Comments on: Innovation and “the situation” http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/10/innovation-and-the-situation/ Thu, 17 May 2012 15:06:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eran Kessel http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/10/innovation-and-the-situation/#comment-219 Eran Kessel Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=93#comment-219 Hi Amnon, very interesting and a very well written piece. we are now in the "gray" times, where nothing is clear and you have to "feel" your way like a blind person from month to month. in order to survive the business will have to tighten the drainage (so there is enough to pay the salaries) AND periodically open the tap for very short intervals (also depends on the exchange rate...)AND find the innovative ideas to change and adjust to the crisis but also to the "new" times after it. if you may, they will need a stick to steer the water in the bathtab so they don't become stale, dash, Eran Hi Amnon,
very interesting and a very well written piece. we are now in the “gray” times, where nothing is clear and you have to “feel” your way like a blind person from month to month. in order to survive the business will have to tighten the drainage (so there is enough to pay the salaries) AND periodically open the tap for very short intervals (also depends on the exchange rate…)AND find the innovative ideas to change and adjust to the crisis but also to the “new” times after it. if you may, they will need a stick to steer the water in the bathtab so they don’t become stale,
dash, Eran

]]> By: Fabian Szulanski http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/10/innovation-and-the-situation/#comment-188 Fabian Szulanski Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:35:36 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=93#comment-188 Here is an interesting trend analysis for the current context. http://www.trendwatching.com/briefing/#Q1 (Question #1, at the end) Fabian Here is an interesting trend analysis for the current context.
http://www.trendwatching.com/briefing/#Q1 (Question #1, at the end)
Fabian

]]> By: Zadok Linder http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/10/innovation-and-the-situation/#comment-183 Zadok Linder Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:07:05 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=93#comment-183 Very insightful. Read "Innovation Tools" blog for an intersting response for this post: http://www.innovationtools.com/Weblog/innovationblog-detail.asp?ArticleID=1206&page=1 Very insightful.
Read “Innovation Tools” blog for an intersting response for this post:
http://www.innovationtools.com/Weblog/innovationblog-detail.asp?ArticleID=1206&page=1

]]> By: Amnon Levav http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/10/innovation-and-the-situation/#comment-182 Amnon Levav Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:01:06 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=93#comment-182 hi Tom Regarding your (somewhat sinister) metaphor, what i am doing is not arguing in favor of war, but rather arguing that one shouldnt resign oneself: a) to the inevitability of war, and b) to despair because there is or will be a war. But additionally and more importantly - and as i promise to argue more at length in an upcomming post - the metaphor is a bit flawed because the most important aspect of the "crisis" is that to a large extent it is brought upon through a vicious circle of "worries about the crisis". If enough people will find opportunities in the crisis and act accordingly, there will not be a full fledged crisis at all. thanks for pointing out the need for a clarification Amnon hi Tom

Regarding your (somewhat sinister) metaphor, what i am doing is not arguing in favor of war, but rather arguing that one shouldnt resign oneself: a) to the inevitability of war, and b) to despair because there is or will be a war.
But additionally and more importantly - and as i promise to argue more at length in an upcomming post - the metaphor is a bit flawed because the most important aspect of the “crisis” is that to a large extent it is brought upon through a vicious circle of “worries about the crisis”.
If enough people will find opportunities in the crisis and act accordingly, there will not be a full fledged crisis at all.
thanks for pointing out the need for a clarification
Amnon

]]> By: Tom http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/10/innovation-and-the-situation/#comment-181 Tom Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:09:27 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=93#comment-181 Interesting. yet, in some respects, it's as if claiming that a war is a good thing because: 1. people will die so the ones that will be left will have more options and less competition. 2. at the end of the war there will be good times for re-building that will bring more business opportunities. 3. during a war there are less car accidents, crime and other crisis... To cut the long story short, very few companies will truly adopt the mindset presented in this article while the majority will suffer the dark side of war. Interesting. yet, in some respects, it’s as if claiming that a war is a good thing because:
1. people will die so the ones that will be left will have more options and less competition.
2. at the end of the war there will be good times for re-building that will bring more business opportunities.
3. during a war there are less car accidents, crime and other crisis…

To cut the long story short, very few companies will truly adopt the mindset presented in this article while the majority will suffer the dark side of war.

]]> By: Fabian Szulanski http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/10/innovation-and-the-situation/#comment-177 Fabian Szulanski Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:11:28 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=93#comment-177 How true is that an opportunity exists. May be the key is how could it be communicated to managers. The bathtub metaphor could help: One could increase or sustain the water level (strategic resources of the firm) by tighting the drainage (cutting costs, etc), or by increasing the flow of the shower (investing in learning , change in thinking, etc). In addition, by increasing the shower flow, the organizational climate will be generative and appreciative. By closing the drainage, the culture for managers will become reactive and focused on the negative. Be well, Fabian. How true is that an opportunity exists. May be the key is how could it be communicated to managers.

The bathtub metaphor could help: One could increase or sustain the water level (strategic resources of the firm) by tighting the drainage (cutting costs, etc), or by increasing the flow of the shower (investing in learning , change in thinking, etc).

In addition, by increasing the shower flow, the organizational climate will be generative and appreciative. By closing the drainage, the culture for managers will become reactive and focused on the negative.

Be well,

Fabian.

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