Probably like most people who are interested in developments in innovation strategy, I have several Google alerts set to flag “artifacts” concerning the topic. I use “artifacts” a phrase dear to Tin Whiskers co-author Dave Fazzina, because it is more than a simple web hit. Any web hit can be weighted up or down in an artifacts measurement. For instance, a major corporation adopting a new O.I. strategy is important while another do-nothing conference with the same people talking about the same thing as they did 3 years ago rates pretty low.
March 16, 2010
Quick Analysis of Open Innovation “Artifacts”
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Open Innovation, Socia Media | Tags: Google Alerts |Leave a Comment
March 3, 2010
A must read for innovators: 3M in recessionary times
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Executive Sponsorship, Ideation, Intellectual Property, Technology Scouting | Tags: 3M, George Buckley, Innovation during a recession |1 Comment
I love this article: At 3M, Innovation Comes in Tweaks and Snips (WSJ)
The article discusses 3M CEO George Buckley’s approach to driving innovation during a recession. I’m impressive by his observations because they are devoid of the drivel so common among executives when asked about innovation. (more…)
March 1, 2010
Steve Jobs: Just because you can innovate doesn’t mean you should
Posted by Mike Fuller under Intellectual Property | Tags: Steve Jobs, Bilski, patent |Leave a Comment
February 12, 2010
More opportunities for innovators because of failure to pay US patent maintenance fees?
Posted by Mike Fuller under Innovation Scouting, Intellectual Property, Technology Scouting, Technology Transfer | Tags: Mike Fuller, Patently-O, USPTO |Leave a Comment
I read recently in the Patently-O patent law blog (my favorite patent blog besides Patent Baristas) that one of the USPTO’s biggest problems going forward with respect to revenues is a sharp drop in maintenance fees paid for granted US patents, ostensibly in response to the economic downturn. Many inventors fail to realize that once they have successfully prosecuted their application until issuance, the costs don’t stop there. (more…)
February 4, 2010
Backlash against transactional open innovation
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Innovation Network, Open InnovationLeave a Comment
A good article that sites the backlast against transactional models of open innovation: Bloomberg article. (more…)
February 1, 2010
Steve Jobs and gadgets: Learnings for innovators
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Entrepreneurship, Ideation, Innovation Network, Innovation Scouting, Open Innovation, Socia Media, Technology Scouting | Tags: IPad Introduction, Steve Jobs |1 Comment
It has been a while since a new technology product hype equaled that of the new IPad announced last week from Apple. In all of the presentations by innovation consultants, pundits, and talking heads that I’ve been privy too over the years, no doubt Apple/Jobs has been cited more than any other as an example of the best of every type of innovation (open, closed, customer-driven, consumer-driven, Blue Sky, and every-flavor thereof.) Everyone is eager to morph the Jobs message to mesh with whatever they are hawking.
Not to be outdone….
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January 26, 2010
Friedman Article in NYT that Gub’ment focus on Innovation
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Entrepreneurship, Open Innovation, Socia Media | Tags: Innovation, Obama, Steve Jobs, Thomas Friedman |Leave a Comment
This op-ed piece in the NYTimes by Thomas Friedman will be interesting to those interested in innovation.
I’d say Friedman is right in that President Obama should focus on job creation through innovation and revitalization. But Friedman ignores a problem: government will see the problem as “what should government do?” rather than “what are we doing to impeded business that we should stop?” (more…)
January 19, 2010
Can adademic studies propel a career in innovation?
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Ideation, Innovation Scouting, Intellectual Property, Open Innovation, Uncategorized | Tags: definition of innovation, Open Innovation, training |1 Comment
Recently a friend’s college student daughter asked me how they might adapt her college courses for a “career in innovation.” Having read my posts on Tin Whiskers, and aspiring to a top MBA program, she assumed I might have an inspired answer. I did not. And since I usually have a pat answer to questions about the hysteria around innovation (and open innovation in particular), I was a bit more surprised by my blank stare than was this starry eyed student. That always causes me to reflect. (more…)
December 18, 2009
Open Innovation and in re Bilski
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Innovation Scouting, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Open Innovation, Technology Scouting, scouting | Tags: in re Bilski, Innovation Scouting, patents |1 Comment
In my earlier career as an engineer, I encountered the patent process. I’ll admit I wasn’t impressed. I recall a meeting in 1989 where I described the invention (a software method for detecting the speed of wheels for anti-lock brake purposes) to a lawyer from GM’s patent office. He claimed he was an engineer, too, but he certainly spoke a different language than I did. He wrote up the patent application and asked me to read it. I tried but couldn’t understand it. I still can’t. But the invention worked, I got a plaque and a hefty financial reward for it. (more…)
December 8, 2009
Temporary Employees: Good or Bad for Innovation
Posted by Kevin Blackwell under Innovation Network, Intellectual Property, Open Innovation | Tags: Open Innovation, training |1 Comment
The December jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repored the first drop in the unemployment rate since the beginning of the recession, from 10.2% to 10.0%. As might be expected, economists the world over poured over the details of the report to see if is the start of a positive trends that will lead to higher employment levels and an accelerated economy.