Hey, how about this funtastical contest from our friends at the History Theatre promoting the upcoming show about Brave New Workshop founder Dudley Riggs? The show is written by BNW's very own Caleb McEwen, John Sweeney, and alum Dane Stauffer and is currently titled, "Dudley: Rigged for Laughter." Yet in keeping true to BNW tradition the show needs an "or" title - and you're being asked to supply it.
More info about the show will be coming soon. In the meantime, enter your title suggestions at http://historytheatre.posterous.com/name-this-show before MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010!
An August 23rd article in the Wall Street Journal, "Who Has Innovative Ideas? Employees," lays out seven steps for creating an innovation community and characteristics necessary for it to be successful. Written by JC Spender and Bruce Strong, the article makes some good points, not the least of which is to gather a broad range of viewpoints. The guys are preaching to the choir on this one.
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An article by Uri Neren, "Why Innovation Thrives at Mayo" as written for the Harvard Business Review and posted on Businessweek...
An interesting read and some interesting results regarding environments that display innovation. One reason in particular caught my eye: limited resources. Would you agree or disagree? Neren is working to create a World Database of Innovation - a collaborative effort between his firm and several universities. To date, the information he shares represents over 20,000 hours of work, over 200 in-depth case studies, and compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies.
The article is available here.
An interesting article on innovation by Scott Harris as posted on the AAMC website:
Transformation and Innovation Officers Shepherd Change Through Health Care System
One of his points: "In the spirit of making these connections, it is important for innovation leaders to become 'viral,' or available to all levels of the institution, in one way or another."
