Lundsten Consulting & Innovation
I help niche companies to growth as member of the Board, as Interim manager or as Strategic business advisor.
Monthly Archives: February, 2012
Your Anti-innovation Checklist
Success in business is a wonderful thing. But it’s also a double-edged sword. As companies experience success, their emphasis tends to shift to protecting and maintaining the status quo versus … Continue reading
Managing Innovation is about Managing Change
Innovation is about change. Companies that successfully innovate in a repeatable fashion have one thing in common – they are good at managing change. Now, change comes from many sources, … Continue reading
What Does the Crowd Know?
In one of my favorite movies, The Blues Brothers, the guys get themselves into a jam. They are supposed to play at Bob’s Country Bunker, and don’t really know what … Continue reading
Rethinking the Product Development Funnel
As originally envisioned, the product development funnel implied that a well-defined product development process exists. However, the original funnel, and others that have followed, are increasingly seen as lacking. This … Continue reading
What is the definition of innovation?
As an innovation geek, I always enjoy reading over the latest reports about innovation. Like a kid at Christmas I eagerly await reports on innovation from management consulting firms like … Continue reading
Why Apple’s products are ‘Designed in California’ but ‘Assembled in China’
Look at the back of your iPhone, or your iPad, or on the bottom of your Mac. You’ll see the following words embossed somewhere: “Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China.” … Continue reading
Is Your Leadership Innovative?
Are your leadership actions impeding innovation? Are your change initiatives successfully implemented and delivering the benefits you expected? How is YOUR behavior impacting their ability to delivery results? Innovative Leadership … Continue reading
Guiding Principles of Learned Innovation
Are innovators born or made? Surely, those who spawn ideas that change the world are special – different then the rest of us. Take one look at an Einstein, a … Continue reading
Better Innovation With Less Money
A few years back, many companies would simply try to buy their way to innovation success by hiring more people and starting more projects as they were given more money. … Continue reading
