Comments on: Google’s 80/20 Formula – It can work for you! http://smartstorming-blog.com/googles-8020-formula-it-can-work-for-you/ Advanced Training in Innovative Thinking Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:44:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://smartstorming-blog.com/googles-8020-formula-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-399 admin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:02:43 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=351#comment-399 An interesting question, and timely. We are working with a client right now on re-crafting their Vision, Mission and Values statements; and this very question came up during a recent SmartStorm on the topic. No doubt the cliches of business jargon do an inadequate job of communicating the real meaning of the words in regards to how they apply to a specific organization. With that in mind, I'm not sure there is any one-size-fits-all answer to your question, since the meaning of all the terms you list varies among organizations and business situations. Our insight would be the same we shared with our client - we need to dig deeper to determine just what "innovation" means to YOU and your company, and then craft language that clearly reflects that meaning. A powerful Vision, Mission and Values statement can be a real guiding force for a company and its employees, but only if it is meaningful and relevant. Best of luck! An interesting question, and timely. We are working with a client right now on re-crafting their Vision, Mission and Values statements; and this very question came up during a recent SmartStorm on the topic. No doubt the cliches of business jargon do an inadequate job of communicating the real meaning of the words in regards to how they apply to a specific organization. With that in mind, I’m not sure there is any one-size-fits-all answer to your question, since the meaning of all the terms you list varies among organizations and business situations. Our insight would be the same we shared with our client – we need to dig deeper to determine just what “innovation” means to YOU and your company, and then craft language that clearly reflects that meaning. A powerful Vision, Mission and Values statement can be a real guiding force for a company and its employees, but only if it is meaningful and relevant. Best of luck!

]]> By: test http://smartstorming-blog.com/googles-8020-formula-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-398 test Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:03:58 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=351#comment-398 Would you have any insight into how the ITO is addressed in a company's vision and strategy? There's a lot of generic terms that gloss over this concept, "innovate", "leadership", "dynamic", "empower", etc. However, I feel like a program such as ITO could be captured more concretely and specifically. Is it? Would you have any insight into how the ITO is addressed in a company’s vision and strategy? There’s a lot of generic terms that gloss over this concept, “innovate”, “leadership”, “dynamic”, “empower”, etc. However, I feel like a program such as ITO could be captured more concretely and specifically. Is it?

]]> By: The Secret of Innovation? It All Comes Down to Ideas | SmartStorming http://smartstorming-blog.com/googles-8020-formula-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-397 The Secret of Innovation? It All Comes Down to Ideas | SmartStorming Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:04:32 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=351#comment-397 [...] it with acknowledgment, training, tools – and rewards for achievement. In a recent post here, “Google’s 80/20 Formula – It can work for you!” we briefly described Google’s take on the issue… encourage employees to spend 80% of [...] [...] it with acknowledgment, training, tools – and rewards for achievement. In a recent post here, “Google’s 80/20 Formula – It can work for you!” we briefly described Google’s take on the issue… encourage employees to spend 80% of [...]

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]]> By: Melissa Giovagnoli http://smartstorming-blog.com/googles-8020-formula-it-can-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Melissa Giovagnoli Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:00:38 +0000 http://smartstorming-blog.com/?p=351#comment-28 Great article. I just met a lead executive in engineering at Google who was part of an innovation panel I sat on in Chicago last week. He would definitely say he practiced the 80/20 Rule at Google. Great article. I just met a lead executive in engineering at Google who was part of an innovation panel I sat on in Chicago last week.

He would definitely say he practiced the 80/20 Rule at Google.

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