Posts Tagged ‘value chain’

  • Podcast: Using Creativity To Create A Killer Career
    (audio) I’m amazed at the breadth of human ingenuity to solve social, economic, political and even technical challenges.  The one area where I don’t see ingenuity applied nearly as much is when it comes to planning our careers and preparing future job prospects. Can you apply the same killer question approach to planning your career?  YES! By asking better...
    by philmckinney at March 1st, 2009 at 10:03 pm
  • Podcast: Execution – Translating Ideas To Innovation
    Key components of an innovation execution approach Gated funding model Gated milestone management Gated Funding Model Limit funding until key deliverables are met Recognize that not all ideas will result in products.  Manage the budget to ensure there are ample funds to see the best ideas through the innovation pipeline Gated Milestone Management Setup gates...
    by philmckinney at April 13th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
  • Podcast: Ranking Your Ideas
    Segment 1: Ranking Your Ideas The purpose of ranking is to ensure you are working on the ideas that will have the most impact Step 1: Rank the best ideas (most impact) Rank each of the following ideas (0 = lowest, 5 = highest) Will this idea change/improve the customer experience/expectation? How does it improve the experience/expectation? How could you measure...
    by philmckinney at March 31st, 2008 at 12:03 am
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    Podcast: One Dimensional Innovations
    Segment 1: One Dimensional Innovations – Getting out of the innovation rut "One Dimensional Innovations" are when you are stuck in a rut and focusing your innovation efforts in the same area as your competitors Why is it so hard? People tend to focus the innovations in areas where they think they are getting measured (customer, press reviews, etc) Its...
    by philmckinney at September 16th, 2007 at 11:09 pm