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Necessity Is the Mother of Innovation, Too An age old proverb says that necessity is the mother of invention. If you look at the meaning this statement holds, the proverb extends itself to several other areas—including innovations, improvisations, or any action that is a step ahead in bringing added value to a current process. |
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Does Innovation Potential Vary Among Nations and Cultures? Innovation is necessary not only for the differentiation of an organization but also for its very survival. Building a culture of innovation is a complex phenomenon and is influenced by many external factors. Does a nation's environment and culture at large influence innovation? |
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Why Do Some People Have Better Ideas Than Others Do? It is evident that every idea cannot turn into a blockbuster like Post-it notes or iPods, but it is fascinating that idea generation in organizations never follows a predictable trajectory. Not everyone in an organization is good at coming up with ideas. Why is that? |
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Google's Organization-Wide Innovation Strategies Organizations that adopt a well thought-out strategy toward innovation and are able to allocate the required resources for it set themselves up to emerge as market leaders in the long run—both tactically and strategically. Rajini Padmanaban profiles Google's organization-wide innovation strategies. |
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Why Radical Innovation Is Dependent on People—Not Process Radical innovation is essential for survival in this century. But no one has been able to come up with a formula or a process to build innovative products like the iPhone or Google Glass. Why is this? Because innovation is a creative endeavor and is people dependent. |
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Where Do Great Product Ideas Come From? The current information technology trend is that of survival of the fittest, where players thrive based on success factors such as releases of new products that are feature rich, user experience driven, and performance focused. Rajini Padmanaban looks at where the new product ideas come from. |
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The Myths and Realities of Creativity Are you creative? Most people, if asked, say they’re not—but they’re wrong. One of the most common myths about creativity is that only artists, writers, and musicians are creative. Another myth is that creativity depends entirely on the person and not on the person’s environment. |
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Taking Time Off to Benefit Innovation What a great idea it would be to be able to spend 10 percent of your time—or 15 or even 20 percent—away from your projects developing new ideas and focusing on projects of personal interest. It turns out that the idea is hardly new. Naomi Karten writes how taking time off can benefit innovation. |
