinks the U.S. is falling behind innovatively but offers five core values that can help companies innovate. Stacey Delo reports." She likes Pixar as an example of great innovative culture.
Also podcast with Joachim Ebert, a vice president at management consultancy A.T. Kearney, tells the Journal's John Leger about successful strategies. Plenty of companies have innovation strategies, but what's the best way of ensuring success? He likes the Tata Nano car as a great example.
From NYT 9 23 08 Good case on infrastructure
Best Buy, among others, uses prediction markets to evaluate innovations. Could this be used in 3010 and 4050?
Inklingmarkets.com has a free pilot
Disney's take on innovation
from NYT:
"URBN Hotels Shanghai (86-21-5153-4600; www.urbnhotels.com) is a super eco-chic boutique hotel. It is the first carbon-neutral hotel in China and has one of the most unique designs I have ever seen."
There is something of value here, but it is not clear what yet. Maybe their use of community posting.
Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo
AT&T’s Rivals Are Happy to Attack Over iPhone’s Network Woes
NYT
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Published: August 28, 2008
Wonderful examples of challenges with external partners and infrastructure. Not clear how or when it will be fixed.
Good NYT article about why some employees embrace change and others don't.
Unboxed- If You’re Open to Growth, You Tend to Grow By JANET RAE-DUPREE
Published: July 6, 2008
"Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck believes that the answer to the puzzle lies in how people think about intelligence and talent. Those who believe they were born with all the smarts and gifts they’re ever going to have approach life with what she calls a “fixed mind-set.� Those who believe that their own abilities can expand over time, however, live with a “growth mind-set.�
Interesting example of divergence post VC capital round. Will they be successful? NYT 6 18 08
More tweaks to the Tesco Fresh and Easy US entry:
This could be an interesting case or semester long project for 4050. Is it a better alternative to a textbook?
Here is the Freakonomics blog entry with good secondary sources
Interesting how Tesco could mess up a major US launch of Fresh and Easy. Might be a good case compare and contrast to Super Target. More Fresh & Easy Buzz
According to a NYT article, biometric studies of successful TV ads use a cognitive jolt to gain attention:
"Although winners of Lions are replete with emotional appeals meant to engage viewers, they also use what Ms. Moses called a “cognitive jolt,� a twist or surprise, to earn interest."
This comes up in Sticky Ideas, Van de Ven research and 3M coversations about the difficulty of changing behavior. How to teach this? Or better, how to use it to teach more effectively?
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (ISBN 978-1-4000-6428-1) is a book by brothers Chip and Dan Heath published by Random House in 2007. The book continues the idea of "stickiness" popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in The Tipping Point, seeking to explain what makes an idea or concept memorable or interesting. A similar style to Gladwell's is used, with a number of stories and case studies followed by principles. The stories range from urban legends, such as the "Kidney Heist" in the introduction; to business stories, as with the story of Southwest Airlines, "the low price airline"; to inspirational, personal stories such as that of Floyd Lee, a passionate mess hall manager. Each chapter includes a section entitled "Clinic", in which the principles of the chapter are applied to a specific case study or idea to demonstrate the principle's application.
The book's outline follows the acronym "SUCCES" (with the last s omitted). Each letter refers to a characteristic that can help make an idea "sticky":
Simple — find the core of any idea
Unexpected — grab people's attention by surprising them
Concrete — make sure an idea can be grasped and remembered later
Credibility — give an idea believability
Emotion — help people see the importance of an idea
Stories — empower people to use an idea through narrative
Here is a web link with a high level overview via a slide show: http://www.slideshare.net/bizbooktalk/made-to-stick
Time Magazine web link: http://www.time.com/time/insidebiz/article/0,9171,1552029-1,00.html
Can Michael Eisner succeed at web based video? Some interesting divergence strategies. From NYT 3 3 08
Upstream vs downstream strategies
http://www.duke.edu/~wwood/Verplanken.Wood.2006.pdf
( Verplanken & Wood, 2006).
not perfect sources, but some great examples of how not to do leadership
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=75805
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.09/sony_pr.html
Web 3.0, what ever that may be. May be an interesting way to hyperlink information. Demo looked fairly user friendly. Twine web page
Just when you though there was nothing new to do with t shirts:
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007836.html
socially responsible t shirt recycling with heavy consumer awareness and website/ social networking play
Interesting innovation consulting firm. It would be interesting to give a class an assignment to review a moribund company/brand and make a recommendation ala F212. Some sort of judging at the end.
