CIO’s objective is to identify management practices which, over time, will create a culture which encourages innovation in a corporate setting.
What is innovation management.
The question posed to each of the following AI facilities was exactly the same; ‘Explain how best to manage innovation in a corporate setting’. Deepseek’s response was a little more comprehesive but not by much.Chat GPT response was very impressive but so was the response from Deepseek.
Current commentary
Trump’s strategic options. Deepseek provides insight. New !
The Adani message about R&D. India’s innovation problems.
India’s manufacturing sector has a long way to go. Based on CIO’s research of nnovation management best practices
The ‘must haves’ for an effective innovation management system.
- Delegation; an essential part of good innovation practice.
- A new way to engage younger employees. New life for MBO; MBO2.0. A new way to align corporate and individual ‘values’. Climate and human rights issues come to mind!
- Envisioning to create innovation breakthroughs
- Tolerance; an important ingredient of a culture for innovation!
Data from the online survey
- CEO thinking. Some surprises.
- Registrants validate CIO’s rating of 3M. 3M is CIO’s choice for best overall innovation management policies and practices.
- Financial services (banking) industry. Innovation management Segregated results. Looking for the source of ideas!
- Gender issues. Male versus female opinion. Delegation is equally important to both.
- Registrant 311 reports on their climate for innovation. Example is from India.
Readings
CIO’s entreprenurial and innovation questionaire – revised. Use it for your purposes.
CEO manifesto for managing innovation. A focus on research and development.
Intrapreneurs need greater recognition; Article by Harvey Schachter.
Brain and culture mapping – similarities? Which is more of a challenge?
A tribute, to Clayton Christensen courtesy of the Globe and Mail
Book takeaways; Click for summary.
- How Google Works by Schmidt, Rosenberg, Eagle.
- Leonardo da Vinci, by Isaacson.
- The Everything Store by Stone.
- Detontate, by Tuff, Goldbach.
For fun!!
1. Where do ideas come from by Steven Johnson?
2. Innovation; a poem and pictures
3. Click on Even dogs innovate. for 2.17 minutes of dog bliss!