Who is Braden Kelley?
I am an innovation speaker, content marketing geek, innovation trainer, and recognized thought leader.
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"I help organizations use social media and other tools to attract and engage customers, partners, and employees to help the organization achieve its goals.
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Innovation Quotes of the Day – May 12, 2012
“Innovation is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public.” – Ludwig von Mises “Incremental innovations can usually just be explained to people because they anchor to something they already understand, but radical or disruptive … Continue reading
Is Crowdsourcing a Fad or a Foundational Element?
Much has been written about ‘crowdsourcing’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ over the past several years, including “Crowdsourcing” by Jeff Howe – a contributing editor at Wired magazine, and “Wisdom of the Crowd” by James Surowiecki – a staff … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, marketing, Social Innovation
Tagged Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Wisdom of the Crowds
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Innovation Quotes of the Day – May 11, 2012
“Framing and reframing the right problem is perhaps the most important attribute of success. No pain (problem), no gain (solution).?” – Sanjiv Karani “You must find a way to create resource flexibility. Organizations that want to continue to grow and … Continue reading
Creating a Culture of Continuous Innovation
In this economic downturn there is more pressure than ever on executives to find new sources of growth, and as a result leaders are increasingly talking about innovation. In some organizations the leader may say “we need to be more … Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, culture, Innovation, Leadership, Management
Tagged change, Continuous Innovation, goals, Process, Storytelling, Systems, time, Visualization, Vocabulary
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Innovation Quotes of the Day – May 10, 2012
“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Creativity, goals, IBM, Innovation, Steve Jobs, Strategy, vision
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Six Sigma versus Innovation
Are Six Sigma and Innovation inherent enemies or powerful allies? Some would say that Six Sigma and innovation are diametrically opposed goals for an organization to pursue. Some say that organizations cannot excel at both and would point to the … Continue reading
Innovation Quotes of the Day – May 9, 2012
“Innovation, I think, should be about the balance between discipline and play. If we put too much emphasis on discipline, we risk of losing ‘inner creativity’.” – Eric Antariksa “Just as managers and employees need goals to know what to … Continue reading
Strategic Innovation – Devil is in the Details
There is more talk about strategic innovation every day. As more and more industries enter their commodity phase, companies are looking to differentiate themselves and increasingly they are turning to strategic innovation to do so. The art of strategic innovation … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Strategy
Tagged execution, Innovation Strategy, Strategic Innovation
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DMAIC for Innovation
Below is a rough draft of an article I wrote for the current issue iSixSigma magazine – to see the finished version – subscribe here. Can the popular Six Sigma framework be adapted to look at innovation? Much has been … Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, Innovation, Management
Tagged Business Transformation, DMAIC, Process, Process Improvement, six sigma
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Innovation Quotes of the Day – May 8, 2012
“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” – Jack Welch “An innovation strategy is not merely a technology roadmap from R&D or an agenda for new product development. … Continue reading
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Tagged goals, Innovation, invention, Jack Welch, Noah Brier, Strategy, vision
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