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Innovate on Purpose

Ideas and discussions for sustainable innovation.
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Author: Jeffrey Phillips
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You should outsource innovation if...

Jul 7, 2008
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.

3M's Innovation Challenges

Nov 18, 2009
Over the last few posts I've documented a number of capabilities that enable 3M to innovate successfully. These factors include the culture, the intentional scenario planning or "forward mapping" within the research teams and the identification of...

3M's Seven Innovation Components

Nov 17, 2009
This post is the third about my trip to 3M. In the first post I examined 3M's culture, informed by its midwestern roots. In the second post I reviewed the concept of forward mapping and some of the opportunities and challenges of 3M's innovation...

More on the 3M visit

Nov 16, 2009
This is the second of a series of posts about a visit to 3M's customer innovation center in St. Paul Minnesota. There we were treated to a day of interaction with some of the leading innovators at 3M. Additionally, we learned about 3M's methodologies...

Midwestern Innovation at 3M

Nov 13, 2009
Yesterday, November 12th, I had a unique opportunity to visit with senior executives and scientists at 3M's Customer Innovation Center in St. Paul. 3M invited six innovation "influencers" to attend a briefing and to learn more about what makes...

Island of misfit ideas

Nov 11, 2009
Do you remember the annual Christmas special about the island of misfit toys, where Rudolph ends up because he doesn't "fit in" with the other reindeer? The island is full of misfit toys that weren't acceptable for one reason or another. A recent...

You should outsource innovation if...



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