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Innovation process at Dell

Lastly we talked about some of the recent changes that Dell made to their IdeaStorm environment, and how they felt the need to expand their successful online suggestion box concept with directed and time-bound innovation jams called Storm Sessions through which they ask the community questions in real time, sometimes for days, sometimes for weeks, and sometimes for hours. They have found this real time learning capability, which they use both inside and outside, to be extremely powerful.
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Posted March 4, 2010
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The U.S. Must Grab the Lead on Green - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review

2. Create a shared vision for competitiveness. If South Korea plans to spend 1 percent of its GDP on CleanTech research, why can't we spend 3 percent? (And why can't we agree, when allocating tax dollars, that our national security is tied to economic strength as much as it is to military might?)
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Posted February 18, 2010
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HP's CTO Discusses Their Approach To Innovation

 

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Posted February 17, 2010
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Four Innovation Lessons from Anheuser-Busch - Scott Anthony - Harvard Business Review

Have defined types of innovation strategies. Patrick described two basic innovation strategies. "Renovations" involve strengthening existing product lines through new marketing campaigns or mild formulation changes. "Innovations" involve completely new products. Patrick noted that you needed both. As he said, "You wouldn't add an extension to your house if your foundation was crumbling."
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Posted February 10, 2010
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Shipping Containers For Student Housing [TreeHugger]

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Posted January 26, 2010
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CES: How Skype and Cars Are Alike - Digits [WSJ Digits]

His pitch: Services like Skype (recently sold by eBay) could be like automobiles. Its importance may not be immediately apparent, but it could be the future.
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Posted January 9, 2010
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Love This Solar Tree Concept [EarthTechling]

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What homeowners association...

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Posted December 25, 2009
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Biking 2.0 Comes In The Form Of The Copenhagen Wheel

via fastcompany.com

"But the most notable feature of the Copenhagen Wheel is its KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery System, a mechanism by which energy from braking is stored up for later use, giving the rider a boost when going up a hill or speeding through traffic."

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Posted December 16, 2009
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Fast Company Blogs About a Newsweek Survey On Global Innovation

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"To start, the graph below shows that while more than 70% of Americans think the U.S. is a technologically innovative country, only 41% think that the United States is staying ahead of China on innovation. Meanwhile, more than 80% of the Chinese think that the U.S. is innovative and is staying ahead of China on innovation."

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Posted November 24, 2009
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First Runway Test For Solar Powered Plane [Autopia]

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Video/Photo: Solar Impulse

via wired.com

"With the four electric motors running on sunlight, these first tests were slow, only getting up to about 10 knots. Initially the team used safety gear to protect the aircraft in case of a failure of the landing gear. But eventually the aircraft was able to taxi without the use of safety gear, just as it would for a normal take off.

Next up according to the team is taxi tests up to takeoff speed of about 20 knots for some short ‘flea hops’ into the air. First flights beyond the airport runway are expected early next year."

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Posted November 23, 2009
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