Comments on: Venkat on Outsider Innovation 101 and Education 2.0 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/29/venkat-on-outsider-innovation-101-and-education-20/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Venkat http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/29/venkat-on-outsider-innovation-101-and-education-20/comment-page-1/#comment-127901 Venkat Thu, 29 May 2008 18:38:56 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/29/venkat-on-outsider-innovation-101-and-education-20/#comment-127901 Apologies for the mixed metaphor. I'll get it straight in my next stab :) Surge protection gets at the dynamic capacity/utilization aspect, the DNA thing gets at the "ensuring survivability in good/bad times" aspect. Incidentally, the model works for other business functions too. For example, marketing may pull in innovation to do some innovation-led promotion, and in generally use the rest of the enterprise for marketing surge protection, when the business situation demands an "all hands on marketing deck" effort. Apologies for the mixed metaphor. I’ll get it straight in my next stab :) Surge protection gets at the dynamic capacity/utilization aspect, the DNA thing gets at the “ensuring survivability in good/bad times” aspect.

Incidentally, the model works for other business functions too. For example, marketing may pull in innovation to do some innovation-led promotion, and in generally use the rest of the enterprise for marketing surge protection, when the business situation demands an “all hands on marketing deck” effort.

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