Comments on: Inventoritis and the Grabowski Ratio http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/ experiments in refactored perception Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:22:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Guest Blogger Venkatesh Rao on Innovation Everywhere as Reverse Surge Capacity http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-1062 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Guest Blogger Venkatesh Rao on Innovation Everywhere as Reverse Surge Capacity Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:25:09 +0000 http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-1062 [...] that link the effort to innovation priorities. R&D gets the market expertise it needs (hint: here’s why this is crucial to innovation), and operational staff get a chance to step back from quarterly pressures and work on some of [...] [...] that link the effort to innovation priorities. R&D gets the market expertise it needs (hint: here’s why this is crucial to innovation), and operational staff get a chance to step back from quarterly pressures and work on some of [...]

]]> By: Brendan Dunphy http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-909 Brendan Dunphy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:46:11 +0000 http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-909 I have long believed that too many organisations willingly accept a high ratio of new consumer product failures, often 8 or 9 out of 10. Most new products are poorly conceived with marginal or confused value propositions directed at unknown customers and with insufficient marketing resources to ensure they succeed, before or after launch. I have long believed that too many organisations willingly accept a high ratio of new consumer product failures, often 8 or 9 out of 10. Most new products are poorly conceived with marginal or confused value propositions directed at unknown customers and with insufficient marketing resources to ensure they succeed, before or after launch.

]]> By: Ed Chi http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-905 Ed Chi Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:47:21 +0000 http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-905 Bloom: I think the issue here depends on your definition of "better inventor". Clearly, others are saying that "better" here means commercialized impact, while you had defined as "creativity". By reducing what Edision did down to 'better marketer', I am not sure you are being fair to the other definition. Bloom: I think the issue here depends on your definition of “better inventor”. Clearly, others are saying that “better” here means commercialized impact, while you had defined as “creativity”.

By reducing what Edision did down to ‘better marketer’, I am not sure you are being fair to the other definition.

]]> By: Elaine Bloom http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-864 Elaine Bloom Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:38:48 +0000 http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2008/04/03/inventoritis-and-the-grabowski-ratio/#comment-864 Edison may truly have been the better marketer but he wasn't really the better inventor. Many, many of his patents were based on work done by people working for him. Not on work he did himself. He also had gaps in his understanding of scientific principles and never really understood that AC was the better way to go. He really believed that it was dangerous and DC was the way to go. So in a way if he was the better marketer no the better inventor that may truly bear out out the Grabowski Ratio. Edison may truly have been the better marketer but he wasn’t really the better inventor. Many, many of his patents were based on work done by people working for him. Not on work he did himself.

He also had gaps in his understanding of scientific principles and never really understood that AC was the better way to go. He really believed that it was dangerous and DC was the way to go.

So in a way if he was the better marketer no the better inventor that may truly bear out out the Grabowski Ratio.

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