Many companies are finding it difficult to sustain growth because they are dependant on incremental innovations, which don’t often provide the level of growth expected in today’s marketplace. So it was very encouraging to me to take part in the Consumer Goods Technology Growth and Innovation forum in Miami this week. I spent time talking [...]

[ November 7, 2007 to November 9, 2007. ]

Learn the latest in global innovation best practices – entirely from your computer!  The Global Innovation Exchange 2007 virtual conference is a groundbreaking online event focused on collaboratively sharing and diffusing innovation insights, strategies and next practices from around the world.  Learn about emerging innovation models, tools and approaches from leading experts from Johnson & Johnson, [...]

I’m gearing up for this year’s Global Innovation Exchange 2007 virtual conference for global innovation best practices. This event will take place November 7-9 right on your desktop, and I hope you’ll take this opportunity to join me for what I know to be a groundbreaking Internet experience.
You will glean innovation insights, strategies and next [...]

 
For Immediate Release
 
(Madison, Wis.) September 17, 2007 — Cheryl Perkins, Founder and President of Innovationedge and former Chief Innovation Officer for Kimberly-Clark will share her Open Innovation expertise at the upcoming PDMA/SCIP conference in Madison, Wis., titled, “Product Development and the Role that Competitive & Market Knowledge Can Play in Product Innovation.” 
“Open-source business models and [...]

What if you had a tool in a box that—when opened—could stimulate your employees to innovate? Inventables  is does exactly that, and has some of the most innovative product developers and designers achieving enormous success.   One of Inventables’ client companies, Nike, says: 
“Inventables is a great tool to stimulate thinking; an excellent catalyst to the [...]

(Miami) September 2007 — How are successful corporations sparking innovation and driving growth? On September 25, Innovationedge Founder and President Cheryl Perkins brings together a panel of industry experts for “Innovation-Driven Growth,” an exciting sharing of insights on how some of the world’s leading consumer goods executives reshaped innovation and transformed their businesses to create [...]

Outsourcing has definitely seen an evolution process over the past decade, and new trends are shaping the way global companies succeed in the future. According to the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals, U.S. companies spent $4.2 trillion on outsourcing in 2006, up from $3.1 trillion in 2003. But looking back at their outsourcing experiences, [...]

 If your innovative product or service passes the “Alpha Mom” test, it’s gold. That’s why the nation’s biggest marketers, from Kraft to General Motors to Nintendo, are focusing on this remix of the modern mom. Her predecessors were the Soccer Mom and the Yoga Mom. But this new marketing phenomenon sees her identity not only as [...]