Comments on: Death of the Chief Innovation Officer? http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/ Ideas and Best Practices on Innovation, Collaboration, and Social Media Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:29:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andrew Guitarte http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/#comment-321 Andrew Guitarte Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:34:11 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-321 Very good insights! I want to add that the CI(nnov)O role has spawned various other roles in our organization (a Fortune 50 company). We now have a Chief Innovation Architect role, primarily responsible for driving enterprise & project management standards in innovation-related projects. Soon I foresee other roles emerge, namely Business Innovation Analyst, Innovation Program/Project Manager, Systems Innovation Engineer, and so on. Exciting times ahead! Very good insights! I want to add that the CI(nnov)O role has spawned various other roles in our organization (a Fortune 50 company). We now have a Chief Innovation Architect role, primarily responsible for driving enterprise & project management standards in innovation-related projects. Soon I foresee other roles emerge, namely Business Innovation Analyst, Innovation Program/Project Manager, Systems Innovation Engineer, and so on. Exciting times ahead!

]]> By: Boris Pluskowski http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/#comment-319 Boris Pluskowski Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:18:55 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-319 Hi Tim Many thanks for your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed the article! I agree that there are CEOs out there that get it, but I'm still seeing far too many of them giving innovation no more than lip service at the moment. The key to getting more CEOs truly on board though is to get more corporate programs delivering results rather than promises. Until then, it'll be an uphill battle to really get them involved in these programs. Best Boris Hi Tim

Many thanks for your comments, I’m glad you enjoyed the article!

I agree that there are CEOs out there that get it, but I’m still seeing far too many of them giving innovation no more than lip service at the moment. The key to getting more CEOs truly on board though is to get more corporate programs delivering results rather than promises. Until then, it’ll be an uphill battle to really get them involved in these programs.

Best

Boris

]]> By: Tim Andren http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/#comment-318 Tim Andren Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:06:56 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-318 I just found your article after doing some market research. Innovation is incredibly important for businesses large and small as the landscape has changed so drastically of late. CEOs do throw the term around quite a bit, but the ones that get it truly understand that every product or service sold was once an innovation and with the playing field as flat as it is due to technology - the creative idea implemented correctly, remains supreme. I just found your article after doing some market research. Innovation is incredibly important for businesses large and small as the landscape has changed so drastically of late.

CEOs do throw the term around quite a bit, but the ones that get it truly understand that every product or service sold was once an innovation and with the playing field as flat as it is due to technology – the creative idea implemented correctly, remains supreme.

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]]> By: Boris Pluskowski http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/#comment-53 Boris Pluskowski Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:48:40 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-53 Thanks for your contribution (and the kind words) Flor - they are much appreciated! I agree that a lot of CEO's - especially in the current economy are providing primarily lip service to the word innovation - but watch out - those few that are continuing to act aggressively towards growth and innovation are the ones who will be the big winners when we come out the other end! -Boris Thanks for your contribution (and the kind words) Flor – they are much appreciated! I agree that a lot of CEO’s – especially in the current economy are providing primarily lip service to the word innovation – but watch out – those few that are continuing to act aggressively towards growth and innovation are the ones who will be the big winners when we come out the other end!

-Boris

]]> By: flor http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/#comment-42 flor Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:47:34 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-42 I think you are both right! this is what i've been writing about on my blog. Innovation has become one of the most basic building blocks of business. No company can survive without innovation and even though we hear most CEOs talking about the need for innovation and its importance, very few of them take a risk or a chance at it. Very few really encourage innovation... we hear so much "this is the way we've always done it" that it's anoying! I want to make a statement for all ceos to listen to: Lead the way to innovation and do more than just talk about it! love your blog by the way! Flor I think you are both right!
this is what i’ve been writing about on my blog. Innovation has become one of the most basic building blocks of business. No company can survive without innovation and even though we hear most CEOs talking about the need for innovation and its importance, very few of them take a risk or a chance at it. Very few really encourage innovation… we hear so much “this is the way we’ve always done it” that it’s anoying!
I want to make a statement for all ceos to listen to: Lead the way to innovation and do more than just talk about it!
love your blog by the way!
Flor

]]> By: bpluskowski http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/#comment-37 bpluskowski Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:46:42 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-37 I agree Paul - and have seen the same misuse of the Innovation title in certain CPG companies (Diageo springs to mind as I recently browsed their careers section) - however I think most people can see past that kind of shallow white washing and I don't see it as a trend in any other industry yet - so I hope your fears are unfounded :) I agree Paul – and have seen the same misuse of the Innovation title in certain CPG companies (Diageo springs to mind as I recently browsed their careers section) – however I think most people can see past that kind of shallow white washing and I don’t see it as a trend in any other industry yet – so I hope your fears are unfounded :)

]]> By: Paul Hobcraft http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/17/death-of-the-chief-innovation-officer/#comment-34 Paul Hobcraft Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:40:12 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-34 I think you are right, innovating is evolving in importance and understanding by the CEO of an organization. He alone can clear the innovation pathway for the organization to respond too. It might be premature to say one title or another is dead or alive for the senior leader responsible for enacting innovation throughout the organization. I feel the shift in innovation taking place is a level or two further down the organization, there is a shift in titles going on to reflect more the demise of marketing in its present form into a broader 'guardian' or 'champion' of innovating activity around brands or service. I see far more Innovation Directors for brand groups but if this is simply a name change, then it will not strengthen innovation but be more of a 'stay as we are' just catering to this wish to have innovation within the title. What needs to be seen is the person responsible in building new innovative business models that change the existing form, not just this 'guardian' and this is where the role might be gravitating to the Strategic Officer. Predicting death of the CIO might be premature but I hope innovation does not get hijacked by marketing alone in this evolving time for innovation, a real fear for me on present trends I think you are right, innovating is evolving in importance and understanding by the CEO of an organization. He alone can clear the innovation pathway for the organization to respond too. It might be premature to say one title or another is dead or alive for the senior leader responsible for enacting innovation throughout the organization. I feel the shift in innovation taking place is a level or two further down the organization, there is a shift in titles going on to reflect more the demise of marketing in its present form into a broader ‘guardian’ or ‘champion’ of innovating activity around brands or service. I see far more Innovation Directors for brand groups but if this is simply a name change, then it will not strengthen innovation but be more of a ‘stay as we are’ just catering to this wish to have innovation within the title. What needs to be seen is the person responsible in building new innovative business models that change the existing form, not just this ‘guardian’ and this is where the role might be gravitating to the Strategic Officer. Predicting death of the CIO might be premature but I hope innovation does not get hijacked by marketing alone in this evolving time for innovation, a real fear for me on present trends

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