The HBR list of Breakthrough Ideas of 2007
The Harvard Business Review has published its list of breakthrough ideas for 2007. Two ideas in particular caught our eye. We couldn’t agree more with them.
An Emerging Hotbed of User-Centered Innovation
In an array of industries, producer-centered innovation is being eclipsed by user-centered innovationâthe dreaming up, development, prototyping, and even production of new products by consumers. These users arenât just voicing their needs to companies that are willing to listen; theyâre inventing and often building what they want.
Act Globally, Think Locally
Companies are usually told to âthink globally and act locally.â But thanks to their own global information systems and the Internet, knowledge from faraway places can be acquired relatively easily and cheaply. This means that firms have to discover and quickly incorporate good ideas from these diverse sources before their rivals do.
Read the others on the HBR website and tell us what you think.
