Q: What is the best way for an Intranet entrepreneur to get funding for a great idea? A: Reach for your wallet. That's the key takeaway from David Silverman, who himself is in the middle of launching an Internet company called Jamseed. Writing on Harvard Online, Silverman counsels...
Recently, when addressing a group of business owners, I asked them to share their greatest business challenges. Not surprisingly, the responses were immediate and ranged from issues of marketing and time management, to staffing and finances. We had a short discussion and soon realised...
Idea Champions recently conducted a poll to discover which catalysts spurred its clients' brightest ideas. While many of them involved solitary activities or reflection, two of the top five -- brainstorming with others and collaborating with a partner -- reveal the power of team ideation in sparking creativity. A third...
Most US office workers clock a M-F schedule, and relax on the weekend. But if you could set your own schedule, what would you choose? Tammy Erickson believes the days when an employer dictates your work days and hours is becoming outdated. How come...
I am currently in Bangkok running the Thailand Memory Championships and an advert for an Innovation and Knowledge conference on 9 July caught my eye. The keynote "Unique, New, Good" by Mr Pansak Leelawankulsiri, SVP for SME Development at Bangkok Bank got me thinking ... is innovation...
Do we think better when we set aside time for it? Ellis Booker, a friend and former colleague, blogged in the affirmative, saying Take the time to let big ideas grow. In his post, he described an unexpected five-hour layover at LaGuardia...
Why single-instance ERP is now feasible, what business drivers should factor into the decision and how companies are determining their integration strategies. The grand ERP vision of one application and one database for everything the company does may finally be achievable. The next step, after attaining ERP, is to expand...
Marketing by getting referrals is not only simple, it's wonderfully cheap. The idea is to find new customers just by asking peers, associates and existing customers to recommend likely prospects for you to target. Few business owners actually ask for referrals. Fewer still ask in the right way at the...
Intercom phone systems are stress reducers since at what time a person is busy, he can push a button and talk. The idea is handy, since sitting, holding a handset busies the hands, thus the person cannot type as easy. The author has no problem talking, thinking and typing, but...
The IT industry is fast moving, and is full of people in their twenties and thirties. So perhaps it is not surprising that it does not learn well from past mistakes. Those rather longer in the tooth can permit themselves a wry smile as the industry shows a new fad...
The Find: A Hollywood producer who's heard thousands of pitches offers advice on how business leaders can present themselves and their ideas effectively. The Source: An interview with Stephanie Palmer, former Director of Creative Affairs at MGM and current author of "Good in a Room: How to...
Taking action is the key to increasing your creativity. But how, you ask? Creativity is simply connecting two unrelated elements together and SCAMPER is one of the best tools to stimulate this way thinking. Robert Eberle played with Alex Osborn's list (Osborn is the marketing guru...
You've got a brainstorm. It's bold, it's brilliant — and it might even make you rich. Learn how the pros transform great insights into big career breakthroughs.Every great product or service started out as just a sparkle in someone's eye. Whether you want to invent the next must-have technology or...
Seven successful intrapreneurs reveal what it took to launch new ventures at Kodak, Toyota, Yahoo, and other major companies. .logoimg { float:right; border:1px solid #eee; padding:4px; background:#fff;} Kodak Intrapreneur:...
Britain may be one of Europe's innovation hotspots. But its businesses are still paying lip-service to innovation as an organisational strategy, according to Adobe's "Unleashing Innovation" survey. The vast majority of employers and employees it surveyed acknowledge innovation's importance to their business, but only 16 per cent...
Ideas are a precious resource, but they’re hard to nurture and easy to kill. Here’s how to help them — and your company — prosper.Wondering why your company hasn’t come up with any brilliant new ideas lately? Maybe you haven’t properly laid the groundwork. From the first inkling all the...
Long silences. Tapping PDAs. The faint buzz of snoring. Sound like a meeting you led recently? Use our tips to make face-time more focused and productive.There's nothing worse than attending a boring, unnecessary meeting — except, of course, presiding over one. With our step-by-step guide to better meetings, you can...
The lifeblood of innovation is fresh perception and new ideas. How do we nurture new ideas into potential solutions? As Brian Libby's article explains, you need money, time, process, people and perseverance. I would like to add one more quality to the list --- attitude. ...
Great ideas add value to discussion, but when they come from managers, Marshall Goldsmith says, they can add too much value -- stifling the creativity and enthusiasm of the very people you need to execute the idea. Before you pitch your ideas -- or your improvements on an employee's ideas...
How do big companies keep new ideas from falling through the cracks? IBM, Toyota, and Motorola reveal their techniques for smart idea management. IBM Goal: Collaboration among many employees Technique: Online platform that acts as a chat room for ideas ...
