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Monday, November 16, 2009

Thomas Edison’s method of innovation

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What was the most significant innovation of Thomas Edison? Some may say it was the distribution of electricity and incandescent lamp. Others...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Appreciating the promise of an underdog technology: story of Henry Ford’s first meeting with Edison

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Meeting with Thomas Edison on 11 th August 1896 and hearing his words of encouragement was a turning point in the life of Henry Ford, the f...

Thomas Edison, the father of systematic innovation: my favorite quotes

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I consider Thomas Edison the father of “ systematic innovation ”. Edison founded the first industrial research laboratory in Menlo Park in...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

4 types of innovations: BusinessWeek classification

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There are many ways to slice innovation. In this article we look at one such way which BusinessWeek uses while listing its 50 Most innovativ...
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Future-proofing: A workshop with innovation leaders

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Last week I facilitated a workshop Future-proofing: Making innovation engine fire and sustain held at Royal Orchid Park Plaza , Bangalor...
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40 years, 20 million ideas: The Toyota suggestion system

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As “innovation” buzzword gains popularity, various sub-areas start getting attention too. However, many of the sub-disciplines associated wi...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Letting a wave pass-by: story of Warren Buffett’s non-investment in Intel and Microsoft

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In the past few articles on “strategy as surfing a wave” (see part 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 ), we looked at how a big wave like Internet hits people...
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