Comments on: Innovation meets Adolescence (Part 1) http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/30/innovation-meets-adolescence-part-1/ Ideas and Best Practices on Innovation, Collaboration, and Social Media Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:45:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Paul Hobcraft http://completeinnovator.com/2008/09/30/innovation-meets-adolescence-part-1/#comment-38 Paul Hobcraft Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:04:00 +0000 http://completeinnovator.wordpress.com/?p=304#comment-38 I think you are spot on- we are moving across the chasm of innovation maturity but how wide this is will depend on those very sources of tools, techniques, application techniques and integrating methods to bring innovation into the real mainstream. There is a significant change going on at mid level management in integrating innovation which is transforming thinking within organisations. The steps along the path to a greater maturity will be enhanced by approaching innovation in four different ways as service enhancements 1. The scope of innovation management expertise available 2. The changes that take place in innovation management consulting towards a more holistic offering 3. The translation of the tools and techniques so all can use these as part of their daily lives 4. The ability to quantify the business impact through better indicators, short and long term value generation These will support and bridge over this gap. Making the jump might also be caused by the current crisis as this tends to be the best time for innovation to be most activity worked upon I think you are spot on- we are moving across the chasm of innovation maturity but how wide this is will depend on those very sources of tools, techniques, application techniques and integrating methods to bring innovation into the real mainstream. There is a significant change going on at mid level management in integrating innovation which is transforming thinking within organisations. The steps along the path to a greater maturity will be enhanced by approaching innovation in four different ways as service enhancements
1. The scope of innovation management expertise available
2. The changes that take place in innovation management consulting towards a more holistic offering
3. The translation of the tools and techniques so all can use these as part of their daily lives
4. The ability to quantify the business impact through better indicators, short and long term value generation

These will support and bridge over this gap. Making the jump might also be caused by the current crisis as this tends to be the best time for innovation to be most activity worked upon

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