Viewpoints about 'Product Innovation'

Top 10 Innovation Viewpoints of 2011

January 2nd, 2012 | by Jenna Dudevoir

2011 was a great year for Kalypsonian thought leadership. We published dozens of innovation viewpoints, blogs, podcasts and videos. Which topics captured the most attention? Check out our top 10 most popular viewpoints of 2011 to find out.

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Topics: Blog, Consumer Goods, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation Authors, Innovation Blogs, Innovation Information, Innovation Videos, Innovation Viewpoints, Innovation White Paper, Kalypso Blog, Kalypso Viewpoints, Medical Device, PLM, Podcast, Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Media, Social Product Innovation

How Can You Sustain Results from a Social Product Innovation Initiative?

December 6th, 2011 | by Amy Kenly

In this clip from the webcast Five Steps to Create a Social Innovation Culture, Amy Kenly discusses the results companies can expect from a social product innovation initiative and how to sustain them. Sound like something you're doing? Check out the on-demand videos from the Social Product Innovation Summit 2011 at http://spikesummit.com to learn more. Read More

Topics: Amy Kenly, Innovation Strategy, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Video

Foundation for Open Innovation, Part 2: Where will breakthrough ideas come from?

November 10th, 2011 | by Michael Glessner

For managers of R&D or engineering, generating breakthrough ideas is a critical initiative. I believe breakthroughs will come from both invention and innovation efforts. This second post of a three part series discusses how Open Innovation supports these breakthrough ideas.

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Topics: Innovation, Michael Glessner, Open Innovation, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Product Innovation, Strategy

Foundation for Open Innovation, Part 1: Invention vs. Innovation

November 3rd, 2011 | by Michael Glessner

How many times have you heard from a co-worker - “I’m not a scientist or engineer; I can’t innovate.” This frame of mind frustrates many forward thinking managers and stands in the way of systematic creative work, especially in technical environments. This blog post defines invention and innovation, setting the stage for a broader Open Innovation discussion.

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Topics: Blog, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Michael Glessner, Open Innovation, PLM, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Social Networking, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Strategy

Fantasy Innovation Picks

October 13th, 2011 | by Pamela Soin and Darius Hinton

Football season is underway which means it is time for fantasy football, where you get to be the general manager of your own team. If your friends are anything like ours, they use elaborate strategies to pick the right combination of players - from assessing quarterback ratings across stadium locations, betting on the right number of rookies to veterans, to picking personal favorites.

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Topics: New Product Development, Nova, Nova for PPM, Nova Model, Nova PPM Model, NPD, NPD PPM, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, Planview, Planview Enterprise, Planview Horizons, Planview PRISMS, Portfolio & Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Management Consultants, Portfolio Management Consulting, PPM Implementation, Product Development, Product Innovation

Social Product Innovation Summit - Bill Poston

October 6th, 2011 | by Bill Poston

Bill Poston invites you to the Social Product Innovation Summit on October 18th and to his session - Get Real: Practical Starting Points for Social Product Innovation. Register today at www.spikesummit.com. Read More

Topics: Bill Poston, Innovation, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Strategy

What Forms of Technology Can You Use to Help Implement Social Product Innovation?

September 15th, 2011 | by Amy Kenly

In this clip from the webcast Five Steps to Create a Social Innovation Culture, Amy Kenly discusses technologies that can enable a social product innovation strategy and support the innovation process. Sound like something you're doing? Register for the Social Product Innovation Summit 2011 on October 18 to learn more. Read More

Topics: Amy Kenly, Innovation Strategy, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Video

The Need for Portfolio Management in the Co-Creation Process

June 28th, 2011 | by Zach Friedman

I think Michael Norton, Jack Nickell, and Zach Smith said it best when they collectively claimed that co-creation is "opesociacollaberaticreatinnovatcrowdsourccommunitengagementifaction".

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Topics: Co-create, Co-creation, Co-Development, CoCreatePDMA, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Open Innovation, Portfolio Management, PPM, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Social Technologies, Social Technology, Spike, Strategy

Social Media and Product Development: What’s Stopping Us?

April 18th, 2011 | by Amy Kenly | 1 comment

Many of us have seen those “Did You Know?” videos on YouTube. With millions of views, these compelling videos give facts and stats on globalization in the information age, demonstrating the pervasiveness of social media as a medium for collaboration, knowledge sharing, open discussion and relationship building.

