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Innovation and the Seven Deadly Sins, Take 3: Pride (0)
10/27/09 •
Gentle readers of my past postings know that I’ve been exploring the Seven Deadly Sins as a means to understand the ways in which corporations regularly sub-optimize—or even kill—innovation.
Having taken on both Envy and Lust in previous postings, I now turn my attention to Pride.
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Innovation and the Seven Deadly Sins, Take 2: Lust (0)
8/25/09 •
Gentle reader:
You may recall that last posting I proposed the notion of the Seven Deadly Sins as a useful construct for exploring the chief ways in which corporations inadvertently, but routinely, kill innovation today. I made the case for this framework starting with Envy. And maybe you bought into my line of thinking [...]
7 Tips for Effective Focus Groups (0)
7/19/09 •
Focus groups are a helpful way to conduct market research. While there are many guidelines for correct moderation,successful research starts with good planning – and ends with good analysis. Here are 7 tips to help you get the most out of your focus group research:
1. Use the right techniques at the right stage of research
This may [...]
Celebrating Failure – Chicago-Style (0)
5/29/09 •
When it comes to the game of innovation, failure is not only an option, it’s an expectation. And I don’t just say that because I’m a Cub fan.
We all know that failure is part of baseball. The Cubs have only 16 post-season appearances in the last 106 years – that’s a pretty low success rate. [...]
Innovation and the Seven Deadly Sins (1)
5/19/09 •
You remember the Seven Deadly Sins: Envy, Lust, Sloth, Gluttony, Wrath, Pride, and Greed? Well, if not from Dante’s Divine Comedy, then at least from the Brad Pitt/Morgan Freeman/Kevin Spacey movie.
And just as Kevin Spacey’s character used the Seven Deadly Sins as a means to kill people, I propose that they are equally (if [...]
