Welcome back. You belong here.
The launch of our Communication, Innovation, Collaboration (CIC or KICK) team went amazing, now the real work begins. The four members of our team presented, and we debuted The Rack, our communication site.
During our Q&A people asked three common questions:
1. Will this mean more meetings?
2. How will this benefit my department?
3. What about the admin assistants, what is our role?
Over the next few weeks, we will follow up with everyone at our launch (about 12 people) to answer their questions and help them apply these principles to their areas.
Our KICK Team, which is the four of us at the helm of this process of Innovation, Collaboration and Communication are continuing to discuss our new roles, our next steps and starting on our first project: August Agenda.
Our three major projects are:
1. Human Trafficking Sunday
2. Launch of Elijah Series called "Braveheart"
3. Free Zone Services Sunday
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts
Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
World Innovation Forum Wrapup
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The wrap-up for the World Innovation Forum is here. I followed it online. My favorite speaker was Vijay Govindarajan.
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
The wrap-up for the World Innovation Forum is here. I followed it online. My favorite speaker was Vijay Govindarajan.
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Companies Increase Innovation Spending
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During this recessions, wages and jobs are decreasing, but companies are increasing Innovation spending. "The Innovation Climate Survey also asked practitioners what innovation strategies they were using:
- Looking for creative ways to improve or extend your existing products (50.9%)
- Looking for opportunities to improve collaboration (47.2%)
-Increasing focus on changing customer needs (39.8%)
- Focusing on service innovation (38.1%)
- Focusing on process innovation (36.4%)"
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
During this recessions, wages and jobs are decreasing, but companies are increasing Innovation spending. "The Innovation Climate Survey also asked practitioners what innovation strategies they were using:
- Looking for creative ways to improve or extend your existing products (50.9%)
- Looking for opportunities to improve collaboration (47.2%)
-Increasing focus on changing customer needs (39.8%)
- Focusing on service innovation (38.1%)
- Focusing on process innovation (36.4%)"
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
Innovation: Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators
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Listening to podcast by Dr. Vijay Govindarajan of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth: Innovation: Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators:
1. Box#1 - Manage the Present
2. Box#2 - Selectively Forget the Past
3. Box#3 - Create the Future
Most companies focus on Box#1. Innovation is about Box#2 and #3. Strategy is about what to do across the three boxes. 5 years of recession mean 5 years of success. 30% of companies died in the previous 2000-2001 recession because they did not innovate. 20-30% of your time needs to go to Innovation.
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
Listening to podcast by Dr. Vijay Govindarajan of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth: Innovation: Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators:
1. Box#1 - Manage the Present
2. Box#2 - Selectively Forget the Past
3. Box#3 - Create the Future
Most companies focus on Box#1. Innovation is about Box#2 and #3. Strategy is about what to do across the three boxes. 5 years of recession mean 5 years of success. 30% of companies died in the previous 2000-2001 recession because they did not innovate. 20-30% of your time needs to go to Innovation.
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
Friday, April 24, 2009
Catalyst West: Guy Kawasaki
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Following updates from the Catalyst West Conference in Los Angeles, CA. Guy Kawasaki spoke yesterday on Leadership, Innovation and Partnerships, my kind of topic!
Here are some of my favorite quotes:
The reason you have to hire someone from the outside is because there's no one on your team that can do it
Hire outside meeting facilitator ... help communicate, bond
if you truly want to be innovative, create MEANING
change the world
The Art of Innovation
here today to talk about innovation
Innovation is a skill that can be applied in any circumstance
wendy's mantra should be "healthy fast food"
Nike's mantra should be "authentic athletic performance"
FedEx's mantra should be "peace of mind"
about the perspective of innovation. What is innovation?
It is not about doing it better ... it is about doing it 10 times better!
most organizations define who they are by what they do
you need to jump a curve
create a curve
from 50,000 ft view to 5,000 ft view
Great innovation is DEEP: lots of power
Metal clip on the bottom of your sandal that opens beer bottles
Great Innovation is INTELLIGENT
Great Innovation is COMPLETE
great churches are complete - have good day care!
The Lexus is a "complete" experience
Great Innovation is ELEGANT
Great Innovation is EMOTIVE
you love them or you hate them
the concept of a church that appeals to everybody is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
if you try to appeal to everybody, you will end up with mediocrity
totally downing Toyota Scion Xb
Toyota, why did you hire the guy who got fired from Volvo to design the Xb?
don't intentionally anger people
but if you create something great, you will create controversy
better to have people that love AND hate your stuff
than a group of people who are apathetic
what abotu the people that are rejecting your church?
