1 The 8 Ways to Innovate futurethink ABM Publishers’ Summit 27 September 2007
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The 8 Ways to Innovate
futurethinkABM Publishers’ Summit
27 September 2007
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What’s Wrong with Innovation Today?
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We really don’t want to innovate…
“Great idea. We can’t do this because we’ve never
tried something like this before.”
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(Hey, not all ideas have value...)
We don’t know why we’re innovating…
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What is Innovation?
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Creativity thinks up new things.
Innovation is something new, useful, and valuable for your customers and your organization.
Innovation does them.
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ONE from American Express
Keep the Change by Bank of America
The Difference Between Creativity and Innovation
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The Difference Between Creativity and Innovation
1.5 million1 million
99%20%
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In what ways do companies innovate?
The Eight Angles of Innovation
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The Eight Angles of Innovation
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How can you innovate your oldest, most antiquated, seemingly “un-innovatable” processes?
The Eight Angles of Innovation
Melcher Media’s Durabooks
Paper and recycling get made over
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The Eight Angles of Innovation
How can you redefine what ‘publishing’ is?
We > Me
The first published wiki-book
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The Eight Angles of Innovation
i-Caught
User-generated TV – real stories, real people
How can you empower your readers to be more involved in your business?
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The Eight Angles of Innovation
How can you leverage online best practices, offline?
Pick Me Up
Bringing the online experience offline
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The Eight Angles of Innovation
Scholastic Store
Bringing books to life
If your organization were to open a experiential storefront – what would it look like? What would it sell?
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How can completely unrelated companies partner to enter new markets?
The Eight Angles of Innovation
Times On Air
In-flight news
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The Eight Angles of Innovation
How can you redefine what ‘publishing’ is? How can you repackage your content to bring it to more people?
Grammar Girl’s
Audio Books ARE real books
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Name anyone who is NOT a consumer of your product today – how can you reach them?
The Eight Angles of Innovation
Disney GardenHelping farmers sell produce
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What new channels can you use to communicate with customers?
The Eight Angles of Innovation
EcoHangers
Free for cleaners, good for the environment
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The Eight Angles of Innovation
What new channels can you use to communicate with customers?
iLOVEOn-product publishing
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How can you master internal coordination to deliver better products/services to your customers faster?
The Eight Angles of Innovation
AudiMax
Real-time employee idea submission
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How many ideas?
a. 10,000b. 20,000c. 30,000d. 50,000
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How many ideas?
a. 10,000b. 20,000c. 30,000d. 50,000
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How innovative are YOU?
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How many questions can you answer “YES” to?
We’re proactive about idea generation. Innovation is more than a suggestion box.
We’re in touch with our clients. Their suggestions drive our innovation. We get innovative ideas from all levels & divisions of the organization. We partner with people/firms outside the company to get & develop new ideas. We have a clear innovation strategy in place – and everyone knows what it is. I know exactly where to go to learn more about innovation and follow trends. We have a process in place to gather and evaluate good ideas. We actively encourage a culture of curiosity and open dialogue. We continually fuel employees thinking with resources and tools to get better
ideas. I actively participate in brainstorms and help develop new ideas.
How Innovative Are You?
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How Innovative Are You?
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9 innovation tips and tricks
where do you find what’s next?
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Innovation Resources and Tips
1. Look Outside
Research a topic you know nothing about: astronomy, debt capital markets?
Connect the dots: What ideas come to mind?
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2. Create an Advisory Board
Pick 3 people from outside
Set up an online forum to centralize discussion
Create a Topics Calendar to fuel the interaction
Innovation Resources and Tips
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3. Look for the Weak Signals – Futurist Sources
Innovation Watch (www.innovationwatch.com)
Long Bets (www.longbets.org)
Innovation Resources and Tips
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Innovation Resources and Tips
4. Visualize it
Avoid the “familiarity” trap. Add web sites and news sources from other countries to
your tracking list.
Ten by Ten (www.tenbyten.org)
Marumushi Newsmap
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5. See what ideas already exist
Creativitypool.com
Halfbakery.com
Innovation Resources and Tips
h a l f b a k e r y
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6. Google the Future
Innovation Resources and Tips
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Innovation Resources and Tips
7. Become a Lab Rat
Google Labs: (labs.google.com)
Concept Lab Volvo: (www.volvocars.com/conceptlab)
Nike Labs: (www.nike.com/nikelab/)
Boeing: (www.newairplane.com)
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Innovation Resources and Tips
8. Find a Younger Mentor
Learn about their world, their technology, their ‘communities’.
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Visit a new store, different coffee shop – do something out of the
ordinary to discover the extraordinary
9. Be the Accidental Tourist
Innovation Resources and Tips
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How will innovation impact
YOUR bottom line?
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futurethink’s Customer List: A List of Leading Innovators
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What You Get: Research, Tools, Interactive Exercises
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