Most companies will claim that they run continuous innovation as they are constantly seeking to improve, enhance and strengthen their key competencies and products…However, they mostly do not draw a line between continuous innovation and the opposite; discontinuous innovation, but rather see both as an outcome of keeping up an innovative culture amongst employees, and maintaining an R&D function.
They more or less see the continuous part as something they expect from employees – and the discontinuous as a kind of “stroke of luck” factor.
Indeed many are focussing on discontinuous innovation, seeking the “game changing” product or service that will create or change an industry, and in the quest for that, the continuous part is being left a side without funds, tools and encouragement – and vice versa!
So whether you are focussing on continuous or discontinuous innovation, you will likely – and unwillingly – create a dangerous gap between the two! How is this gap identified ?

- insufficient funding for both
- lack of commitment hence no clear strategies
- “tug of war” effect between continuos and discontinuous “believers”
- “blurred” measurements of effects
- “biased” driven innovation

Some has come to the conclusion to put all the eggs in one basket – only focussing on one method, thereby leaving out the benefits/risks of the other. This could sound like a sensible decision, but mostly its due to the fact that they have given up in trying to close the gap. Some might agree and some might disagree of my description of this gap, however it is my strong believe that everyone working with innovation has experienced this!
Whats the cure !?
Firstly you need to realize the presence of the gap…Then you should decide whether to close it! (If things are running smoothly – why close it?) Now that you`ve realized the gap, try to understand why it´s there….and even more important; what are the impacts ?
The far worst impact you might discover is that the gap actually is a “no mans land”, where results from both the continuous innovation efforts and the ditto discontinuous, is residing, and not getting any further ! Simply because the brilliant new product idea from R&D has`nt made grounds with sales and marketing, and the cost saving suggestions from HR did`nt make impact as they weren’t picked up by management….If above are your findings, you will actually find yourself in quite a good position;

1. You discovered the gap!
2. You are now capable of redesigning your approach!
3. You can prove the urgency in doing it!

Whether the gap has evolved from lack of funding, poor collaboration, blurred strategies, bad management ect. – you will be able to solidly determine where your efforts have failed – and why!

Actually, a frequent “gap check” is recommended as any innovation strategy do develop gaps sooner or later!

continuous innovation – n : modest, gradational, ongoing upgrades or enhancements of existing technologies or products; continuous innovation generally does not fundamentally change the dynamics of an industry, nor does it typically require end users to change behavior. The opposite of continuous innovation is discontinuous innovation, also known as disruptive innovation.

We are seeking a web developer to build and maintain our software. This is a full-time position based in our office in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Please find the whole job description below in danish. You can also download the job advert here

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Entreprenant webudvikler med ambitioner

Jobbet
Vi søger en super dygtig webprogrammør til at videreudvikle og vedligeholde vores to softwareprodukter Idea Exchange og Newsga.me.

Vi tilbyder et et udfordrende job i en start-up med fart på. Du vil indgå i et lille effektivt team med en webdesigner, en programmør og en produktansvarlig. Du vil blive den hovedansvarlige for softwaret.

Dine vigtigste opgaver bliver at udtænke og specificere nye funktioner og features samt at programmere, teste og dokumentere dem. Derudover vil der være opgaver med at konfigurere installationer til kunder og selvfølgelig en del vedligeholdelse af softwaret.

Kvalifikationer
Det er en fordel hvis du har beskæftiget dig med Open ACS eller Ruby on Rails, samt databaseret serverapplikationer som fx Django. Du skal have arbejdet med HTML, CSS og Javascript og gerne TCL, og Postgresql.

Person
Du har en passion for at bygge elegant, simpelt og velfungerende software og elsker, at det bliver anvendt af tusindvis af mennesker hver dag. Du er perfektionist til fingerspidserne og god til at have det store overblik. Du er organiseret og trives godt i en lille virksomhed med mange bolde i luften. Du har en lille entreprenør i maven, bruger Mac, Spotify og Twitter og er altid nysgerrig efter de nyeste tendenser inden for web og sociale applikationer.

Om Nosco & Newsga.me
Vi er en ung og hastigt voksende virksomhed. Vores kunder tæller blandt andet Berlingske Tidende, Billabong, DSB og Danske Bank. Vi er venturefinansieret og har internationale ambitioner. Læs mere på about.newsga.me og nosco.dk.

Lyder det som noget for dig? så send en ansøgning til Oliver Bernhard Pedersen på oliver (a) newsga.me eller ring 2061 2867

Enjoy it here!

Danish weekly football tv-show Onside launched Onside Børsen today (The Onside Exchange).

Onside Børsen is powered by Newsga.me and is focused on Danish football rumors. It’s the first time we have a client doing a niche game, and it looks very promissing. The day kicked off with 960 users signing up – still counting

Check it out here: www.onsideborsen.dk – and sign up to win a trip to Champions League quarter finals with your friends.

Newsga.me breaks free from Nosco
The last couple of years we have worked hard to develop an ass kicking news game. Today we have reached our goal. We are very proud to present: Newsga.me

Newsga.me is an online game that integrates news and users in a new and engaging way. On Newsga.me tomorrows news are shares that you can buy and sell. Everybody can create a free account filled with virtual money. Players make “money” by buying shares in real life news. The ones who are best at predicting tomorrow’s news win prizes and the respect of the other players. Check out some of the cool news-shares on www.newsga.me:

Rooney will be Premier League top scorer

Obama abandons the “Public Option”

Madonna & Sean Penn together again

Newsga.me isn’t that the same as …
During the last three years we have partnered up with the biggest media companies in Denmark to perfect the game. You might remember it as TV 2’s Nyhedsspil, Politiken’s Nyhedsspil, Berlingske Nyhedsbørs, BT’s Gossipspil or Ekstra Bladet’s Flashbørs, we even called it News Exchange our self. Today Newsga.me gets its own name and site.

Try it out at www.newsga.me – or learn more at http://about.newsga.me.

Big evil media? Get your own Newsga.me
Newsga.me also comes as a white label game concept for news sites that wish to integrate news and users in a new and engaging way. Contact us at +45 7070 1242 or oliver //a// newsga.me

After scanning through hundreds of young, promising companies in the Nordics, the SIME jury has been presented around 160 companies in its first tough screening round. The first 12 companies has been selected for the next round. The jury will still nominate 24 rising stars for the second round of the awards during the next couple of weeks.

About SIME
SIME is Northern Europe’s largest event about the Internet and Digital opportunities. The SIME Awards were created in 1996 to honor excellence in online communication, business practice and technology, recognize the individuals and organizations responsible and inspire the Internet industry of the North to world-class performance.

Ekstra Bladet recently launched Flashbørsen. On Flashbørsen you buy shares in the lives of the rich and famous. If you’re good at predicting what will happen, you earn virtual money and win prizes.

www.ekstrabladet.dk is one of Denmark’s biggest news sites. Ekstra Bladet describe the themselves as: … the newspaper with the surprising news. Naughty, disrespectful, tabo-breaking and credible. The newspaper you love to hate.

It’s the second News Exchange branded as a gossip game and people love it. We are really satisfied by how News Exchange can be branded/customized to target different segments, and are working on a lot of new cool concepts for the future.

It’s of course running on our News Exchange. It’s all about buying shares in tomorrows news.

Sign up for free and win a gift certificate of 10.000 DKK. if your good.