Posted By:  rexlee Posted On:  Sep 17, 2008	SAP & InnoCentive
Jevon at Socialwrite recently wrote about SAP's partnership with InnoCentive . My my, how things have changed. It wasn't too long ago that I was sitting down with SAP and listening to their philosophy on business practices which was the furthest thing away from crowdsource thinking...... [view]

Posted By:  rexlee Posted On:  Mar 16, 2008	Lessons on Innovation, Collaboration & Leadership from Steve Jobs
Fortune put out excerpts from an interview with Steve Jobs earlier this month. Jobs makes some very candid, and direct points. The whole interview is quite insightful and helps to disprove some of the common misconceptions around what collaboration is all about. Misconception 1:...... [view]

Posted By:  rexlee Posted On:  Jul 30, 2007	6 Sigma & Innovation
There was an interesting 6 Sigma article in Business Week last month that looked at 6 Sigma and innovation. The article questioned whether 6 Sigma kills innovation with a primary reference to the demise of 3M's innovation hold. The DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve,...... [view]