http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog Learning how to create Market Breakthrough Products through targeted Technology Innovation Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:42:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Apart from the specific area of Open source code, where collaboration is key, in my opinion, Open Innovation has yet to fulfil its potential in generating powerful collaboration between overlapping communities of practice. When the Wright brothers turned their attention to making the first powered heavier-than-air flying machine, they brought ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/25/open-innovation-version-2/ I visited a company (who will remain nameless to protect the innocent) the other day who, although doing the everyday stuff OK, seemed to have no business direction or worse still, any strategy aimed at the future. We discussed some possible innovative ideas and some new ways the company might market itself ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/24/innovation-in-a-strategic-vacuum-not-exactly-a-recipe-for-success/   While visiting Philips Applied Technologies last week, I had the opportunity to try out the Citizen M hotel described in a previous post. As a reminder, Citizen M sets out to create a quirky, low cost, five star hotel experience with the help of some cool technologies from Philips. To be ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/my-citizen-m-experience-why-innovation-can-drive-you-mad/ Last week I visited Philips Applied Technologies in Eindhoven and I was given the inside line on a number of impressive new technology applications. Philips Applied Technologies are well experienced in applying and integrating a wide range of technologies including software, electronics, robotics, precision motion and sensors. They act as a consultancy wing ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/17/technology-innovation-at-philips-applied-technologies/ Soon after I wrote the last post, I received a response from Nine Sigma and it seems their client is interested on both my latest proposals. The client posed a number of penetrating and stimulating questions and I've fired off my responses. Hopefully I should hear more in the next ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/12/latest-experiences-with-nine-sigma-part-2/ Well, as promised in a previous post, I've submitted another proposal to Nine Sigma. Mindful of my previous experiences, I was very careful to make sure that the client was actually open for real breakthrough innovation. In fact, when I clarified the client's desires, I was so inspired by the ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/08/latest-experiences-with-nine-sigma-open-innovation/ Back from my vacationing now and kicking the blog back into life. While on my hols, I've been avidly watching the Olympics and I have to say, from the Brit point of view there has been a beacon of innovation in the shape of the Great Britain Cycling Team. Just ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/05/successful-sporting-innovation-and-shock-horror-its-british/ Further to my previous posting on the BMW GINA concept car, I've just been reading an article in New Scientist about an example of increasing flexibility of form in vision systems. Going back many years, the first light sensitive devices were composed of a single photo-transistor (1 point detection). Later, charge ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/07/artificial-retina-follows-triz-line-of-evolution/   On Friday last week, I spent the day at one of the Cardiac Catheterisation Labs at St. Thomas' hospital, London. Not as a patient, you understand, but as an observer. You might ask why a moderately squeamish person like myself would do this willingly? Well, my reason was a principled one. I firmly believe ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/05/getting-to-gemba-a-day-in-the-cardiac-cath-lab/ Further to my posts on Open Innovation "Ideagoras", I've only recently seen an article from the New York Times on Innocentive. Aparently, the New York Times article was the 3rd most e-mailed article of the day. I guess I must be out of the loop because the first I heard ... http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/02/innocentive-in-the-press-more-pr-for-open-innovation/