Nice Christensen like observation about global strategy. Good emphasis on role of social contributions.
http://www.aperianglobal.com/publications_newsletter.asp
Interesting incremental innovation. Likely to be successful?
http://promomagazine.com/sampling/news/mar_pushes_caffeinated_snickers_college_0129/
The Latest on Technology Deals From Dow Jones VentureWire WSJ
January 28, 2008; Page R4
Breaking the Language Barrier
"Some say the best way to learn a language is to interact with native speakers. LiveMocha Inc. is letting people do just that without having to live in a foreign country.
The company, based in Bellevue, Wash., is building an online social network for people to learn foreign languages with each other. The company's site, LiveMocha.com, carries about 160 hours of lessons that people can use to learn one of six languages. But the focus is allowing people to teach each other. Users can write on the site in a foreign language or upload an audio file of a spoken passage and have others who are native speakers assist them in correcting the submission. Users can also chat live via text, audio or video with others who want to give or receive assistance on a language. The site also allows people to create a profile and link to friends on the site.
LiveMocha, which was founded in February and launched its site in September, says it has roughly 130,000 users. It raised $5.3 million this month in Series A funding led by Maveron LLC to further the development of the site, including adding more content and different languages."
"Most industries do not begin on a single day, but it's easy to see Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's presentation on May 24, 2007, as the starting gun in an entrepreneurial race that some have dubbed "the Facebook Economy." Zuckerberg announced that the social networking site would open to third-party developers, transforming itself into a platform on which other businesses can operate. Eight months later, more than 14,000 applications from third-party developers are live on Facebook, including Scrabulous, an online version of the word game Scrabble. But Scrabulous, one of Facebook's biggest hits, may also become a victim of its own success. "
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/1883.cfm
NYT article about new $20K and $11K coffee makers. This less expensive one, Clover, is available at Kopplin's coffee. 490 Hamlin (at Randolph) in St Paul.
2008 Christensen update
http://www.innosight.com/documents/SMR_Institutionalizing_Innovation.pdf
Another interesting source:
The Innovation Killer: How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine... And What Smart Companies Are Doing About It (Hardcover)
by Cynthia Barton Rabe (Author)
Interesting book on successful ideas. Summary article for class would be good.
http://www.madetostick.com/
Source of multimedia content and case ideas?
"The Big Idea" is your roadmap to the American Dream. Each weeknight, Donny Deutsch, the maverick CEO who built a multi-billion dollar advertising and media business, introduces you to the men and women who have made BILLIONS with their Big Idea.
Their stories. Your Roadmap to the American Dream. The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, weeknights at 10p/1a on CNBC.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838512/site/14081545/
Carlson alum Steve Nielsen, business social networking site.
http://www.startribune.com/business/13824061.html
http://partnerup.com/
“Prosumtion�
The consumer as the producer: involving the consumer not only makes them do the job, but also create bonds and ensures authenticity.
This will be a cornerstone in 4050.
Employee turnover is a classic innovation journey scenario.
good example of 'running in packs' and how it break down into smaller clusters.
Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic
perhaps an exercise where students find the cluster for med tech, auto design, financial services, flat panel tv
This is an interesting new, buzzy business. Might be interesting to look at first week, before we know anything, then revisit at the end.
A French Twist in Silicon Valley
With backing from high-profile investors, Loïc Le Meur is giving new meaning to the idea of "building a company online"
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2007/gb20071217_449879.htm?dlbk
http://www.seesmic.com/
A good example of why innovation is hard but necessary for big companies. Might be good to pair with Christenson and another case of an innovative large or small co. P&G? Starbucks? Perhaps a company that truly believes in organic or health food. Bring Oreos and Tassimo(set backs) to class.
http://www.businessweek.com/print/bwdaily/dnflash/content/dec2007/db20071212_286904.htm
Refilling Kraft's Cookie Jar
New import from China. Might be interesting to look at Frutzzo in 3010.
From China, Only in a Bottle, a Berry With an Alluring Name
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?emc=tnt&tntget=2007/12/12/dining/12yumb.html&tntemail1=y
Chocolate in Beta Testing, Offered by a Wired Founder
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/technology/10chocolate.html?em&ex=1197608400&en=f2de9b220307ee3c&ei=5087%0A
Nice case, trial and error learning, web of relationships
Interesting strategy involving external relationships and divergence of offerings.
