Animals are creatures of habit. Every morning, my cat drinks from the bathtub faucet (because the water tastes better, obviously!), then curls himself up for an hours-long nap on the… Read More
Innovation
Do You Notice What’s Different?
My office is about a mile away from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. This airfield is the home of the annual Wings Over Houston air show. Because of my fortuitous… Read More
Life Cycle Management
Listen to the podcast here. After seeing “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” I left the cinema feeling a little sad. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have been a… Read More
Diversity in Brainstorming
Listen to the podcast here. Brainstorming and ideation are fun activities in New Product Development (NPD), yet can be challenging. You are searching for a rough diamond in a field… Read More
Cloudy, Sunny, or a Blizzard?
Listen to the podcast here. The State of Texas, where I live, has been suffering under a long drought most of the year. So I’ve anxiously watched the sky to… Read More
The Toaster Project
Listen to the podcast here. I first became aware of Thomas Thwaites’ toaster project in economist Tim Harford’s book Adapt. Thwaites had set out to build a toaster from scratch,… Read More
Creating Breakthrough Innovations
Listen to the podcast here. In the last couple of weeks, The Idea Incubator has addressed disruptive technologies. We’ve presented tips on how to implement an autonomous organization structure to… Read More
How to Create Disruptive Innovations (part 2)
Listen to the podcast here. Last week, we looked at the difference between sustaining and disruptive innovations, and the imperative that firms face in identifying and maintaining breakthrough discoveries to… Read More
How to Create Disruptive Innovations (part 1)
Listen to the podcast here. New Product Development (NPD) often addresses breakthrough ideas, which involve new technologies and/or new markets. Yet, often the structured NPD Processes, such as stage-gate (1), tend… Read More
How to Create Disruptive Innovations (References)
View part 1 here. View part 2 here. References 1. Cooper, Robert G. Winning at New Products. 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA : Perseus Publishing, 2001. 2. Disruptive Technology: Catching the Wave…. Read More
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