Interesting name you chose for the group, Saeed. It brought to mind some of the things I studied in my year-long "vacation" know as "graduate school". From...
I know this is somewhat off-topic and I imagine Steve is aware of the webinar he himself is presenting, but I thought I'd mention the webinar series being put...
Ethan, You make a good point. The name is the name because it was easy to remember and yet reasonably descriptive. In the blurb on the homepage of this group,...
Check out Peter Gabriel riding the Segway in his Grow up tour: http://www.theblisspages.com/images/gabriel-segway.jpg I saw the concert in DC. It was wild. But...
Hello, We've had a number of new members join the group over the last couple of days. Welcome everyone. To remove a bit of the electronic barrier that exists...
Hi, Let me be the first to introduce myself. My name is Saeed Khan and I am the moderator of the group. I've worked in product management and product...
Saeed, Glad to kick off the introductions. I recently came from a very large company that acquired the startup I was part of during the .com craziness. I have...
This was sent to me by one of the members: dcdoucet. Forwarding to the group.. Thanks. ... Given the nature of the group and the recent talk about the segway, ...
First, the introduction 'basics'. I currently have a small firm consulting in Product Management and technology strategy. My specialty within PdMngmt is...
Don Jarrell
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Oct 4, 2004 4:29 pm
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Mark, Can I ask...while it seems that responsibility for implementing new ideas was not given to the individuals who identified them, was the company,...
Hello, I've been asked to post instructions on how to invite others to this list. If any of you know others who would benefit from this list, then feel free to...
The company is generally financially successful but conservatively so. During the down turn of the past few years in the telecom sector, revenues also...
Hello Fellow Innovators, Saeed, thank you for inviting me to join this forum. The idea of this forum resonates with me, because innovation is at the core of...
Alex, "How do you sell something that people have never heard of before and have therefore never asked for explicitly?" One of my favorite books on selling...
Dan, Thank you for your prompt and informative response. I'll certainly chech out the books you recommend at my local book store. In the mean time, your web...
Product Innovation folks, I forgot to introduce myself as I failed to read the prior thread. I am interested in innovation because I am an entrepreneur,...
I expect that this group would be interested to read this week's issue of Business Week magazine, entitled "The Innovation Economy: Sepcial report on the...
Alex, Thanks. How timely. Most of it seems to be online (for now). Here's the link. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/04_41/B3903bw75.htm Saeed...
To influence the "inner circle", will involve changing their image of you. Look like them. Talk like them. Act like them. Think like them. Get into their...
I really don't think you need to do any of those things. The key to influencing opinion is to understand who you are dealing with and communicating with them...
Alex and Fellow Innovators, My name is Jay Bitsack and I too am a bit of a "newbie" to this yahoo-based e-community. By way of a brief personal introduction,...
For what it's worth, I agree with Mark's comments and am surprised at Chris'. Perhaps I missed Chris' introduction, but I am curious in what kind of company,...
Don Jarrell
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Oct 5, 2004 7:42 pm
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I think what Chris is trying to get across is that you need to make some effort to create a connection with the target audience of your ideas. The "us vs....
Jay, Welcome and thank you for sharing your insights. To paraphrase, it sounds like you are saying: 1.. Leverage existing trusted relationships to build a...
I had the exact same reaction to the Dyson ads. "Is that really a problem regular people?" I think it's interesting to compare the product development approach...
Dear Innovators, I tried to get the Forrester research document, but membership is required. Additionally, this notion of collaborative interaction between...
From my experience, true innovation is rarely, if ever, the product of "group think". Innovation starts with a vision and a driving force to make it a...
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