Innovation News

The Future of American Power How America Can Survive the Rise of the Rest
Fareed Zakaria - Foreign Affairs Council Magazine - May/June 2008
Despite some eerie parallels between the position of the United States today and that of the British Empire a century ago, there are key differences. Britain's decline was driven by bad economics. The United States, in contrast, has the strength and dynamism to continue shaping the world -- but only if it can overcome its political dysfunction and reorient U.S. policy for a world defined by the rise of other powers.

What's makes people say "Google Really does have an Innovation Culture."
Richman Ramblings - Blog
Google is recognized as one of the greatest innovation companies on the planet. This blog does a one page summary of those things focusing on the 20% Own Time deal. It is a great idea and makes sense as a White Knight Innovation tool.

New Prophet Study Shows How Strongest Innovators Succeed
Earthtimes - London,UK
What distinguishes the model innovators further, though, is the way these catalysts have cast the widest possible nets, both within and outside of the organization, to capture every possible source of inspiration.

"Shift Happens (Narrated)" - A frightening look into the future where innovation is a must. And will we be prepared?
You Tube
This 5 minute video looks at the statistics and demographics of the innovation requirements of the future. The world is going to demand a tremendous amount of innovation to meet a frightening unknown market need.

CEO News

I've resurrected some old monthly columns that I used to write and will be posting them to this section of the website. They show that we have been working this arena for some time and have some success to show for it.

November, 1993 - Dr. Elbie's Corner - Creating and Managing an "Executive Team.
Len Bertain, Corporate Innovation Systems
It is not rocket science to create and manage a TEAM of highly competitive group of executives. Maybe some sports team analogies might help and a little common sense.

December, 1993 - Dr. Elbie's Corner - Managing with No Blame.
Len Bertain, Corporate Innovation Systems
If you want to change your business, then you need to do so by allowing people to proceed on a "No Blame" basis. But you need some different measurement tools. We developed "Yes/No Charts" to help get clarity on some tough issues to measure. Yes/No charts help employees get clarity very quickly with this measurement tool. Either something happened or it didn't. There is no gray area with a "Yes/No Chart." It either happened as it should or it didn't. This column discusses how this works. It really is an amazingly simple but powerful tool.

The 5 Rules of of Negotiation that we often forget.
Tom Zeeb, Profitable-Partnerships.com
There are some basic rules and concepts to remember when you are negotiating. Tom Zeeb describes these rules and concepts so that you can get a clear idea of what negotiating is and what things you need to be aware of.

White Papers

Creating the Innovation Culture: Geniuses, Champions and Leaders
Langdon Morris, InnovationLabs, Copyright 2007
The innovation culture is explained in a very excellent article by Langdon Morris. This culture, is explained in Morris's words as "...an expression of people, their past, and their current beliefs, ideas, and behaviors. They make innovation happen, and they do so consistently over time." A great read.

Autodesk's Turnaround Secret
Business Week, View Point, Chris Zook-George Cogan March 31, 2008
How the CAD software maker reinvented itself by refocusing on its customer segments, product differentiation, and a new sales model.