The Problem Is Us, Not Them

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on April 4, 2012 4:03 PM

The Problem Is Us, Not Them Customers constantly say they hate doing business with us because it’s difficult, confusing and often demeaning. They are right. By Joe Wilds I never liked going to cocktail parties... More »

Categories: Healthcare | Blog Entry's Raw Score: 87,252 | 0  Comments

Is Your Biggest Idea Worth $1 Million?

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on June 29, 2010 10:59 AM

Is Your Biggest Idea Worth $1 Million? Find out now. Act quickly – submissions are due by 31 July 2010. Check out this interesting innovation challenge from Nokia at @.... http://www.callingallinnovators.com/venture_challenge.aspx Nokia's Calling All Innovators... More »

Categories: Telecom | Blog Entry's Raw Score: 81,865 | 0  Comments

Dominos: Teleportation

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on April 2, 2009 11:00 PM

Let’s play a game! But first…let’s think. Innovation doesn’t just exist. You don’t innovate in a vacuum. And innovation won’t thrive in there either. Innovation is like a parasite. It needs to feed off of... More »

Categories: News, Rumors, Gossip, & Trends Innovation Discussion Innovation Community Ideas | Blog Entry's Raw Score: 25,322 | 0  Comments

Are You a Walt Disney or a Roy Disney? - BusinessWeek

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on November 22, 2009 11:00 PM

Is your company better at having an idea or making an idea happen? Knowing where your organization's strength lies is a vital first step toward innovation success By G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Viton... More »

Categories: Innovation Discussion New Products, Services, and Business Models Innovation Community Ideas | Blog Entry's Raw Score: 58,340 | 1  Comment

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Industry-Brand Equity: Break Away by Innovating Now

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on February 4, 2010 10:28 AM

Industry-wide and Individual Brand Sustainability Scoring: What you don’t know can hurt you. Individual brands carry their equity around — some like championship belts , others like anchors — but what about the “equity” that... More »

Categories: News, Rumors, Gossip, & Trends Innovation Discussion Sustainability New Products, Services, and Business Models Innovation Community Ideas | Blog Entry's Raw Score: over 121 thousand | 0  Comments

Legislation is the Mother of Green Invention

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on March 6, 2010 11:36 AM

A few months back, I had a very interesting phone call with the marketing department of a major small engines manufacturer. The topic was green innovation branding . The department explained they’d been legislated into... More »

Categories: Culture Innovation Discussion Sustainability New Products, Services, and Business Models Innovation Community Ideas | Blog Entry's Raw Score: 96,302 | 0  Comments