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Spigit Turns Data Flood into Useful, Steady Stream
By: Dan ZehrOctober 28, 2011 Paul Pluschkell knew he had the right product at the right time. When he finally figured out how to convince customers of that fact, Spigit Inc. erupted. “We got so caught up in the complexity of what our product could do and where our market was at instead of leading with what a disruptive technology we had,”…
Read more »Harford County Wins Award for Use of Spigit
Harford County wins Innovator of the Year for its use of Spigit. Spigit is used to tap into and deliver on its citizens innovative ideas.
Read more »Profiting by Playing Games
Human Resources Executive article, Profiting by Playing Games, looks at the use of gamification in driving desired behaviors and increasing productivity in employees.
Read more »Innovation Culture Eats R&D for Breakfast
By: Hutch Carpenter | October 27, 2011 Research and development is a mainstay of the innovation strategy for companies. And with good reason. R&D can invent new products and technologies that redefine markets. Think electricity, telephones, airplanes, semiconductors, the Internet. R&D can pave the way for whole new industries. Exciting, for sure! But there’s a problem. Too many companies treat…
Read more »4 Signs Your New Feature is a Waste of Time
By: James Gardner | October 24, 2011 There is a core set of functionality everyone has and which is easy to build. It is also the core set of functionality that the market demands. You may have dreamed up something new, but it is probably irrelevant to current buyers unless you change the playing field in the space of the…
Read more »Breakthroughs Don’t Pay
By: James Gardner | October 19, 2011 An excerpt from Sidestep and Twist, which comes out in a month (your comments welcome!): One of the greatest myths of our time is this: if you create something original, something that’s genuinely a breakthrough, you have a better than average chance of getting rich. For most businesses and most entrepreneurs, this notion…
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