Tag Archives: Michael Dugan

The Can Opener of Innovation

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

The Can Opener of Innovation A few years ago I came across this cool can opener that was designed to help (as you might expect) open cans easier. It was great. It helped with soup cans with pop up tabs … Continue reading →

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Communication the Critical Attribute of an Innovative Business Culture

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

The following is an excerpt from Saving Innovation: When establishing the values necessary for an innovative culture, there’s a reason communication comes first.  Most of the problems any group will have with innovation will be the result of poor communication, … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Suggestion Boxes & Why They Don’t Lead to Innovation

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

The following is an excerpt from Saving Innovation: HELPFUL HINT: Teams in need of generating more ideas have often relied on suggestion boxes, open questions to employees or idea campaigns to drive results.  This passive, shotgun approach to idea generation … Continue reading →

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A Philosophy Too Important Not to Share: Futures Mindset. Complete Chapter from Saving Innovation

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

An American legend, Kodak, has filed for bankruptcy.  A key lesson from Saving Innovation details how to change the way employees think about problems by instituting a futures mindset.  Could thinking with a futures mindset have saved Kodak?  That’s too … Continue reading →

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How Kodak Bankruptcy Could Have Been Avoided by Using a Futures Mindset

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

With Kodak filing for bankruptcy business analysts will spend countless hours analyzing how the American corporate giant finds itself in this position.  Few industries have changed as much as  photography over the decades – scratch that – all industries change … Continue reading →

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Picking Appropriate Idea Generation Tool Depends on Idea Generation Goal

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

The following is an excerpt from Saving Innovation: There are countless tools and techniques to help you generate ideas and wading through them all to find the right one for your group and your challenge seems incredibly daunting.  Like everything … Continue reading →

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Defining an Innovative Corporate Culture

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

The following is an excerpt from Saving Innovation: Remember how I defined culture: a core set of values that become fully integrated and regularly practiced as behaviors within an organization – core values, fully integrated, regularly practiced as behaviors.  The … Continue reading →

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Which is More Important to Innovation: Culture or Tools?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

The following is an excerpt from Saving Innovation: Once a commitment to innovation has been made the natural inclination is to start grabbing for tools and holding brainstorming sessions and meetings to generate ideas.  That seems reasonable enough.  Tools generate … Continue reading →

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How the iPod Indirectly Leads Companies to Abandon Innovation

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

The following is an excerpt from Saving Innovation: In the 1990’s and 2000’s, we all saw companies making billions of dollars thanks to incredibly innovative ideas.  Businesses were enamored by the potential for astronomical economic returns from new products and … Continue reading →

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The Conversation Which Led Me to Write Saving Innovation

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

An excerpt from Saving Innovation: The seminar went exactly as every other one I had taught recently: great energy, jokes, fun, ideas were generated and everyone enjoyed getting to know each other.  For as much as I like to kid … Continue reading →

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