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Topics: Amy Kenly, Blog, Co-create, Co-creation, Co-Development, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Enterprise 2.0, Innovation, Kalypso Research, Kalypso Spike, PDMA, Product Development, Product Development Teams, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Media Events, Social Product Development, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Web 2.0

Healthcare Reform and Innovation

Get Ready for Change

February 15th, 2011 | by Andrew Nygard

Healthcare Reform is underway in the United States. The pace promises to be rapid and the economic and societal trends are complex. To survive, healthcare organizations must increase focus and investment in strategic agility, organizational innovation and core product development competencies. Read More

Topics: Healthcare, Innovation, IP, NPD, Pipeline and Portfolio Management, Pipeline Management, Portfolio Management, Product Data Management, Product Development, Product Innovation, Strategy

Social Media and Product Innovation

Early Adopters Reaping Benefits amidst Challenge and Uncertainty

January 31st, 2011 | by Amy Kenly and Bill Poston

This white paper explores social product innovation trends, shares results and use cases from our research and provides practical recommendations for companies looking to get started. Read More

Topics: E 2.0, E20, Enterprise 2.0, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, Perspective, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Innovation, Web 2.0

Social Product Innovation

Utilizing Social Media to Enhance Your Innovation Potential

January 22nd, 2011 | by Kalypso

Social Product Innovation leverages the best available social media and social computing technologies to support product development, innovation and business goals, budget, programs and resources. Read More

Topics: Brochure, E20, FEI, Front End of Innovation, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD, NPI, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Social Computing, Social Innovation, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Product Innovation, Web 2.0

Platform-based Product Development: Reduce Complexity and Save Millions

November 15th, 2010 | by George Young

This November 2010 Food Manufacturing column explores platform-based product development, a sometimes-controversial effort central to any strategic initiative aimed at reducing complexity and its associated costs. Read More

Topics: Article, Complexity Management, Complexity Reduction, Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, George Young, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Platform-based Product Development, Product Development, Product Innovation

PLM Emerges as the Key Innovation Driver for CPG

November 10th, 2010 | by Chip Perry

With 2010 coming to a close, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is looking to drive innovation and improve new product success in the next decade. However, many companies are attempting to do so with fewer resources — and often with leaders who lack awareness or ability to change their old ways of doing business. Read More

Topics: Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, Innovation, Perspective, PLM, Product Data Management, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Product Quality

And the Winners Are…

October 20th, 2010 | by Jenna Dudevoir

The 2010 Spike Awards winners are revealed! Last night at the Spike Awards reception at the 34th PDMA Conference on Product Innovation Management Bill Poston revealed the winners of the first annual Spike Awards. This morning we officially announced the winners.

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Topics: Bill Poston, Blog, Corrigo, E 2.0, E20, Eli Lilly, Enterprise 2.0, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Kimberly-Clark, PLM, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Management, Quirky, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Strategy

Achieving Unified Product Development and Commercial Launch

Four Leading Practices for Healthcare Product Companies

September 29th, 2010 | by Greg Adkins

Many healthcare product companies today struggle to drive effective collaboration across functions in product development and launch. If marketing and R&D can’t work together internally, how can we expect them to effectively collaborate with external partners in a more advanced and open development process? Read More

Topics: Collaboration, Commercialization, Greg Adkins, Healthcare, Marketing, Perspective, Phase-Gate, Portfolio Management, PPM, PPM Software, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, R&D, R&D Leadership, R&D Management, Roadmap, Roadmapping

Jim Brown of Tech-Clarity Discusses Social Product Innovation

September 1st, 2010 | by Amy Kenly

Jim Brown has joined the judging panel for the upcoming Spike Awards, which recognize the best use of social media in product development. In this podcast, Jim discusses the state of social product innovation, answers some common questions and talks about some early results. Read More

Topics: Innovation, Podcast, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Media, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards, Tech-Clarity

Searching for Web 2.0 & Social Media Innovators

July 30th, 2010 | by Jenna Dudevoir

There's a lot of talk and research out there on the value of social media for marketing, branding, and PR. Amongst the 700+ people I follow on Twitter I'd wager that 90% of the tweets touch on this to some degree. But what about the use of social media for innovation efforts? That got us thinking here at Kalypso.

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Topics: Blog, Consumer Goods, Innovation, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Product Development, Product Innovation, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Innovation, Spike, Spike Awards

CPG Innovation: Increase Collaboration, Avoid Collisions

June 21st, 2010 | by Mike Friedman

“Avoiding a Consumer Products and Retailer Collision" by Steve Steutermann and Kevin Sterneckert of Gartner shows that “companies are not utilizing scorecards to measure new product launch (NPL) success or pre- and post-launch execution, despite the importance of innovation and NPL in the marketplace” which, unfortunately, is not surprising. Read More

Topics: Collaboration, CPG, Innovation, Measuring Innovation, Metrics, New Product Introduction, New Product Launch, Perspective, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Products

Social Networking in Product Development & PLM

April 29th, 2010 | by Jenna Dudevoir

Spotted on Twitter today: Nik Pakvasa posted a video of Jim Brown talking about social networking in product development and PLM on the Siemens PLM Software Blog.

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Topics: Blog, Innovation, PLM, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Siemens, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Innovation

PDMA Blog Post: Do you use social media for product innovation?

April 21st, 2010 | by Amy Kenly

Today PDMA posted a blog entry we penned on our social media and product innovation research initiative. What a great opportunity to get our survey in front of the exact audience we want to gain insights from. We're going to re-post it here.

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Topics: Blog, Innovation, PDMA, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Product Innovation