Powerful structures for product-driven organisations
Of course innovation has been going on since there were people, sticks and fire. But, in terms of the literature, it really started for me in 1990 with Elko J. Kleinschmidt & Robert Cooper’s New Products, Key Factors in Success (with its quite marvellous cover, above. Can you imagine the brainstorm?: 'how ARE we going… Continue reading A tale of two tales
A few years back, the idea of having all your music in your pocket was revolutionary. This was the game-changing thought behind the iPod, of course. But at the time, it was not a zero sum game. You'd also have everything on CD, and possibly vinyl. Maybe tape. For a few weeks in 1995, you… Continue reading A subscriber’s life
I had a great time speaking at the Adaptive Lab event Enhancing Innovation in Health Care alongside Adaptive Lab's Mark Priestly (who was presenting the research behind the event) and Ollie Smith from Guys and St Thomas Charity. The theme of the presentation was "Mythical Problems". The idea is the to sum up the absence of… Continue reading Good health
Reading Amanda's Dear John letter to Apple, expressing her disappointment over the Apple Watch, reminds me of an interesting dynamic of product launches. Not much more complex than the proverb 'success has many fathers, failure is an orphan', we know that the sound of a winning product is a constant stream of jubilant announcements and… Continue reading The physics of failure
This wonderful clip from Mad Men on Amelia's blog started me thinking again about Kodak, both a case study of success and failure in product innovation, and - now - a cautionary tale for businesses facing change. But what, if anything, can we actually learn from it? One of the best studies of the primacy… Continue reading Kodak moments
Leading product 