TiVo Shifts to Help Companies It Once Threatened
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/technology/10tivo.html?th&emc=th
Lots of controversy with Facebook's Beacon launch. Good documentation of trial and error learning:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/the-evolution-of-facebooks-beacon/?em&ex=1197003600&en=70bb60c6892e3b64&ei=5087%0A
Kindle ebook may be a way to dissect an innovation strategy: divergence in publishing, trial and error learning, web of relationships, social responsibility trend. This is a long article- a shorter one may be more appropriate for a case.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1851
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
by Chip Heath (Author), Dan Heath (Author)
The authors credit six key principles: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions and stories. (The initial letters spell out "success"—well, almost.)
Look for article to include in mgmt 4050
Microsoft Challenges the iPod (Again)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/technology/personaltech/29pogue.html?em&ex=1196485200&en=361f1cfb2a65f26e&ei=5087%0A
Zune's trial and error learning- is it enough to compete with Ipod? Perhaps divide the classs in have and have them discuss innovation strategies for each competitor.
Tesla names new CEO
By Matt Nauman
Mercury News
Article Launched: 11/28/2007 03:57:19 PM PST
Maybe they will make it, maybe they won't.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_7582265?dlbk&nclick_check=1
This may be a good starting point for innovation course. 8 minute video about sliced bread and the importance of solving legitimate problems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Ch2z5ftwQ
This could be the best example of the concept
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1839
Good info from Larry Huston, managing partner of consulting firm 4INNO, future competitive advantage will depend on "innovation networks" -- individuals and organizations outside a company that can help it solve problems and find new ideas for creating growth.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1837
Betting an Estate on Inhaled Insulin
By ANDREW POLLACK
Published: November 16, 2007
A good example of the innovation journey, including the following concepts: overpersistence, lack of pluralistic leadership, management turnover, web of relationships, lack of customer demand, infrastructure challenges( including regulations), the value of prior industry experience, pros and cons of deep pockets
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/business/16mannkind.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
Possible case about an innovative clothing line, supposedly with seaweed. Good way to discuss setbacks, perhaps the web of relationships.
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntget=2007/11/14/business/14seaweed.html&tntemail0=y&oref=slogin
Good video on 100 MPG concept car that resells energy back to the grid.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/09/04/video-rmis-hypercar-a-100-mpg-suv-featuring-amory-lovins/
New development in NYC. Hybrid apartment, town home w/ services like a hotel. Designed to the max and expensive. New and retro at the same time. An example of how the premium price. Catching a lot of trends.
Video: http://www.40bond.com/interviewStream.html
NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/magazine/04style-design-t.html?ref=magazine
Nice explanation on what to do and why to do it. Credible independent verification of CSR efforts by Clinton Foundation
http://www.news.com/Good-for-business,-good-for-society/2008-1036_3-6212067.html
I like this innovation quote:
"Jobs will go where there is the best-educated work force, the right infrastructure, and a focus on innovation and supportive governments."
from NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/automobiles/autospecial/24VOLT.html?fta=y
Good innovation case on competitive threats, supplier risks.
Great case on innovation and pricing models
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1821
Radiohead Said to Shun Major Labels in Next Deal
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/business/media/23music.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
" It wasn’t supposed to work this way. Interconnected global markets should make the world economy more stable, according to traditional economic theory, with risk spread more widely and strength in one region offsetting weakness in another.
“In practice, we’re not seeing that happening,� says Richard Bookstaber, a veteran hedge fund manager and author of a new book, “A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds and the Perils of Financial Innovation.�"
from NYT
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntget=2007/10/21/weekinreview/21schwartz.html&tntemail1=y&oref=slogin
Nice gadget, facebook linkage, vc funded, interesting advisory board.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2007-10-09-tech-musicshare_N.htm?csp=34
from knowlegde @wharton
http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1476
Ikea, wikipedia, YouTube examples, service vs product innovation
good reading early, with market research
Interesting Forbes article on loss of focus. Possible cases include TiVo, Flickr. Could be way of reinforcing convergence idea in 4050. Or business plan section of 3010?
http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/2007/09/24/yahoo-google-tivo-ent-manage-cx_ws_0924startupfailure.html?feed=rss_entrepreneurs
A new approach to cell phones
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/technology/circuits/27pogue.html?_r=2&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Jones soda breaking new ground. Good distribution case
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=68227&Nid=34791&p=426878
Good interview with Pogue, NYT. Nice case on innovation, life cycle, target market selection, rollout strategies.
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/the-electric-car-part-2-the-tesla-roadster/
A good innovation case, particularly as it relates to strategic alliances.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/333050_amazonmusic26.html
A very disruptive approach to learning, initially training students to prepare for GMATs. Is this for real?
http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/grockit/
Perhaps a case on harvest strategy, strategic alliances?
