Additional ways to get the solutions you need.

Greetings! Companies seeking external solutions now have more options for achieving the types of deliverables they seek.

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It seems that every other week conference organizers invite me to sponsor their upcoming event. Thus far, I have politely declined each time. I strongly suspect that beyond generating some awareness this type of spend would not make good business sense. While we make many decisions based on judgment, perhaps we should subject this one to a more rigorous consideration. (Manufacturers can apply this same thinking to the question of whether or not to sponsor a trade show booth, a decision which for many companies has become almost reflexive).

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To achieve success innovators must persevere despite obstacles and repeated rejections. Also true: success will elude the intellectually arrogant.

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Intellectual Arrogance and Innovation Don't Mix (The following account has been disguised to protect identities).

That is the question.

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This is a pretty common question. Like many questions, the answer is...it depends.

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It's a very good question!

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Online crowdfunding websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo can be great sources of creative inspiration for new product development...if you know how to apply them.

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You know what I mean?

Greetings! A common and familiar idiomatic expression, "A picture is worth a thousand words" is very applicable to situations where a visual image can rescue complex communications that words can't easily capture. This phrase is fully applicable to the field of external innovation.

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External Innovation:

Greetings! I know what my hot buttons are. Do you know yours? It's important in our personal and professional lives that we recognize these and are able to react sensibly instead of impulsively when they're pressed.

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The Emotionally Intelligent Innovator: Dealing With Hot Buttons

Proper problem definition is key to any successful problem solving effort

Greetings! In speaking with prospective clients, I routinely ask them, "What would help look like to you?". This seemingly innocuous question is actually critical, and should be at the core of any problem solving exercise as it sparks discussion regarding the problem description.

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Why wait to find out?

Greetings! This week, we discuss a common challenge faced by new product development program managers. We also cover how to ensure that your team can avoid expensive delays when this problem arises.

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Thinking in analogies expands available solution options

Greetings! If you're in new product development, I've got some bad news for you...and some good news. Which of these would you like to learn first?

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