As I said in the post: “…is the deliberate process of recognizing that you have ideas, and also the will to take them further…”, so the idea is to take ideas further. Still, it is important to realize that the “productification” of ideas is strongly related to the context and knowledge of the person who’s dealing with the ideas. A mechanical engineer with a great deal of knowledge in gearboxes is likely to solve a torque transfer need with a mechanical gearbox, while someone with skills in sensors and electronics realizes the same need with sensor and motor.

Further, the “idea business” I deal with in my everyday life as a Professor in product development is strongly focused on the ideation and development of new concepts in manufacturing industries (B2B) and I guess that’s the domain where a lot of my ideas in this blog will end up.

I’ll go through your blog, looks interesting, I’m well aware of Imaginatik and will perhaps touch base with you on this topic.

/Tobias

For disclosure, I have been working in the area for about 10 years. My background is in enterprise idea management – working with firms like Pfizer, IBM, HP, Kraft, etc. I have published a lot of research on the topic – and many sub-topics within Idea Management. There is more info at my company’s web site, Imaginatik, and some of my more controversial views on my own blog, InnovationBBL.

Mark Turrell
CEO, Imaginatik plc