What company in its right mind would ever admit to the world that its product was awful? In what many might call a risky move, Domino’s Pizza delivered the tough truth and customers were thrilled. We’ve all seen how Domino’s “got real” in commercials launched last December that openly admitted why their pizza recipe needed…
During a recent snowstorm, I took the above photo of a traffic light not far from our Innovationedge offices in Neenah, Wisconsin. Thanks to heavy, wet snow, the traffic signals were largely hidden. I saw it as a metaphor for what happens when times of economic chill blind entrepreneurs and businesses to the opportunities around…
I am just leaving London, where I’ve been presenting at the 2010 Open For Business conference on open innovation. The event was invite-only, and hosted senior decision makers from Fortune 500 companies who are responsible for open innovation or open business models. Yesterday our panel discussion focused on how to create an enriched organizational culture,…
I am just leaving London, where I’ve been presenting at the 2010 Open For Business conference on open innovation. The event was invite-only, and hosted senior decision makers from Fortune 500 companies who are responsible for open innovation or open business models. Yesterday our panel discussion focused on how to create an enriched organizational culture,…
One of my good friends Brian Fried, host of Got Invention Radio, invited me to come on his show for a four-part series, which aired late last week. You can listen online or download it here. Got Invention Radio is a wonderful show where inventors can call into the program and discuss their innovation ideas…
March 25, 2010: Inventor’s Digest’s Got Invention Radio Cheryl Perkins shares her experiences in corporate innovation, assisting inventors with preparing ideas & business plans, the definition of an idea to commercial success, and knowing your potential customer prototypes. Listen to the show
“The Internet is supposed to be all about freedom and choice—yet here comes Steve Jobs with an Internet that is a completely closed system. Apple not only sells you the device, but also operates the only store on the planet that sells software for it.” —Newsweek For all its coolness, the iPad is making for…
For connecting one human to another, it’s been said that any two people can be connected by acquaintances in six steps, hence the concept of “six degrees of separation.” The term “seven degrees of separation” occurred to me when reading Malcolm Gladwell’s discussion of airliner accidents in his outstanding book, Outliers: The Story of Success….
Cheryl Perkins and other thought leaders will participate in the ‘International Thought Leaders” webinar on June 9, 2010 in conjunction with the Innovation Management Course, which will be held in Toronto on June 16 & 17, 2010.
Join Cheryl Perkins in Atlanta, GA from May 2-5 at PaperCon 2010. REGISTER
