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Formula for Successful Innovation
1. Conduct a thorough research of the target market 2. "Gulp down a couple perseverence and persistance energy drinks" 3. Clearly outline Your objectives/proposal for the innovation in mind 4.. Hav…
Started Nov. 21, 2009
Formula for Succesful Innovation
1. Conduct a thorough research of the target market 2. "Gulp down a couple perseverence and persistance energy drinks" 3. Clearly outline Your objectives/proposal for the innovation in mind 4.. Hav…
Started Nov. 21, 2009
Industrial Innovation in South Africa
I believe we should consider looking into establishing an organization that will be positioned to cultivate a culture of innovation throughout our learning institutes i.e. junior-high, tech-colleges…
Tagged: SA, in, Innovation, Industrial
Replied Oct. 27, 2009
Industrial Innovation in South Africa
I couldnt agree with You more... Give me a moment to gulp my thinking "imbiza" and I'll revert to You shortly! Otherwise...I'm well impressed with Your thoroughly thought-out responses... (I think…
Tagged: SA, in, Innovation, Industrial
Replied Oct. 26, 2009
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I must say that I am very touched and inspired about how Human Freedom and the right to happiness underlies Your "activist" opinions- without further adue- I would like to get to the crux of the matter!
You're indeed right and couldnt be cl…
Profile Information
- My Organization
- Anphotact Technology Expedition
- What My Organization Does
- Industrial Innovation Developer
- My Role
- Chief Executive Ideasman/CEI
- About me
- talk to me about all things mankind-
- You can contact me for
- Sharing ideas, Joint Ventures, Joint Research Initiatives, IP commercialization and Innovation Project/Developement Consulting...and so forth and so on...etc...etc...ad infinitum!
- Company Website:
- http://under developement
- Personal Website:
- http://under developement
- Twitter Account
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My Formula for Succesful Innovation
1. Conduct a thorough research of the target market
2. "Gulp down a couple perseverence and persistance energy drinks"
3. Clearly outline Your objectives/proposal for the innovation in mind
4.. Have a provisional patent in place
5. Organize NDA(Non-Disclosure Agreements) forms
6. Approach leading players within the target market, ask questions with
objective to identify and exploit anomalies (dont divulge Your plans)
7. "Take a few patience and assertiveness multi-vitamin capsules"
8. Approach a funding organization such as the IDC, NRF or Innovation Fund to
procure funds to develope a proof-of-concept-
9. Contract a Scientific Developement Institution such as Technology Universities
or the Council of Science and Industrial Research/CSIR as the main sub-
contractor_
10. See if You can get one leading player within the target industry to serve as a
development-guide under due legal guidelines/agreements of course (this
is to help You cut as many corners as possible by having an experienced
player for advise etc-)
11. Have an internal "indaba" with the project development team regarding the
best development strategy to implement and mobilise (agree on milestone
dealines and have every member of the team sign to that!)
12. Dont procrastinate on anything, do what can be done ASAP!
(from experience I've learnt that, the smallest details can turn out to be the
biggest "Huddles" at the end!!!)
13. Get the prototype to be better than You previously envisioned it!
14. Dip Your tongue in honey, put-on steel gloves and prepare to knock
LOUDLY at prospective investor(s) doors!
15. Cultivate an on-going market research routine never be CONTENT with Your
Progress!!!
16: Ready to put Your wits to the test...?
Now go out there and flex Your muscles Tiger!
2. "Gulp down a couple perseverence and persistance energy drinks"
3. Clearly outline Your objectives/proposal for the innovation in mind
4.. Have a provisional patent in place
5. Organize NDA(Non-Disclosure Agreements) forms
6. Approach leading players within the target market, ask questions with
objective to identify and exploit anomalies (dont divulge Your plans)
7. "Take a few patience and assertiveness multi-vitamin capsules"
8. Approach a funding organization such as the IDC, NRF or Innovation Fund to
procure funds to develope a proof-of-concept-
9. Contract a Scientific Developement Institution such as Technology Universities
or the Council of Science and Industrial Research/CSIR as the main sub-
contractor_
10. See if You can get one leading player within the target industry to serve as a
development-guide under due legal guidelines/agreements of course (this
is to help You cut as many corners as possible by having an experienced
player for advise etc-)
11. Have an internal "indaba" with the project development team regarding the
best development strategy to implement and mobilise (agree on milestone
dealines and have every member of the team sign to that!)
12. Dont procrastinate on anything, do what can be done ASAP!
(from experience I've learnt that, the smallest details can turn out to be the
biggest "Huddles" at the end!!!)
13. Get the prototype to be better than You previously envisioned it!
14. Dip Your tongue in honey, put-on steel gloves and prepare to knock
LOUDLY at prospective investor(s) doors!
15. Cultivate an on-going market research routine never be CONTENT with Your
Progress!!!
16: Ready to put Your wits to the test...?
Now go out there and flex Your muscles Tiger!
