Mens-Gedreven Innovatie
Innovative behavior in a conservatively managed corporate Steve Jobs once said that “It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy”. With that he meant that launching a startup is more exciting than joining an existing corporate because you can have more impact. You’re not bound to […]
This week, 10 years ago, we launched Spark at UPC Netherlands. Little did I know this would completely transform my life. Spark was launched as a program to engage employees with innovation. At the time, the broader Liberty Global family employed 23.000 people and UPC Netherlands was selected as the […]
This is the fifth and final part of the broader series on the “10 Rules of Innovation Management,” which has been brimming with best practices for managing an online, collaborative innovation management program, whether you’re already well on your way or are just starting to think about launching a program. […]
This is the fourth part of the broader series on “The 10 Rules of Innovation Management.” In five publications, I share 10 best practices that should come in handy if you’re managing an online, collaborative innovation management program or thinking about launching one. Last time I shared my views on seeding […]
RULE 5: SEED YOUR CAMPAIGNS TO PUSH ENGAGEMENT AND QUALITY “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso Have you ever revisited a story you wrote as a kid and been blown away by the sheer creativity you had […]
Welcome back to the 10 Rules of Innovation Management series! This series shares the 10 best practices you need to manage your online collaborative innovation program or get started if you’re thinking about launching one. As you learned in Part 1 of this series, the foundations of innovation management – Alignment, Management […]
“It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done […]
Often I read articles or books about top-down vs. bottom-up innovation and why one approach would be better than the other. After spending more than six years in the collaborative innovation space, I would advise going hamburger style! Pure bottom-up innovation is like throwing a fragmentation bomb We all remember bottom-up […]