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-EchoStar-Sling-Media.html
Out of the labs comes 'racetrack memory" Could be a nice case or exercise with Christianson to talk about disruptive trends.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/technology/11storage.html?ex=1190260800&en=a6302c7a88921d42&ei=5070
Innovation project for 4050?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/technology/circuits/02novelties.html?ex=1189742400&en=e2bffdf563ece753&ei=5070
Nice interview with BCG consultant/ author. This could be good reading for 4050. Mining customers for innovation ideas.
http://www.wharton.universia.net/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1399&language=english
This could be an interesting innovation case- compare and contrast with Rocket book failure. Also look at Google's strategy (Sony as competitor.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/technology/06amazon.html?ex=1346731200&en=371583a0e80c1874&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
http://jeff-duntemann.livejournal.com/116052.html
email from Marketing Daily:
Bloggers Key Marketing Aid For Wizarding World Theme Park
by Laurie Sullivan, Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 5:00 AM ET
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT IS INVITING opinions from fans and bloggers when deciding the taste of butterbeer sold at Hog's Head tavern and chocolate frogs from Honeydukes--delicacies whisked from the pages of J.K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter novels and into a high-tech theme park scheduled to open in Florida by 2010.
Warner Bros. Entertainment and Universal Orlando Resort announced in May the construction of a 20-acre Harry Potter theme park at the Universal Orlando Resort. Both companies have based the park--The Wizarding World of Harry Potter--on the famed seven-book series. Now organizers are looking for ways to connect and interact with fans through online polls, blogs and Web sites that give them a voice in shaping the experience at the park.
"The key influencers of the Harry Potter brand are living and breathing 24 hours a day on the Internet," Cynthia Gordon, vice president/new media partnerships at Universal Orlando Resort, tells Marketing Daily. Park executives affectionately call bloggers on some of the most influential fan sites "the AP of the HP world."
Sites like MuggleNet.com and HarryPotter.com provide a strong marketing connection between the Harry Potter brand and the zillions of fans worldwide. Bloggers follow news in real time to get a clear idea of where the company is heading, or how top brass feel about certain market forces affecting the industry. Almost instantaneously, the thoughts of company executives are revealed as they occur.
The insight into the power of bloggers came shortly after sending a viral marketing e-mail and sharing information on the Harry Potter theme park with seven Web masters. Following the web cast that detailed the agreement with Warner Bros., Universal Orlando's Web site experienced a 400% spike in traffic, the majority of visitors coming from links posted on mugglenet.com.
The number of interested fans flocking to the press room on the day of the announcement spiked, too--from 30,000 to 1.5 million. The news became No. 13 for the most-searched topic on Google. Now, about 60,000 fans are registered on the Universal Orlando Resort's site to get updates on park happenings. "You don't control it," Gordon says. Just let it happen, and "don't stand in its way."
The park plans to leak information slowly. There are no plans for mass mailings or press releases to general consumers, the travel industry or media. When ready, park organizers will direct fans to the news "with a wink and a nod" through sites and blogs.
The idea isn't a random experimental marketing stunt. Analysts say more U.S. consumers are visiting blogs. Peter Kim, Forrester Research senior analyst, believes the strategy makes sense, but because traveling to the park for some could become a high-ticket item, Universal Orlando Resort may want to invest financially in generating buzz.
"They could hold a contest to find out what butterbeer tastes like, fly the [winner] to the park to taste it, film the event and then upload the video to YouTube," he said. "Integrating offline with online would give the campaign more legs."
With one eye on overseeing the theme park, Rowling--who began her career as a novelist writing in Edinburgh cafes--has the other on a detective novel. The author has been spotted with a notebook in hand at coffee shops in Scotland, a British newspaper reported Saturday. Rowling--now Britain's richest woman worth $1 billion--according to Forbes magazine, wrote initial drafts of the Potter series in city cafes.
Laurie Sullivan can be reached at sullivan@mediapost.com.
Here is a New Yorker Article about Gordon Bells project to record everything in his life. Is there a business in this? Maybe. It certainly is a technological trend/possibility. Microsoft is funding a research project on it called MyLifeBits .
Lots of trends and no conclusions in this article about new Google and Microsoft initiatives. Could be a good case about trends, social repsonibility and innovation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/technology/14healthnet.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5087%0A&em&en=66c63ffcdb8643a8&ex=1187236800
