Comments for Observing Innovation http://www.observinginnovation.com Lessons from the hard intersection of business and academia. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:41:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on A crazy few weeks… and where I’ve been hiding. by The War of Art – Visual Book Summary Part I and II | Sunni Brown « Kalpain http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=206&cpage=1#comment-19 The War of Art – Visual Book Summary Part I and II | Sunni Brown « Kalpain Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:41:29 +0000 http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=206#comment-19 [...] A crazy few weeks… and where I’ve been hiding. « Observing Innovation says: May 18, 2010 at 9:57 am [...] [...] A crazy few weeks… and where I’ve been hiding. « Observing Innovation says: May 18, 2010 at 9:57 am [...]

]]> Comment on How to ignore an e-mail… by Christopher Hastings http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=182&cpage=1#comment-18 Christopher Hastings Mon, 31 May 2010 21:04:10 +0000 http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=182#comment-18 I know I'm cynical about this. As my thinking has evolved - I'm moving entirely to e-mails that quickly state your point, do a quick teaser and see if you can get a 20 minute phoner. The longer your e-mails are the crazier you seem. Multiple paragraphs are sometimes necessary, but each additional paragraph gives them more to read and a feeling that there is more to handle. I know I’m cynical about this.

As my thinking has evolved – I’m moving entirely to e-mails that quickly state your point, do a quick teaser and see if you can get a 20 minute phoner.

The longer your e-mails are the crazier you seem. Multiple paragraphs are sometimes necessary, but each additional paragraph gives them more to read and a feeling that there is more to handle.

]]> Comment on Second Generation Innovations… by Zoe Murphy http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=159&cpage=1#comment-16 Zoe Murphy Wed, 12 May 2010 02:30:18 +0000 http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=159#comment-16 Incandescent light bulbs will soon be phased out because they waste a lot of energy.:"- Incandescent light bulbs will soon be phased out because they waste a lot of energy.:”-

]]> Comment on Second Generation Innovations… by Peter Balbus http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=159&cpage=1#comment-8 Peter Balbus Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:12:13 +0000 http://www.observinginnovation.com/?p=159#comment-8 You might try a slight shift in perspective... The incandescent light bulb was an invention, not an innovation. By itself, there was nothing transformative about it. The commercialization of the light bulb, however led directly to the development of the electric grid and electric power industry, which were both radically disruptive. The incandescent bulb has now begat LED lighting which will also prove to be a major invention that drives radically disruption in a different type of network. You might try a slight shift in perspective…

The incandescent light bulb was an invention, not an innovation. By itself, there was nothing transformative about it. The commercialization of the light bulb, however led directly to the development of the electric grid and electric power industry, which were both radically disruptive. The incandescent bulb has now begat LED lighting which will also prove to be a major invention that drives radically disruption in a different type of network.

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