I’ve been interviewing innovation professionals over the last few months for a series of articles I’m calling ‘Innovation Conversations’, and one thing they all agree on is that anyone can be a creative thinker. It doesn’t matter how old you are, what job you do, or whether you’re an extrovert or... Read More

The world continues to evolve at a striking pace and business needs are rapidly shifting to keep up with advances in digital technology and fast changing consumer demands. For companies that rely on innovation and product development for growth and competitive differentiation, the urgency to... Read More

Sopheon customer Parker Hannifin® has deep roots in innovation. Back in the 1930s, Parker Appliance (now Parker Hannifin) launched copper tubing for hydraulic installation to market before anyone else, and was also the first to use tubing for the instrumentation of power plants. 1 Fast forward to... Read More

The strategic roadmapping method is widely used to support innovation and strategy, ranging from product planning to business strategy and public policy development. The approach is agile and flexible, and can be readily adapted to suit the particular business context and strategic issues of... Read More

With global digitization and consumer power driving a faster rate of change in markets than ever before, companies are updating business process models to be lean, dynamic and responsive to shifting conditions. Modernizing the Stage-Gate ® methodology to adapt to this new world, Dr. Robert Cooper... Read More

The 2016 Olympic Games are about to begin! I love the opening ceremonies and seeing how each host country has their own interpretation of these iconic celebrations. But of course, the real excitement comes from watching the various sporting competitions like weightlifting, diving, dressage and so... Read More

This week, a piece on HBR caught our eye - How to Create an Exponential Mindset. Some of you may have read the Ismail, Malone and van Geest book on Exponential Organisations that came out in 2014. If you haven’t, this TechCrunch article is a useful summary: essentially, exponential organisations... Read More

Here are 10 highly effective ways to increase your return on innovation investments in new product development (NPD). Read More

Silly me! I thought I had complete control over the television remote during the 2016 Euro Cup since the Netherlands didn't qualify. But I should have known better. Being the wife of a football fanatic (or soccer to all of you Americans out there) means that we now cheer for our country neighbors... Read More

Do you want your company to be recognized as the innovation leader within your industry? Do you want to deliver the next disruptive innovation like Apple, Facebook, Airbnb, and Uber? Here's a tip on how you can start today: stop creating and start innovating! Read More