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What Big Companies Get Wrong About Innovation Metrics

Harvard Business Review

Market share, cost reductions, and profit margins of new businesses are examples of impact metrics. The most widely used metric among our respondents, for instance, was revenue being generated by new products or services over the course of their first few years in the market. Number of ideas generated. The result?

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Is Your Innovation Problem Really a Strategy Problem?

Harvard Business Review

I was running a workshop with a multinational engineering firm when I ran into a perfect example of an air sandwich, which illustrates this point. They have responded to these changes in their competitive environment and have started to position themselves as the most innovative firm in their market.

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Buffalo's Social Media Event of the Year!

Mike Cardus

You are going to hear Robin Wilson speaking about foursquare and how Buffalo can utilize this amazing marketing tool to direct traffic to your business! Speaking about When Ideas have sex. image by by je@n Related posts: Stop Marketing & Start Sharing: Social Media Workshop When Ideas Have Sex, What do the babies look like?

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The Problem With Coaching | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I have had more than a few engagements that have come about as a result of the need to repair the carnage and devastation that occurred from the implementation of advice put forth, or the ideas generated by a well intentioned yet unqualified “coach”. That workshop in coaching skills is a long way from the world of the factory floor.

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