I didn't think I'd ever write this post, but I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that some firms are right - they can't innovate. This inability to innovate is not based on a lack of ideas, or a lack of intellectual curiosity, or inadequate skill sets.

After all I read on the blogs and on Twitter, and all the new innovation programs and initiatives in state and local governments, I feel the need to revisit the definitions of these key words.  While innovation, invention and entrepreneurs are...

OK I made up the number.  But lately it seems on Twitter and Facebook and other social media sites people are claiming "N" number of ways to innovate.  That may be true.  There may, in fact, be an infinite number of tools and techniques to help you...

I've been thinking a lot lately about "creating a culture of innovation", which is what a lot of firms suggest they want to do.  Of course this is a very lofty goal.  Changing a corporate culture doesn't happen easily, and it certainly doesn't happen...

I guess my kids are just too old for crayons anymore, so I missed the CrayonMaker when it was first released, but I'd like to use it as an example of understanding customer needs and identifying lead users, and how an innovation can open up an entirely...

Typically one of the most significant strategic challenges for any innovation effort has to do with goals.  When executives ask their teams to "be more innovative" it's often unclear how innovative and what the ultimate goals for innovation should be. ...