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	<title>The Innovator's Sweet Spot</title>
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	<description>Learning how to create Market Breakthrough Products through targeted Open Innovation and Networking</description>
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		<title>The power of targeted thinking and effective use of resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been exposed to some new tools in the area of TRIZ analysis. One specific topic which I will discuss further in future posts concerns the TONGS (or Reality-Goal) model for problem definition. This really is a deceptively strong way of approaching a problem situation and getting to the core of the real conflict. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/13/the-power-of-targeted-thinking-and-effective-use-of-resources/</link>
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		<title>A Charter for Open Innovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here as promised are a draft list of Open Innovation Principles. I&#8217;ve framed these around the type of Open Innovations that CoCatalyst, my company offers so they will need some adaption to other Open Innovators. It would be great to get your feedback on this Charter. The CoCatalyst Charter for Open Innovation The purpose of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/05/a-charter-for-open-innovation/</link>
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		<title>Time for principles in Open Innovation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having been working in the field of Open Innovation for some time and having come across a number of Open Innovation &#8220;victims&#8221;, I&#8217;ve been reflecting on the need for some statement of principles around Open Innovation. To this end, I have prepared some ground rules for Open Innovation and in upcoming posts I will set out to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/09/time-for-principles-in-open-innovation/</link>
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		<title>Open Innovation in the Food and Drink Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I attended and presented at a very good conference yesterday, run by the Food and Drink Innovation Network. The topic being discussed was Open Innovation. There was some really good materal presented, although I was sad to have missed some of the afternoon speakers after some low life stole my wallet during the lunch break. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/27/open-innovation-in-the-food-and-drink-industry/</link>
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		<title>10 common Open Innovation mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For many years innovative organisations have been trying to resolve the conundrum of how to get to bigger impact innovation more quickly and with less investment. In answer to this, the practice of Open Innovation is increasingly being adopted as the normal mode of operation for leading innovative companies. Open Innovation, applied correctly, offers the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/27/10-common-open-innovation-mistakes/</link>
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		<title>Social Networking best practice for effective Open Innovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Recently I&#8217;ve been reading Driving results through social networks by Bob Cross. I wanted to read this book because I&#8217;m looking for insights into the latest thinking on building new external Value Networks for organisations engaged in Open Innovation. Although a lot of the book is focused on the important area of improving internal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/09/social-networking-best-practice-for-effective-open-innovation/</link>
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		<title>IXC-UK, a new addition to your Open Innovation toolkit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  I&#8217;ve recently found out about another Open Innovation network with a different approach, the Birmingham, UK based Innovation Xchange UK, or IXC-UK. IXC originated in Australia 6 years ago although the model has only been operating in the UK for 2 years. This not-for-profit organisation applies a more hands-on approach to getting to know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/17/ixc-uk-a-new-addition-to-your-open-innovation-toolkit/</link>
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		<title>Open Innovation Version 2.0 &#8211; collaborate like the Wright Brothers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  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 with them considerable expertise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/25/open-innovation-version-2/</link>
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		<title>Innovation in a strategic vacuum &#8211; not exactly a recipe for success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 but I couldn&#8217;t check any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/24/innovation-in-a-strategic-vacuum-not-exactly-a-recipe-for-success/</link>
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		<title>My Citizen M experience &#8211; why innovation can drive you mad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  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 honest though , [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cocatalyst.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/19/my-citizen-m-experience-why-innovation-can-drive-you-mad/</link>
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