Phomello S. Mushwana's Blog
Formula for Successful Innovation Management (in brief-)
1. Conduct a thorough research of the target market
2. "Gulp down a couple perseverence and persistance energy drinks"
3. Clearly outline Your objectives/proposal for the innovation in mind
4.. Have a provisional patent in place
5. Organize NDA(Non-Disclosure Agreements) forms
6. Approach leading players within the target market, ask questions with
objective to identify and exploit anomalies (dont divulge Your plans)
7. "Take a few patience and assertiveness multi-vitamin capsules"
8. Approa… Continue
2. "Gulp down a couple perseverence and persistance energy drinks"
3. Clearly outline Your objectives/proposal for the innovation in mind
4.. Have a provisional patent in place
5. Organize NDA(Non-Disclosure Agreements) forms
6. Approach leading players within the target market, ask questions with
objective to identify and exploit anomalies (dont divulge Your plans)
7. "Take a few patience and assertiveness multi-vitamin capsules"
8. Approa… Continue
Posted on November 21, 2009 at 12:48pm —
Comment Wall (32 comments)
- At 1:16pm on October 23, 2009,
Dave Duarte said… - Hi Phomello! Welcome to the network. I hope you find it useful. I must say, I agree with your statement: being part of of a smart network makes us all smarter.
- At 2:50pm on October 23, 2009,
Andrea S Goldberg said… - Welcome Phomello. I think we all would like to get a bit smarter. Connecting globally and sharing ideas is a great way!
- At 3:41pm on October 23, 2009,
Phomello S. Mushwana said…
- Thank You...Andrea
To complement what You're saying...I think most importantly is to implement the ideas we share...as I strongly feel that too many brilliant ideas are accumulating tons of dust...
- At 7:08am on October 26, 2009,
Alex Milovanovich said… - Thanks Phomello
- At 10:57am on October 27, 2009,
Methuli Mbanjwa said… - Thank you, Phomello.
Im humbled. It is, indeed, very important that we use the platform to share ideas and hopefully something that can be translated into tangible will emerge as a result.
Credit to yourself and many other people on Huddlemind who have been the catalyst of knowledge sharing.
- At 12:29pm on October 27, 2009,
Mike Freedman said… - It is good to begin by celebrating our successes. Nando's, Investec, MTN have infused commodity products/services with the flame of creativity. Redespresso is the first tea in the world to give an espresso experience. Joule is an electric car developed without the billons of big auto. Alternative Dispute Resolution in SA is world class & often world leading. Ogilvy in Cape Town handle accounts globally like Castrol, our ad industry is regarded as in the world's top 5, handbags made from recycled materials by disadvantaged, diabled women from Cape townships are sported at the Oscars - & so it goes. The visioning process Freedthinkers recently facilitated for Cape Town crystallised the sentiments expressed into: "Africa's Global City. The City of Inspiration & Innovation". Raher than moan & groan about what is not, recognise, honour & celebrate what is. And then there will be more.
- At 10:09pm on October 27, 2009,
Phomello S. Mushwana said…
- I'm not discrediting SA as a "land of potential", I'm just saying that much more can be done if we work together for a common goal, I just strongly feel that SA industry and the turnkey stakeholders i.e. science institutes, manufacturers etc are too "spread apart" and there's very little connecting them or bringing them together. For example: 1. how often do You here about JV-developments within SA industry 2. How competitive are our industries compared to their global counterparts 3. What's the pace of innovation compared to global players like Germany, Japan, USA etc
According to a USA study, SA falls within group of countries with the least patent registrations!
it's as if we're not innovation conscious as a nation, we depent too much on the "West" and the "East" to come up with the "Next Big Thing", more like we have this "underdog complex"...
To complement what You said...SA's one of the leading Arms developers in the world, I mean no chopper can touch the Rooivark and the Rooikat is unmatched in land combat I'll spare our impressive laser-guided missile tech for another time...
Perhaps the point I'm shooting is that SA has the capacity to give current world leaders a "Hell of a run" for their money...we should STOP looking down at our selves and start working together to achieve more!!!!
Why Bloody Not??????????
Concordia res parvae crescent - Working together to accomplish more
- At 7:36am on October 28, 2009,
Alex Milovanovich said…
- It needs a massive investment and commitment from the state to develop an industry to the level of global competitiveness. Arms industry has been favoured and nurtured in this country for decades (for historic reasons) which resulted in its success. Or, the Silicon Valley cluster in US yielded great innovations in IT.
It must be planned i.e. back door / garage development without outside support works to a certain level only, which is not the kind of competitiveness we are looking for.
- At 3:20pm on November 13, 2009,
Dave Duarte said…
- Regarding the repositioning of SA. I think some key strengths that are globally relevant today:
Leading change; nurturing diversity; leapfrogging dirty technology (e.g. skipping landlines but straight to mobile).... sure there's lots else.
Anyway, I still think "the Rainbow Nation" is a better slogan than the current "alive with possibility", which is too generic.
- At 1:29pm on November 14, 2009,
Catherine Herbst said… - Nope, sorry.
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