The article linked below appeared on Blogging Innovation April 16. In it, author Jeffrey Baumgartner suggests there are four types of corporate innovation. But what I like most is his final point... "One of the biggest mistakes a company can make is to assume that only people in relevant departments can provide innovative ideas for a particular kind of innovation." Yes!
Read the full article at http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/wordpress/2011/04/the-four-types-of-corporate-innovation/