http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/ Steve shares his unconventional approach on Business Innovation, Creativity, Goals and Critical Thinking Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-36429 Why Best Practices are Stupid | Business Innovation Speaker and Consultant Stephen Shapiro Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:30:57 +0000 http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-36429 [...] my 2007 article on “Innovation Targeting,” I discuss why best practices are actually ideal for core (and sometimes support) capabilities.  [...] [...] my 2007 article on “Innovation Targeting,” I discuss why best practices are actually ideal for core (and sometimes support) capabilities.  [...]

]]> http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-34608 Innovation at the Four Seasons Hotel | Stephen Shapiro on Innovation, Creativity, Goals & Performance Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:00:53 +0000 http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-34608 [...] as Differentiator: In an earlier blog entry on innovation targeting, I discussed the need to find your one differentiator. For the Four Seasons, it is clearly [...] [...] as Differentiator: In an earlier blog entry on innovation targeting, I discussed the need to find your one differentiator. For the Four Seasons, it is clearly [...]

]]> http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-33898 Innovation Mindset, Not Innovation Tools : Stephen Shapiro Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:01:55 +0000 http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-33898 [...] key. Solving the right problem is more important than solving irrelevant problems well. Moving to a mindset of innovation targeting will enable you to maximize the return on your investments and will help you get the most value out [...] [...] key. Solving the right problem is more important than solving irrelevant problems well. Moving to a mindset of innovation targeting will enable you to maximize the return on your investments and will help you get the most value out [...]

]]> http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-33042 Susan Plunkett Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:17:04 +0000 http://www.steveshapiro.com/2007/11/24/how-to-target-innovation/#comment-33042 I found this analysis enlightening, extremely useful and the examples really illustrated the salient points so well. Thank you. One of my research activities is to consult on drawing insights from blog and forum activity however I often find companies have not thought through exactly "why" they wanted a forum before commencing one and their process is floundering. There must be a core raison d'etre. I found this analysis enlightening, extremely useful and the examples really illustrated the salient points so well. Thank you. One of my research activities is to consult on drawing insights from blog and forum activity however I often find companies have not thought through exactly “why” they wanted a forum before commencing one and their process is floundering. There must be a core raison d’etre.

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