I am behind my reading….. However, these two articles from the Innovation Playground got my attention while I was quickly browsing thru the Google Reader.
The Six Most Common Approaches To Innovation. Tell Me Which One Works For Best For You?
Idris Mootee highlights the 6 most common approaches to innovation. As I think about my past experiences, even within the same organization, I utilized different innovation approaches based on the changing problems and context. And, I would agree that ‘Throw-Plenty-Of-Ideas-Around‘ is my least favorite method. In some cases, combining one or more of these approaches could further focus your innovation process, such as refining the killer idea by prioritizing problems.
- Find-New-Ideas-To-Power-Up-Growth-Strategy
- Find-Customer Needs-First
- Find-A-Killer-Idea-First
- Throw-Plenty-Of-Ideas-Around
- Define-The-Problem-First
- Hide-In-The-Dark
In this blog, Mootee tackles the challenge of defining sustainability. You can also read my ramblings on this topic: There is more to sustainability that just being green.
“The first problem I have with is the narrow definition of sustainability. …
If all of this sounds not confusing enough, there’s more. It is basically a humanity issue more than an environmental issue. We are not seeing the whole if we only see environment. How do we provide a decent life on this planet is a problem facing all humanity? Well I am making the problem too difficult to solve. This is a wicked problem; it is both systemic and maybe the ultimate challenge.”
– Idris Mootee, Innovation Playground
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