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Innovation is blind...and Unilever's CEO sees quite clearly

Interesting piece in today's Boston Globe about Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever (formerly with P&G in Europe, I believe). He brought his executive team of 40 VPs and division chiefs from around the world to Perkins School for the Blind for a field trip of sorts. Not only did the team engage in blind taste tests to gain new product insights, they engaged with the students and faculty to gain new "human" insights.…See More
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Blog posts by Jackie Cooper Jan 13, 2010

More 'guru' advice on thinking big

The last two gurus in our 2009 Innovation Leadership Guru Series were Gene Slowinski (well-known alliance guru and author of Reinventing Corporate Growth) and Rob Shelton (co-author of Making Innovation Work). Both continued the 'think big' theme (see my previous blog entry).Gene's main advice: Go for alliances that shake up an industry, otherwise it's very easy to underestimate resources. Better to do a few powerful…See More
Blog post by Jackie Cooper Dec 20, 2009
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Guru takeaways so far – think big, start small

After listening to four top experts (Scott Anthony, Jay Paap, Marc Meyer, and Rita Gunther McGrath) speak at our Innovation Leadership Guru Series, I learned that the best way to deal with today’s economic uncertainty – as well as other uncertainties – is to start small. Prototype and test concepts in the marketplace, pay attention to what you learn, and invest in stages -- if (and only if) demand is there. Look at projects across a…See More
Blog post by Jackie Cooper Nov 6, 2009
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Sleepless over innovation?

What keeps you up at night? Personally I’m troubled by what I read in the news these days – and not just about Iran, North Korea, or even Madoff. I’m worried about product development and innovation.First, about a week before A.G. Lafley resigned as CEO, market analysts were criticizing Procter & Gamble for not being innovative enough. P&G not innovative enough?! That’s like Hollywood producers saying Lindsay Lohan isn’t thin enough. Good grief.Then there’s Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner team.…See More
Blog post by Jackie Cooper Jul 2, 2009
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Gregg Tong commented on Jackie Cooper's blog post 'You kin do it – create a new product for Dunkin Donuts!'
Great post Jackie. I entered a "Fireside Cinnamon Cocoa" and "Lardlad Simpsons" donuts.
Mar 20, 2009

You kin do it – create a new product for Dunkin' Donuts!

I admit it, I’m a DD coffee addict. I hardly ever go anywhere without my trademark pink & orange extra large styrofoam cup (security blanket?) in hand – especially staff meetings and my son’s hockey games…But personal addictions aside, I know a smart company when I see one and Dunkin is smart.They come up with new products all the time, test them in the market, and voila – a winner is added! Their counter service could use a bit more poka yoke, but their knack for getting at the voice of…See More
Blog post by Jackie Cooper Mar 20, 2009
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Innovation is blind...and Unilever's CEO sees quite clearly

Interesting piece in today's Boston Globe about Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever (formerly with P&G in Europe, I believe). He brought his executive team of 40 VPs and division chiefs from around the world to Perkins School for the Blind for a field trip of sorts. Not only did the team engage in blind taste tests to gain new product insights, they engaged with the students and faculty to gain new "human" insights.…

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Posted on June 24, 2010 at 6:43am

Jackie Cooper

More on Tech Scouting..Google Lists Job with a Star Trek-Like Mission

Speaking of Tech Scouting, yesterday's Computerworld published this story: Google Lists Job with a Star Trek-Like Mission. Google Inc. (GOOG) is advertising for a " renewable energy technology scout" whose mission will be to "seek-out, analyze, present, and promote new technologies" that are designed to cut energy costs.



The story quotes expert… Continue

Posted on January 13, 2010 at 4:00pm

Jackie Cooper

Scouting for Innovation, a blog within a blog

I know there's a name for it when you blog about someone else's blog, but I can't remember what it is...

However, well-known innovation blogger Stefan Lindegaard picked up on a study that I also found noteworthy. The study is called Scouting for Innovation in 2009, and it's by NERAC, a global research firm.



Stefan blogged about it better than I could have, and since tech scouting is… Continue

Posted on January 12, 2010 at 5:30pm

Jackie Cooper

More 'guru' advice on thinking big

The last two gurus in our 2009 Innovation Leadership Guru Series were Gene Slowinski (well-known alliance guru and author of Reinventing Corporate Growth) and Rob Shelton (co-author of Making Innovation Work). Both continued the 'think big' theme (see my previous blog entry).



Gene's main advice: Go for alliances that shake up an industry, otherwise it's very easy to underestimate resources.… Continue

Posted on December 20, 2009 at 10:00am

Jackie Cooper

Guru takeaways so far – think big, start small

After listening to four top experts (Scott Anthony, Jay Paap, Marc Meyer, and Rita Gunther McGrath) speak at our Innovation Leadership Guru Series, I learned that the best way to deal with today’s economic uncertainty – as well as other uncertainties – is to start small. Prototype and test concepts in the marketplace, pay attention to what you learn, and invest in stages -- if (and only if) demand is there. Look at projects… Continue

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 5:19pm

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