Doug's TwitterYesterday I spent the day in meetings in Washington DC talking to various parts of the Federal government on how to accelerate innovation driven business development in the USA.
As I reflected on the meetings this morning I realized that what I “saw” was very different than my perceptions of Washington and not at [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box | No Comments »
Reading the front page of today’s USA Today business section I found that the key stories tell everything you need to know about innovation.
1. Suzuki has a new Car that “could lift the automaker out of obscurity in the USA”
• Lesson: The power of innovation to transform sales success
2. Linux Raps harder at company doors
• [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box, Random Wit & Wisdom, Science of Creativity | No Comments »
I just got the e-mail pasted below from Barry Bruns who I have the utmost respect for. He is retired from the Military following a spectacular career of leading change. His comments were about my New Book – North Pole Tenderfoot – that tells the story of my “rookie” adventures and misadventures traveling [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box, Random Wit & Wisdom | No Comments »
Just watched an amazing video by Priscilla Petty called The Deming of America It’s straight talk from the master on what needs to be done to get America cranking again.
One thing that caught my attention was Deming’s refusal to work with P&G when they asked him to help them. He only worked with companies [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box | No Comments »
What a wild week. On Tuesday VP Biden announced the expansion of the USA National Innovation Marketplace. And since then things have gone kinda wild for us and our NIST/MEP Network government partners.
The lesson for all of us – is the importance of credibility. In a world of invention scams – the US Government’s involvement [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box | No Comments »
What a WICKED COOL Day. It’s not often that you get an e-mail just as you’ve landed at an airport – saying the White House just announced that a dream of your team and client (NIST/MEP)- The USA National Innovation Marketplace was important and valuable to the nation!
There are a ton of people who have [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box, Science of Creativity | No Comments »
The benefits of Open Innovation or as I call it Open Collaboration between inventors, companies, brands, distributors are clear.
The hard data — companies that openly collaborate realize as much as a tripling of innovation success rates, 85% improvement in R&D output and a 50% reduction in capital spending (P&G results).
The challenge is today in most [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box, Science of Creativity | No Comments »
I have it confirmed from two independent sources that the new TV show Shark Tank is “charging” all contestants. To be on the show you have to sign over 2 to 15% ownership in your company/invention. This is the case even if you don’t get a deal from the deal makers.
Recall – Shark Tank [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box | 1 Comment »
The prevailing style of management must undergo transformation. A system can not understand itself. The transformation requires a view from outside. …….The first step is transformation of the individual. This transformation is discontinuous. It comes from understanding of the system of profound knowledge. The individual, transformed, will perceive new meaning to his life, to events, [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box | No Comments »
Profits Drive Profitability
Data from Georgia Tech shows that Innovation is the best way to make more money
AND – just the same a business strategy of quick delivery, voice of the customer or fast delivery are better but not great.
To win in today’s economy you must LEAD and that means Innovation.
It the difference between being [...]
Filed under: Doug's Soap Box | 1 Comment »