Innovation is fun!

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As innovators, our life is regularly facing the “Jumping Hurdles and Closing Gates on Innovation” described by Paul Hobcraft (@Paul4innovating).
From idea to execution, innovation has many places to lose its way. Vijay Govindarajan describes it sharply in his “From idea to execution” (2005, Dec) article: the “innovative project will be clashing with the existing organization at multiple levels, long after the idea generation stage”.
But innovation is an “optimistic path”! Continue reading →

Rapid Innovation breakthrough

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We often separate innovation management into organization and process. The strength of the Rapid Innovation model is that it adresses both innovation disciplines, organization and design process. The properties of what you design are further enabling organizational undertaking for innovation: designed thing changes the organization of innovation. Continue reading →

The Unplugged: design innovation as a service for people

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Who are the ‘Unplugged’? Havas Media distinguishes 4 main segments of people disconnected from the Internet, rising up to 9,5 millions of citizen (20 % of French population). This is our responsibility as innovators to bring meaning to the technological … Continue reading →

My ‘fantastic four’ of innovation leadership

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Going through the subtle writings completed by Gautam Mukunda on leadership, “Leaders Don’t Matter (Most of the Time)”, I was wondering: “who are the leaders who mattered to me?” The long tail of leaders I’m not going to argue about … Continue reading →

“Take your ideas faster to market” by Shomila Malik, Head of Enterprise Lab, Telefonica O2 UK

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Shomila Malik is Head of Enterprise Lab at Telefonica O2 UK. She has over 14 years experience in conception and delivery of creative mobile services for IBM, FT and Telefonica O2, blending business, technology, and innovation management. I was happy … Continue reading →

“Leading creative units to success” by Patrick Le Quément, Renault Design creator

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Patrick le Quément is a world famous Car Designer. As SVP Renault Corporate Design, his team’s products have included brillant and bold designs such as Twingo, Mégane and Mégane II  Scénic; the Espace models of 1994 and 1998; Kangoo; Laguna … Continue reading →

“From solitary genius to holistic approach” by Patrick Le Quément, world-class Design Manager

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Patrick le Quément is a world famous Car Designer. As SVP Renault Corporate Design, his team’s products have included brillant and bold designs such as Twingo, Mégane and Mégane II  Scénic; the Espace models of 1994 and 1998; Kangoo; Laguna … Continue reading →

“When drawing is thinking”, by Patrick Le Quément, Renault Design creator

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How did Patrick Le Quément embrace the Car Design profession, moving from Bauhaus functionalism to “drawing is thinking” personal belief? This is the story Patrick tells us in his own words. Once upon a time… Patrick le Quément is a … Continue reading →

Designing for Rapid Innovation

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Setting-up an agile organization for innovation is not enough: one has to get his innovation accepted by the core business, and the market. To tackle this issue and preserve speed, ‘innovation by component’, based on modular and collaborative design, brings … Continue reading →

Stimulate creativity: open-ended objects for brainstorming

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Fast prototyping is a well-known approach to test new concepts through partial completion. “Fail often, fail early, fail cheap” is the rapid prototyping credo, as well as  “don’t fail fast , learn fast” . But what if the prototype were … Continue reading →

Turn your Connected TV to a Smart TV

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Going trough the rise of Collaborative Innovation we discovered how Intelligent Things embrace open innovation paths and collaborative design approach: actually Intelligent Things become clever by operating socially. Last mile in our journey brings us to Smart TV. If TV becomes … Continue reading →

Unleash creativity, combining Social Innovation with Intelligent Things

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There are many examples where Intelligent Things embrace open innovation paths and collaborative design approach. One might actually ask: does Intelligent Thing have Social Innovation in its DNA, and what are the reasons for this relationship? How can we make Intelligent … Continue reading →

The rise of Social Innovation

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Social Innovation is happening through many forms. Strong drivers are here to last: new partnerships and revised value chains, user integration since early stage. The reverse loop from the user to the technology is involving an active collaborative design: users … Continue reading →

Is modular design the key to rapid innovation?

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In recent years, many firms have sped up their innovation processes, seeking to set-up a rapid innovation model. But can we protect the meaning and relevance of innovation while accelerating and increasing its impact? This is exactly the issue challenged … Continue reading →

Towards a new model for innovation: “design inside”! An interview with Brigitte Borja de Mozota

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Brigitte Borja de Mozota believes that working with designers is what made her a better manager. Design in management is her life’s goal as she tries to prove, convince, and share with people the “joy of working with designers.” She … Continue reading →