Comments on: Measure innovation, or the impact of innovation? http://hiddenchemistry.com/2008/04/measure-innovation-or-the-impact-of-innovation/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:37:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: Matt Rhodes http://hiddenchemistry.com/2008/04/measure-innovation-or-the-impact-of-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-18665 Matt Rhodes Wed, 14 May 2008 10:59:44 +0000 http://hiddenchemistry.com/?p=74#comment-18665 <p>The process vs outcome debate is an interesting one and seems to be rearing it's head in so many things I see and read at the moment.</p> <p>For innovation, we did some work last year with small businesses in London about defining what innovation meant for them, people who are having to innovate to stay in business. The outcome was a nice balance of both process and outcome - "doing things differently" (a process element) and "to make more money" (a clear outcome).</p> <p>I personally think that outcomes are to some extent easier to measure and that might bias some people's preference for using them as a definition.</p> <p>More info on our survey is here: http://blog.freshnetworks.com/?p=61</p> The process vs outcome debate is an interesting one and seems to be rearing it’s head in so many things I see and read at the moment.

For innovation, we did some work last year with small businesses in London about defining what innovation meant for them, people who are having to innovate to stay in business. The outcome was a nice balance of both process and outcome - “doing things differently” (a process element) and “to make more money” (a clear outcome).

I personally think that outcomes are to some extent easier to measure and that might bias some people’s preference for using them as a definition.

More info on our survey is here: http://blog.freshnetworks.com/?p=61

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