by Ian Smith | Apr 12, 2012 | Product Innovation
In the past few years Blackberry, Nokia, Microsoft, Yahoo, MySpace have all suffered serious set backs to their fortunes. I’m sure you could name a dozen businesses from your own manufacturing, service, product, software sectors that have struggled to keep...
by Ian Smith | Jan 5, 2012 | Innovation
During the last 10 years I’ve faced the challenge of stimulating new product innovation in many different industries. I’d like to review two in detail, software tools and precision engineering manufacturing to illustrate a solution to innovation. Where do you...
by Ian Smith | May 13, 2011 | Product Innovation
“Innovation, as far as we’re concerned, is one of the key drivers of everything that goes on in business,” said Sir Andrew Likierman, the dean of London Business School. The school opened its Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship this year. Innovation drives...