Here's a follow-up to recent post I did on how too much knowledge kills innovation.
Warning: Success Hampers Creativity
The question that emerges from this post at Businesspundit, is really how to reverse the trend since most inventors or developers of products tend to work on refinements of their innovation rather than move on to new projects. It is answered here in this post by another blogger at A List Review.
When I think how too much knowledge or too much success hampers innovation, I often think back to the browser wars between Microsoft's Internet Explorer an Netscape Navigator. After a heated battle for market share, Microsoft's Internet Explorer won out over Netscape Navigator to be come to dominate browser. For years, the browser was stagnate. No refinements. No innovative new features. Nothing to keep users interested. Why innovate when you are king of the mountain? Then came Mozilla Firefox. It features such as tabbed browsing provided a whole new experience for web surfers.
It wasn't until this new browser hit the scene and became very popular (I, being one of many converts) that Microsoft knew it must change its browser in order to remain competitive. You can see now with the new version of Internet Explorer (IE7) that it features tabbed browsing and RSS features that some say rival Firefox.
So here's to knowledge and innovation. Just don't let it go to your head!
About the Author
- Justin Beller
- Boise, Idaho, United States
- Justin Beller is a training and development, workplace performance improvement professional serving businesses of all sizes in a variety of industries. Over the last 10 years, Justin has built an impressive body of work. He has been involved in the design and development of training and workplace performance improvement solutions to enhance the productivity and profitability of companies he has served. In addition, he has conducted user-centered design and usability testing on technology products for Boise-area companies such as Norco, Albertsons and Hewlett-Packard. Justin has been described by his peers as a leader, bringing a high degree of skill in his area of expertise. He is knowledgeable of processes and procedures surrounding the development of quality, performance-based training, providing oversight to projects with an acute sense of awareness to deadlines and timelines. Justin pays close attention to details and exercises his authority as a leader in a conscientious manner. In 2005, Justin founded PinPoint Performance Solutions, a training and development company dedicated to workplace performance improvement for maximum results.
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