As Kodak files for Chapter 11 Protection so that it can avoid bankruptcy while it restructures, the accusations fly.

“Too slow to change!”

Of course they were.  Kodak is a company, companies are made up of people… and most people don’t like change – especially far-reaching change.

Ever wondered how to get off the innovation treadmill of ever shortening product lifecycles and rapid commoditization of markets that is exhausting the management teams of many companies in developed economies?

Henry Chesbrough has, and he believes the solution is Open Service Innovation as documented in his book of the same title. Can it really help us?

Are you looking to gather information for innovation? If so, it’s easy to get caught up in the issues of designing the right market study – defining its scope and the methodology. But what about the findings? How are you going to process them and handle the outputs – you’ll need to plan for that too...

High street retailers in many towns are struggling. News stories, by turns blame internet shopping and the economic recession. By contrast, some retailers are not just surviving – they’re thriving. They’re secret? They’re innovating to create magic for their customers.