Forgot to mention that I liked this article so much, I listed it under “Articles” on the Recommended Resources page of my Innovation Outcomes website. And about a week ago, I had started drafting a review to post on Amazon.com for your book, 24/7 Innovation. I thought the Appendix had such useful information for me, that others should know about it too, and I’ve specifically mentioned it in my review.

I sent you a LinkedIn invitation after reading your book and am now “talking” to you as well!

So many of my clients believe that innovation is something to be done in better times, yet as you’ve noted in this article, innovation can actually help to “recession-proof” a business.

My experience is that many of my clients understand how process innovation can help reduce operating costs, but still don’t understand what open innovation is and how it can reduce R & D costs. I was glad to see you address this, in your article.

But your last point was the best! I had a solo consulting practice for many years, but in the last year, began informally partnering with other consultants who had complementary skill sets and/or who could increase my firm’s geographic and functional reach.

When many people think of innovation, they think of large companies with well-funded R & D functions, but innovation is key to entrepreneurs and even individuals who may not be “recession-proofed” and who are now reinventing themselves through self-innovation.

Thanks for the great article. I saved it in a Word document for future reference!