Comments on: Ducks In A Row: Is Innovation Costly?

By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:38:30 +0000

Innovation is responsible for that iPod you probably carry. Yes, it takes time and effort and a culture that supports the mindset that can make it happen.

Copying fast, lazy and often illegal. It is what China frequently does and it robs companies of their intellectual property and ability to grow.

Fast and lazy is a follower’s function, one who follows way behind the rest.

By: Jaky Astik

Jaky Astik — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:09:18 +0000

Innovation could be costly, but it’s more about time. Innovation takes time while copying is instant, huh.

By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:46:47 +0000

Hi BC, Not ‘only’. I agree that selection is critical, but you still need a culture that supports idea creation or you’ll have nothing from which to select.

Thanks for stopping by and adding an important thought to the subject.

By: Business consultants

Business consultants — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:58:08 +0000

Thanks for sharing!!
Ideas can be both misleading as well as way to success.Only it is the selection that matters.

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By: Miki Saxon

Miki Saxon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Hi Mike, disappointment and disaster are a product of execution, not ideas. Both can avoided by creating a culture in which no one is willing to suggest anything for fear it won’t work (or will be screwed up).

Execution can be fixed; people who have been knocked over the head for having ideas usually can’t—at least not in that culture.

Thanks for visiting and adding your thoughts!

By: Mike Myatt

Mike Myatt — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:14:12 +0000

I stipulate to the fact that ideas can sometimes lead to great things, I also submit that it is more frequently the case that ideas lead to disappointment and disaster.

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