Successful Innovation Needs a Good Story. “We can’t put the blame for a lack of innovation on incrementalism alone. There is something more fundamental at play when it comes to the dearth of disruptive innovation in large companies. But what is it?” Read more from Wired at http://archive.wired.com/insights/2014/04/key-innovation-good-story/

An Idea Management System Learned from Bees. “Bees are periodically challenged to decide where to relocate their hive.  The process is straight forward and very similar to how leaders of innovation are currently engaging their employees in ideation and collaboration.” Read more from Crowd Powered at… http://blog.crowdpowered.biz/2014/02/story-birds-bees-innovators/

How Maker Technology Impacts Designers and Society. “The Made in the Future website recently launched and it explores how today’s innovations in maker technology might affect designers and society at large five to ten years from now.” Read more from Tim Brown at… http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140403130509-10842349-what-s-next-in-the-world-of-making

Ten Ways to Motivate Employees to be More Innovative. “If you want to create a thriving culture and inspire your employees to be more innovative themselves, the good news is there’s a lot you can do. ” Read more from Innovation Management at http://www.innovationmanagement.se/2014/04/04/ten-ways-to-motivate-employees-to-be-more-innovative/

Inspiration for Innovative Design. “25 of the most unique homes anywhere. I suddenly want to move really bad.” Read more from SlipTalk at http://www.sliptalk.com/inspiring-homes/

70% of Innovation Efforts Fail – What is Needed to be Successful. “…John Kotter, a professor at Harvard Business School and well-known author on change, notes that at least 70 percent of new efforts fail. So how can you improve the odds your innovation will be a success?” Read more from The Washington Post at http://wapo.st/1sq5UIZ

Workplace Creativity and Innovation Research Study. “Creativity and innovation are not sufficiently integrated in either the business world or academic research, according to a new study by Rice University, the University of Edinburgh and Brunel University.” Read more from Phys.org at: http://phys.org/news/2014-04-creativity.html#jCp

Wireframes, User Stories, and Follow-up – Tips for Outsourcing Product Build. “With a shortage of quality development talent, many founders have turned to development shops in order to start building their product.” Read more from The Globe and Mail at http://fw.to/GfcR6tC

5 Steps to Drive Innovation.  “Leaders want more innovation in their cultures. To compete, they know they can’t play it safe – which requires employees to take chances and not be afraid to fail.” Read more from Forbes at http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2014/04/10/how-to-drive-innovation-in-five-steps/

Scope Creep as a Tool for Greater Innovation?  “We have all been there — a task or project needs to be completed, by a certain date or within a certain budget. So our habit is typically to lay down a project plan of some sort, and do everything in our powers to “stick” to that plan come hell or high water.”  Read more from Huff Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gil-laroya/innovation-requires-the-a_b_5126453.html