Innovation Acceleration

Innovation Leap Frogging

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:45:28 +0000

When I was growing up I loved to play with frogs. They were a passionate pastime in rural Alberta that I have fond memories of. One of the innate qualities of being a frog is you never fear hopping forward when confronted with a new challenge. Frogs persistently rethink the patterns of play in all directions. No leap in any direction is too much…

- Author: Cindy Gordon

Turn your Ideas into Action on Oct. 15

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:17:50 +0000

Helix is running a unique all-day conference called"Innovation: Ideas to Action". It should be full of rich insight and interesting dialogue, using some leading-edge collaboration techniques. As well, participants are expected to walk out with a playbook they fill in with specific actions to solve their innovation issues, so it's truly relevant…

- Author: Jeremy Nickerson

Techniques for Innovation: The Fishbowl

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:57:17 +0000

Dealing with innovation on a small scale is difficult enough. Yet, how do you explore new ideas with many people at once? One interesting method is called the 'Fishbowl'. There are many variations on this method, but here is one example:

Select participants, located at the center of the room, present an innovation challenge
Attending experts act as…

- Author: Jeremy Nickerson

Economic Facts on the Recession - Hot off the Press

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:30:00 +0000

It is always good to step back and look at current economic data as it keeps us very sober and grounded. Over the past year we have experienced a very brutal economic recession, as industrial production has plummeted at double digit rates in Germany (-17.9%), Japan (-29.5%) and the United States (-13.6%).

Profits have collapsed and millions of…

- Author: Cindy Gordon

Virtual Worlds will shape all future customer interaction experiences in Manufacturing

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Our firm Helix has spent the last two years researching, and developing virtual world experiences in numerous experiments internally and with clients - all with the goal to understand how Generation Virtuals will change and impact the future consumer/customer landscape.

Some of the interesting findings that we have determined are:

1.)…

- Author: Cindy Gordon

Buzzword Bingo

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:26:42 +0000

There is another insightful IBM video circulating on YouTube. It shows the extent of the use (and misuse) of buzzwords today. See the YouTube video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgeLY7CL5IE

Today, the misuse of jargon is no joking matter.

Lingo is acceptable if it is used as a common language to describe difficult-to-describe concepts to…

- Author: Jeremy Nickerson

The Intangible Principle

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:00:00 +0000

What are Intangible Assets?

Intangible Assets are assets that are not physical in nature. Corporate Intellectual Property (items such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, business methodologies), good will and brand recognition are all common intangible assets in today's market place. An intangible asset can be classified as either indefinite …

- Author: Cindy Gordon

Innovation Man

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +0000

In every joke there is an element of seriousness.

This can be seen in a interesting video that IBM has produced on innovation. The video makes use of a comedic super hero. His name: Innovation Man; his mission: drive innovation within the organization.

Watch the Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXrIoF-sVi8

Humour aside, this…

- Author: Jeremy Nickerson

Innovation through Social Networking

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:22:35 +0000

The Power of Social Networking:

Social Networking is a powerful tool to connect people from across disparate parts of the organization, enabling them to collaborate in, and innovate on developing new and valuable ideas.

The core value behind Social Networking is that it supports the free and unfettered flow of ideas and information across the …

- Author: Jeremy Nickerson

New Report on Canadian Innovation is Out Soon

Tue, 12 May 2009 15:16:47 +0000

A new report on the health of Canadian innovation is due out from the Council of Canadian Academies in June 2009. An abridged version of the report has recently been released.

Here are some of its points:

1. Issues underlying strategic weaknesses in the Canadian economy include:
- Lack of involvement in goods and services that bring …

- Author: Jeremy Nickerson