Not Invented Here? Cross-industry innovation Cross-industry innovation refers to innovations that come about by applying cross- industry analogies or by transferring approaches from one industry to another. Ramon Vullings & Marc Heleven have written their new book ‘Not Invented Here’ on cross-industry innovation. More info, see: www.crossindustryinnovation.com

‘It’s a visual world,  and people respond to visuals.’ -Joe Sacco- People really do respond to visuals. Marc Heleven & Ramon Vullings travel around the world as ideaDJ to help people ‘sell ideas visually’ in this process we encouter great examples of how ideas are sold & presented is a visual way. For this message […]

Visual harvesting productive and colorful meetings from Martine Vanremoortele

37 ways for new product ideas from Marc Heleven

‘We do not need magic to change the world,  we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already:  we have the power to imagine better.’ –  J.K. Rowling – ideaDJ – imagination for innovation As Ramon went through his ideaDJ stuff, he compiled a list of inspiration materials to boost your ‘imagination for innovation’ […]

The innovation cheat sheet, all the key innovation principles you need… from ‘Brainstorm rules’ to ‘Made to Stick’ to ‘Cross Industry Inspiration’ and much more… on one page! Download it here. Enjoy innovating! Created by our 21 Lobsterstreet colleague: Marc Heleven – @7ideas

21 ways to innovate in automotive is a set of inspiration material for analyzing & finding possible opportunities for innovation in the automotive sector. Combining the input with an interactive engaging presentation or workshop clearly helps to come up with new connections, great ideas and enriched concepts. This set is compiled & presented by Marc […]

How do I create an innovative culture? If innovation is indispensable, why do so many companies fail to do so? Here are the causes and possible solutions in an overview. Three Buttons When it comes to a change in the organisation a manager can adjust three buttons: – Structure – Process – Culture Most managers are inclined to […]

Marc Heleven has prepared yet another great slideshare for everyone who needs a bit of inspiration while brainstorming. These 100 images can inspire you to think of new products or services. There are truely amazing images in there. Enjoy the (slide)show! 100 images for visual brainstorming from Marc Heleven

The Olympic Games are over and the market researchers are analyzing the end-conclusions in terms of economic value. One of those facts and figures is of course the impact from the enormous sponsor packages – Visa, Mc Donalds and Adidas paid $155 million for its official London 2012 sponsorship. But it looks like Nike, who […]