Should I chase those that are rejecting your church?
if people don't get it in the first 15 minutes, they won't ever get
don't chase 'em
as an innovator, you have to be in denial
ignore the bozos
once you ship, you have to listen again
learn to evolve your product
Graph: Unique on the vertical
Value on the horizontal
if you're like everyone else, it's always about price
if you're truly unique, there's little value ... you're just stupid ... you own a market that doesn't exist
what is it that you are unique that makes you special?
is your specialness valuable?
be unique and valuable
all the marketing boils down to unique and valuable
as a leader, you need to learn to pitch
pitch for sales
pitch for money
rules of powerpoint
optimal slides in a powerpoint is TEN
give slides in 20 minutes
most of the time, people need 45 minutes to get the laptop to work with the projector
optimal point font size is 30 points
rule of thumb: take the oldest person in the audience, divide their age by two and that's your optimal font
he's selling church.alltop.com
he's doing a twayer (twitter prayer)
Dear God: Thank you for this opportunity to serve. Let your innovation shine & make the world a better place for al people. Amen. #catwestc
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
Following updates from the Catalyst West Conference in Los Angeles, CA. Guy Kawasaki spoke yesterday on Leadership, Innovation and Partnerships, my kind of topic!
Here are some of my favorite quotes:
The reason you have to hire someone from the outside is because there's no one on your team that can do it
Hire outside meeting facilitator ... help communicate, bond
if you truly want to be innovative, create MEANING
change the world
The Art of Innovation
here today to talk about innovation
Innovation is a skill that can be applied in any circumstance
wendy's mantra should be "healthy fast food"
Nike's mantra should be "authentic athletic performance"
FedEx's mantra should be "peace of mind"
about the perspective of innovation. What is innovation?
It is not about doing it better ... it is about doing it 10 times better!
most organizations define who they are by what they do
you need to jump a curve
create a curve
from 50,000 ft view to 5,000 ft view
Great innovation is DEEP: lots of power
Metal clip on the bottom of your sandal that opens beer bottles
Great Innovation is INTELLIGENT
Great Innovation is COMPLETE
great churches are complete - have good day care!
The Lexus is a "complete" experience
Great Innovation is ELEGANT
Great Innovation is EMOTIVE
you love them or you hate them
the concept of a church that appeals to everybody is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
if you try to appeal to everybody, you will end up with mediocrity
totally downing Toyota Scion Xb
Toyota, why did you hire the guy who got fired from Volvo to design the Xb?
don't intentionally anger people
but if you create something great, you will create controversy
better to have people that love AND hate your stuff
than a group of people who are apathetic
what abotu the people that are rejecting your church?
Should I chase those that are rejecting your church?
if people don't get it in the first 15 minutes, they won't ever get
don't chase 'em
as an innovator, you have to be in denial
ignore the bozos
once you ship, you have to listen again
learn to evolve your product
Graph: Unique on the vertical
Value on the horizontal
if you're like everyone else, it's always about price
if you're truly unique, there's little value ... you're just stupid ... you own a market that doesn't exist
what is it that you are unique that makes you special?
is your specialness valuable?
be unique and valuable
all the marketing boils down to unique and valuable
as a leader, you need to learn to pitch
pitch for sales
pitch for money
rules of powerpoint
optimal slides in a powerpoint is TEN
give slides in 20 minutes
most of the time, people need 45 minutes to get the laptop to work with the projector
optimal point font size is 30 points
rule of thumb: take the oldest person in the audience, divide their age by two and that's your optimal font
he's selling church.alltop.com
he's doing a twayer (twitter prayer)
Dear God: Thank you for this opportunity to serve. Let your innovation shine & make the world a better place for al people. Amen. #catwestc
Have a great day.
Into the future,
davidT
Monday, April 06, 2009
Innovation is Sexy Again
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Innovation will pay. It will be on the TOP of every organization's money making, job making, reformation list.
One of my favorite parts of the interview with Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan was that by April 17th "we want to be the place that builds up innovation and new practices. We want to shine the spotlight on people who are driving dramatic reform."
More Duncan: "Why haven't we gone to where we need to go in education? Money, courage, adult dysfunction....We are pushing to see adults behave differently...If all we do is replicate the same fights we're not going to get very far...We will put more money on the table for those who think and behave differently." He also spoke of the Innovation Fund.
Have a great day. Into the future,
davidT
Innovation will pay. It will be on the TOP of every organization's money making, job making, reformation list.
One of my favorite parts of the interview with Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan was that by April 17th "we want to be the place that builds up innovation and new practices. We want to shine the spotlight on people who are driving dramatic reform."
More Duncan: "Why haven't we gone to where we need to go in education? Money, courage, adult dysfunction....We are pushing to see adults behave differently...If all we do is replicate the same fights we're not going to get very far...We will put more money on the table for those who think and behave differently." He also spoke of the Innovation Fund.
Have a great day. Into the future,
davidT
The White House/Education Site
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I don't know if it's Obama or the web or both, but for the first time ever, I am actually reading the White House website and finding useful information such as the President's Agenda (think today's Turkey speech).
There I found links the Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and a recent video stream re. the $44 Billion Education Recovery Act and how much money is coming to Colorado. Good stuff.
Have a great day. Into the future,
davidT
I don't know if it's Obama or the web or both, but for the first time ever, I am actually reading the White House website and finding useful information such as the President's Agenda (think today's Turkey speech).
There I found links the Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and a recent video stream re. the $44 Billion Education Recovery Act and how much money is coming to Colorado. Good stuff.
Have a great day. Into the future,
davidT
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