Best Innovation Posts of January 2013

Innovation and especially the ability to access the innovation from your supplier base is one of the big areas I’m researching this year. As such on a daily basis I am reading a lot of articles on the topic.

I therefore thought it would be worth sharing the best innovation posts I find each month. I will try and keep the list between 4-6 every month and I’ll add a line or two on the golden nugget(s) I picked up.

Here is my January list;

1. Prioritization, funding and scope: Where management fails innovation

Golden nugget : No strategy, no clarity, no prioritization, no innovation

Author: Jeffery Phillips Site: Innovation on Purpose Date: 24 Jan 2013 Reading time: 5 mins

2. Efficiency or Innovation: Who Wins?

Golden Nugget: CFO cost cutting and savings provide instant results where innovation might take 2/3 years. Who makes the decision of focus?

Author: Stephan Lindegaard Site: 15Inno Date: 22 Jan 2013 Reading time: 2 mins

3. The One Innovation Rule That Matters Most

Golden nugget: Being prepared to be misunderstood

Author: Haydn Shaughnessy Site: Forbes Date: 25 Jan 2013 Reading time: 4 mins

4. To Increase Innovation, Take the Sting Out of Failure

Golden Nugget : Reward Smart Failures in Addition to Success

Author: Doug Sundheim Site: Havard Business Review Date: 9 Jan 2013 Reading time: 5 mins