Innovation Creators is based on an essay that forms the business case for using Enterprise Blogging, Enterprise Wikis and Web Office Technology. I am still finalizing the essay, and releasing it in serial form here. Who knows, maybe one day it'll be worthy of a book.

You can read the online version here, or Download a pdf of the paper (948 KB) 38 pages

• Executive Summary

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  Executive Summary
  

  The Innovation Creator Role

  An Introduction to Your New Role as an Innovation Creator
  

  The need for Constant Innovation

  Why the New Job - Global Competition Means Substantial Profits Require Constant Innovation
  Repeating Innovation is Critical to Sustaining Above Average Long Term Profits
  

  Design an Organization to Generate Innovation

  What are Emergent Organizations
  If Innovation Means Profits, How Do You Design an Organization to Generate Innovation
  Tactical Step One
  Tactical Step Two
  

  The Hurdles Faced by Innovation Creators

  Focus on the People - the Innovation Creators
  Innovation creators need to know who is who
  Innovation creators need to know what is going on … but it must be done efficiently
  Innovation creators need to own a piece of the pie
  He’s Cheesie, But Makes a Good Point
  Innovation creators need to grow – The Principle of Reciprocal Altruism
  Can people execute if they are focused on personal career growth?
  Innovation creators thrive in an environment that encourages dialogue
  Innovation creators are Mavericks – Learn to Love ‘em
  Even the NY Times agrees - Innovators are Rebels
  Characteristics of an Environment that Fosters Innovation Creators
  

  Innovation from a Structured Platform

  Emergent organizations produce innovation from a structured environment; and not from the organization’s structure or hierarchy
  Example – US forces playing the enemy in war-games
  Example – How successful consulting firms gather the complete know-how of the organization in a Just-In-Time fashion and focus it on solving a problem
  Example – How financial derivatives, and how co-operation created a billion dollar industry
  Example – Linux: How a hobby grew into a structured platform that supports emergent innovation
  The need for a structured platform as the basis of an environment that supports emergent innovation
  Example – The structured platform that supports other open-source software
  Example – The success and structure of an open-source encyclopedia
  Conclusion – Innovation in an emergent organization must be supported by a structured platform
  

  Bake Innovation into Your Organization’s DNA

  The Solution – How to bake innovation into your organization’s DNA
  

  Enterprise Blogging

  Enterprise Blogging
  WordPress Winning Search Mind Share Over MovableType
  Sphere is changing the game
  Great SaaS Blog: Boasso on Business
  iC scoopes Tech Crunch and Susan Mernit
  Enterprise Blog Video
  Forget Robots - and it isn't an assembly line
  Is Microsoft Losing its Network Effect?
  Guy Kawasaki Top 10 Conspiracy
  Real Enterprise Web 2.0 Scenarios – Projects
  Speaking at CTC Boston
  Automattic to Provide Enterprise Support for WordPress
  Ramping up a successful blog
  But... I can do that on my blog
  Inside Microsoft's Enterprise 2.0 Battle Plan
  50 Million Blogs means 50 Million Addresses
  Network Effects of Enterprise 2.0
  Windows Live Writer
  Office 2.0 2006 - Conference
  CM Pros Fall 2006 Summit / Gilbane Conference
  Enterprise blogs cost $50K - so why aren't there more?
  Blogging Vs. Your Career
  Real Issues with Office 2.0
  Email is critical to Enterprise 2.0 and Office 2.0
  HBS Tech Blogging Event
  HBS Tech Alumni Enterprise Blogging Event
  Salesforce.com aims for Oracle, SAP and Enterprise IT
  The Week Enterprise 2.0 Became Reality
  People at FastForward '07
  

  Conclusion

  Start innovating, or move to Mumbai
  

  Appendix