Author name: Jeff Lindsay

Death Panels for Innovation: How Are Your Corporate IP Review Boards Doing?

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Death panels have been a hot topic for speculation from some folks worried about health care reform, but in the world of innovation, genuine death panels have long been in place in corporations. Innovation death panels, disguised as intellectual property review committees or IP review boards, have been sending great inventions and great business concepts to …

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Innovation Fatigue in University-Industry Relationships

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One of the nine major innovation fatigue factors that we address in our book is the problem of effective university-industry relationships. I’ve been on both sides and understand some of the frustrations and barriers to innovation success in these relationships. This was a topic I addressed in a couple recent presentations, one in Singapore at …

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Conquering Innovation Fatigue for Those in Corporate R&D

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Recently I spoke to a group of engineers, scientists and managers about the challenges of innovation fatigue within corporate R&D. I condensed that presentation down to just 14 minutes and have made it available using Pixetell.com, a nice system for recording a presentation.A short URL for the presentation is http://tinyurl.com/jlpres1. Engineers and scientists are often …

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Global Entrepreneurship Week Starts Today

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Global Entrepreneurship Week starts today. This event was started by the Kauffman Foundation, leading champions of entrepreneurship and education, and Make Your Mark, a British group reaching out to young people to inspire innovation. The goal of this global initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. They want millions to join …

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Keep Intrinsic Incentives in Mind to Stimulate Creativity

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Thanks to Roni Horowitz in Israel for calling my attention to this excellent presentation from Daniel Pink, a leading career analyst who spoke at a TED Conference in 2009. He discusses research showing that traditional “if then” financial incentives are great for encouraging people to rapidly complete simple, straightforward tasks, but when it comes to …

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The View from Singapore: Vision and Leadership in Conquering Innovation Fatigue

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I just returned from an adventure in innovation and culture in one of the world’s most delightful and innovative nations, Singapore, where I spoke about innovation during Innovation and Enterprise Week 2009 sponsored by A*STAR, the government’s large program for the advancement of scientific technology and research. What remarkable vision is at play in this …

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The Upcoming Innovation Crisis: Talent Management

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David Semb’s outstanding essay, “The Upcoming Crisis in Talent Management” for Chief Learning Officer magazine, points to a tsunami of trouble ahead for US corporations in terms of retaining the know-how and experience that makes business run. The demographics point to a huge loss of experience and knowledge in the next few years. While innovation …

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