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Should you innovate with your customers? (part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 19/09/2020
» To what extent should innovators listen to customers' ideas and suggestions? There are proponents and opponents of involving customers in innovation endeavours. In the first of this two-part series, we'll hear from each camp and explore different situations that may influence their arguments. The second part will propose some possible solutions to reconcile the different views.
The world hates innovation; this is why
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 28/09/2017
» The prolific American innovator Charles Kettering once said: "The world hates change. Yet it is the only thing that has brought progress." Innovation means change. Ergo, the world hates innovation, one might conclude. Let's investigate Kettering's statement to understand why, and what it means for us as innovators.
Escaping the 'GIGO' principle of innovation
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 24/11/2016
» Last week I began planning a comprehensive innovation project with a client. This project is highly important for this multinational corporation, which is seeking new applications in new industries for a profitable product that is now locked into one industry and application niche.
Get creative with your inbox and take control of email
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 28/08/2014
» Do you have email fatigue? Does your inbox constantly contain hundreds — even thousands — of emails? Does that number continue to grow? For many of us, email seems more of a curse than a blessing, a source of stress rather than a useful and speedy means of communication.
When wild works: Creative lessons from the olympics
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 16/08/2012
» The London 2012 Summer Olympics have come to an end, capped by a musical closing ceremony. But it's not the closing ceremony that I want to talk about, nor even the sports, but the opening ceremony, and in particular the contrast between the one in London and the one in Beijing in 2008. This comparison will offer insights into how creativity and innovation work.