Management Matters | Jim Euchner https://jimeuchner.com From Technology Assessment to Business Model Thu, 14 May 2020 19:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://jimeuchner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-site-icon512b-32x32.png Management Matters | Jim Euchner https://jimeuchner.com 32 32 194833941 Reconsidering Best Practices https://jimeuchner.com/reconsidering-best-practices/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:04:40 +0000 http://jimeuchner.com/?p=316

As Will Rogers said, “It’s not what we don’t know that gets us into trouble. It’s what we do know that just ain’t so.” This column discusses how “best practices” can get in the way of better practices. Read Article

]]> 316 User Innovation https://jimeuchner.com/user-innovation/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:03:55 +0000 http://jimeuchner.com/?p=314

User innovation and innovation communities are both growing in importance for firms and coming to be better understood. This column introduces a special issue of RTM on user innovation, with an interview with the originator of the concept, Eric von Hippel. Read Article

]]> 314 Two Flavors of Open Innovation https://jimeuchner.com/two-flavors-of-open-innovation/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:39:29 +0000 http://jimeuchner.com/?p=282 This column discusses the distinction between what I call open boundary innovation, which operates within the current management paradigm, and open-source innovation, which redefines the boundaries of the corporation itself. Read Article

]]> 282 The Limits of Crowds https://jimeuchner.com/the-limits-of-crowds/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:06:00 +0000 http://jimeuchner.com/?p=280 During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, many people proposed crowdsourcing the solution. In this column, I discuss the naive expectations of some crowdsourcing initiatives and the erosion of trust in experts. I identify five criteria that may be prerequisites for success with crowdsourcing and discuss them in the context of that disaster. Read Article

]]> 280 Digitizing and Informating https://jimeuchner.com/digitizing-and-informating/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:50:46 +0000 http://jimeuchner.com/?p=276 Digital technology is allowing us to do things we could never do be- fore (or do as easily), but we are spinning off information as a consequence, with profound implications for our experience of life. Read Article

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