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		<title>The Innovation Master Plan:  A New Book</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2011/08/the-innovation-master-plan-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Langdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just released a new book (shown above on the left), The Innovation Master Plan. Here&#8217;s a short passage from the introduction: &#8220;Some executives look at the innovations that come from companies like Apple or P&#38;G, and they think to themselves, &#8216;Well, we don’t have people or the resources like theirs.  We can’t do that kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do “Lean” and “Innovation” Go Together?</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2011/08/lean-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Langdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Once the Toyota management system became more widely known by the single word “lean,” it became a fad and a mantra (and also a boon for authors and consultants who have been able to help companies adopt the lean mindset and methods).  In the process of doing so, a great number of companies and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concept Cards™ &#8211; Innovation Tool for Developing Insights</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2010/08/innovation-tool-for-developing-insights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent newsletter I wrote about one of the tools we use in innovation consulting engagements to help client teams develop insights. The following short video will introduce you to Concept Cards™ &#8211; single frame documents that make complex concepts accessible and usable in the planning process. Imagine having a hundred or several hundred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation in Social Action</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2010/07/innovation-in-social-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2010/07/innovation-in-social-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Langdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when 1000 innovators and community leaders get together?  Great things can! For the last few years, InnovationLabs has partnered with CFED, an organization that has for more than 30 years dedicated itself to expanding economic opportunity for all Americans.  We&#8217;ve shared lessons and methods in innovation with CFED and its broader community, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two New Publications</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2010/04/two-new-publications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing Innovation Portfolios Langdon Morris has recently written a companion to his Innovation Metrics white paper entitled Managing Innovation Portfolios. The purpose of this white paper is to explore the elements involved in optimizing innovation investments while laying out a process recommended for Innovation Portfolio management. Some of the topics covered include: Purpose The “Innovation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Create a Winning Business Model</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2010/02/how-to-create-a-winning-business-model/</link>
		<comments>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2010/02/how-to-create-a-winning-business-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Langdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a critical source of competitive advantage, innovation certainly deserves the attention it receives.  But innovation is also notoriously difficult to manage.  And while recognized innovators are widely admired for their achievements, every business leader knows that the pursuit of innovation is exceptionally challenging even as it is entirely necessary. The roots of the problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Business Education</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2010/01/future-of-business-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot written about the rate of change and how the speed of change isn&#8217;t going to slow down any time soon. One of the impacts of this condition is the complexity of doing business in any industry or sector of society has increased. This complexity challenges every leader to develop new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Failure (Intelligent Failure that is)</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2009/12/tata-innovista/</link>
		<comments>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2009/12/tata-innovista/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Langdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tata Group is one of India&#8217;s most successful and most admired companies.   From its founding in 1868, the company has grown to encompass about 100 different corporate entities, and employs tens of thousands.  The firm&#8217;s business units make cars &#38; trucks, steel, tea, electricity, chemicals, consulting services, software, and just about everything else.  You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to the iLands of Innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2009/04/introduction-to-the-ilands-of-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2009/04/introduction-to-the-ilands-of-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Innovation?While we may think of innovation as the emergence or creation of something completely unique, the dictionary definition suggests something more modest—and maybe more valuable to the practitioner. To innovate means simply to renew. It means to bring some idea into the world that is new or that can be presented as new. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idea Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2009/03/idea-generation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.innovationlabs.com/2009/03/idea-generation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation Process]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idea Generation is one of the stages in any innovation process. There are many techniques that can be used for idea generation but how do you know which one is the right one? Set the ContextMost likely, the right method to use for idea generation is based on the context and reason you are generating [...]]]></description>
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