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Tag Archives: Innovation
Innovation: The Role of Money and Government
Over the past couple of months, I have attempted to assess the role of a few major socio-economic factors on the national innovation potential. To do that, I ran a series of simple regression tests to estimate the correlation between … Continue reading
Innovation and Money
In my previous post, I further explored the notion that the ability of a country to innovate correlates with the level of political freedoms in this country. In particular, I showed that no such correlation exists for non-democratic countries (as … Continue reading
Innovation: Governments Matter
In a recent post, I presented evidence that the ability of a country to innovate correlates with the level of political freedoms in this country. To make this argument, I used innovation rankings from the 12th (2019) edition of the Global Innovation … Continue reading
Innovation and Freedom
With waves of profound technological change rocking every corner of the global economy, innovation isn’t a luxury anymore, not even a matter of choice – it’s a means of survival. The mantra “innovate or die” may have become a cliché, … Continue reading
Posted in Global Innovation
Tagged Cornell University, Culture of Innovation, Democracy, Democracy Index 2019, ENDAs, Freedom, Freedom of the World Report, Global Innovation Index, Innovation, INSEAD, Legalization of marijuana, Political freedoms, Same-sex marriages, The Economist, WDL, World Intellectual Property Organization
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On Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, and Fast Horses
A solid consensus seems to exist that customer feedback, gathered through market research, is a key to successful innovation. And yet, I’m surprised how often one can hear dissenting voices. Some folks, especially not engaged in day-to-day innovation activities, claim … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation
Tagged 5 Whys, Apple, Customer Research, Ford, Henry Ford, Innovation, Innovation Management, innovation tools, Marketing, Steve Jobs, Toyota
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The Words We Choose
In a recent HBR article “Stop Calling It Innovation,” Nadya Zhexembayeva suggests ditching the term “innovation.” Her point? Employees hate innovation. Rightly or wrongly, they associate innovation with undue risk, extra work without reward, and even job loss. As a … Continue reading
United We Innovate
As I wrote on numerous occasions, in recent years crowdsourcing has become a popular topic in academic circles, business publications, and social media. Yet, its acceptance as a practical problem-solving tool has been relatively slow. There are a few reasons … Continue reading
