Conference of the idea detective on internet based ideation tools like open innovation at ISEIG in Lausanne, january 27

J’ai le plaisir d’annoncer ma conférence au ISEIG ce jeudi à Lausanne : “Comment trouver la bonne idée?” Un petit tour d’horizon des dernières méthodes d’idéation, dont l’open innovation, et leur intégration dans la gestion des idées. […]

The Making of a Method for Detecting Ideas for a Technology Transfer

We show in this presentation – in French – how CSID executed a mandate and developed at the same time the method to solve the task. […]

Handbook introduction

My first post: one reason to have a blog is to prepare the handbook of an idea detective. […]

Empathy and Innovation (Water-Ring-Semantics #1)

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Only impossible ideas help us push the limits of possible innovations. What is your impossible idea?

Only impossible ideas help us push the limits of possible innovations. What is your impossible idea? […]

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Two complementary ways to waste ideas: idea contests of L’Oreal and Dyson

L’Oréal and Dyson organize idea contests and waste the ideas. Both could do much more if they decided to adopt a contemporary view of the resource “people”. […]

A surplus of ideas is as dangerous as a drought. The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. Do you agree with A or B? (2)

A surplus of ideas is as dangerous as a drought. The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. Do you agree with A or B? (2) […]

Don’t Listen to the Expert. The stupidity of crowds. Do you agree with A or B? (1)

Don’t Listen to the Expert. The stupidity of crowds. Do you agree with A or B? (1) […]

2 Forgotten attributes of innovators: patience and adaptability. And a third one.

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Collect your ideas. Don’t stock them. Do something with your ideas now. Try idea sourcing.

Collect your ideas. Don’t stock them. Do something with your ideas now. Starting from a Copyblogger article of Jon Morrow, that tells all the “idea pack rats” to spread their ideas, idea detective proposes a supplementary action: idea sourcing. […]

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