Every day, we search the Internet for the best articles and advice on innovation, which we share with our followers and fans on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Below are the best innovation articles we found last month. Feel free to add to the list in the comments.
The Challenges for Developing Innovation in the Middle East
How technological ‘leapfrogging’ allows developing countries quickly build innovation abilities
What It Takes To Innovate: Wrong-Thinking, Tinkering & Intuiting
Why inventors throughout history don’t mind failing – and trying again
Inside Amazon’s Idea Machine: How Bezos Decodes The Customer
Amazon’s incredible business model transformation
How to Create the Next Silicon Valley
Conditions that contribute to a regional center of innovation
10 Tips for Successful Innovation Teams
A talent management roadmap for high-performance innovation teams
The Secret to Keeping Your Company Alive
Clayton Christensen and Hal Gregersen on how the most innovative companies in the world keep #innovation alive
When It’s Time to Throw Out Your Business Plan
5 tips for innovating your business model
Go Innovate on the Periphery
Spotting trends and innovating in adjacent markets
4 Ways To Keep Great Ideas From Getting Stuck In The Pipeline
How great innovation organizations deal with the “pipeline paradox”
When Will this Low-Innovation Internet Era End?
Why we’re living in an age of low #innovation despite all the advances in technology
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Below you’ll find 10 innovation articles from March that are worth a read (listed in date order starting with the most recent). If you know of an article or post we missed, feel free to add it in the comments.
It’s the same with most innovation tools. “Jobs to be Done” helps you hone in on the need your innovation will fulfill. Lateral thinking tools like “Brainwriting 6-3-5” and DeBono’s “Random Input” help you generate innovative ideas. Innovation management systems help you organize your ideas.
There’s something missing in the Middle East when it comes to innovation. I have a theory about what it is, but first let me share some statistics that I think are relevant.
Last month, I had the pleasure of addressing attendees of the
I especially liked the way Aramco defined “intellectual capital” as the value derived from the intersection of human capital (knowledge, skills and experience of Aramco’s people), relational capital (customers, suppliers, partners and associated programs), and structural capital (includes IP, processes and other intangibles, and the culture). Any organization that is savvy enough to recognize, manage and actively increase its intellectual capital assets is on its way to providing significant value for customers, the organization and even the community.
In addition to the top 20 innovations list, the report includes insightful analysis of how global drivers such as the economy, technology and shifting manufacturing borders are affecting innovation in many different industries. The authors also look at current inhibitors to innovation including R&D spending, VC funding, immigration restrictions and patent laws.

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