{"id":611,"date":"2013-07-30T09:47:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/product-pulse.planview.com\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2016-09-27T15:36:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T20:36:06","slug":"are-you-really-innovating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You REALLY Innovating?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The word “innovation” has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are these organizations really innovating or are they simply passing off product enhancements as such? This is a critical question because without true innovation in place to introduce new products and services, companies are missing out on market share, brand loyalty, and ultimately revenue. So\u00a0are you REALLY innovating?<\/p>\n

Carrie Nauyalis, NPD evangelist at Planview shares five telltale signs a company might not be fully maximizing their innovation potential. I encourage you to take this simple litmus test and see how your organization measures up.<\/p>\n

Are you REALLY Innovating? Five Signs You Might Be Faking It<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

“It seems every few years a new buzz word emerges, is overused, and then thankfully retires to its rightful place as a normal word. Remember best in class? These buzz words may be precise in their description, but when every organization in every industry runs the latest buzz word up the company flag pole\u2026 it becomes much less powerful\u2026 Could it be that this is the predicted demise of the word innovation\u2026” Continue reading the article at Innovation Management and learn about the 5 signs you might be faking it.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The word “innovation” has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are these organizations really innovating or are they simply passing off product enhancements as such? This is a critical question because without true innovation in place to introduce new products and services, companies are missing out on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":1120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[158,168],"class_list":["post-611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-development","tag-ideation","tag-innovation-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAre You REALLY Innovating? - Blog | Planview<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The word "innovation" has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are you really innovating?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are You REALLY Innovating?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The word "innovation" has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are you really innovating?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planview Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Planview-Inc\/89422974772\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-07-30T14:47:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-09-27T20:36:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1132\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Linda Roach\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@lindaroach\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Planview\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Linda Roach\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Linda Roach\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/40d082be679b8bcde1f82fa3f4cb4d85\"},\"headline\":\"Are You REALLY Innovating?\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-07-30T14:47:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-09-27T20:36:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/\"},\"wordCount\":207,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ideation\",\"Innovation Management\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Product Portfolio Management\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/\",\"name\":\"Are You REALLY Innovating? - Blog | Planview\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-07-30T14:47:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-09-27T20:36:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"The word \\\"innovation\\\" has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are you really innovating?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1132,\"caption\":\"Are You REALLY Innovating?\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Are You REALLY Innovating?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/\",\"name\":\"Planview Blog\",\"description\":\"Leading the conversation on digital connected work\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Planview\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/planview-logo-black.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/planview-logo-black.png\",\"width\":280,\"height\":66,\"caption\":\"Planview\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Planview-Inc\/89422974772\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Planview\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/40d082be679b8bcde1f82fa3f4cb4d85\",\"name\":\"Linda Roach\",\"description\":\"Linda Roach enjoys bringing concepts to life, creating positive outcomes for customers and Planview. As a leader for cross-functional initiatives, she leverages her experience to help teams identify customer needs, unlock solution value, and craft messaging fit for diverse audiences. Her strategic approach has been instrumental in advancing Planview's market position and driving significant growth.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/lindaroach\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/author\/linda-roach\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Are You REALLY Innovating? - Blog | Planview","description":"The word \"innovation\" has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are you really innovating?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Are You REALLY Innovating?","og_description":"The word \"innovation\" has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are you really innovating?","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/","og_site_name":"Planview Blog","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Planview-Inc\/89422974772","article_published_time":"2013-07-30T14:47:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-09-27T20:36:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":1132,"url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Linda Roach","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@lindaroach","twitter_site":"@Planview","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Linda Roach","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/"},"author":{"name":"Linda Roach","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/40d082be679b8bcde1f82fa3f4cb4d85"},"headline":"Are You REALLY Innovating?","datePublished":"2013-07-30T14:47:30+00:00","dateModified":"2016-09-27T20:36:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/"},"wordCount":207,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg","keywords":["Ideation","Innovation Management"],"articleSection":["Product Portfolio Management"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/","name":"Are You REALLY Innovating? - Blog | Planview","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg","datePublished":"2013-07-30T14:47:30+00:00","dateModified":"2016-09-27T20:36:06+00:00","description":"The word \"innovation\" has become a trendy and often overused buzz word in many organizations. The question is, are you really innovating?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/green-innovation-little-green-software-innovation-2375x2240-2375x22401.jpg","width":1200,"height":1132,"caption":"Are You REALLY Innovating?"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/are-you-really-innovating\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Are You REALLY Innovating?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/","name":"Planview Blog","description":"Leading the conversation on digital connected work","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#organization","name":"Planview","url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/planview-logo-black.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/planview-logo-black.png","width":280,"height":66,"caption":"Planview"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Planview-Inc\/89422974772","https:\/\/x.com\/Planview"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/40d082be679b8bcde1f82fa3f4cb4d85","name":"Linda Roach","description":"Linda Roach enjoys bringing concepts to life, creating positive outcomes for customers and Planview. As a leader for cross-functional initiatives, she leverages her experience to help teams identify customer needs, unlock solution value, and craft messaging fit for diverse audiences. Her strategic approach has been instrumental in advancing Planview's market position and driving significant growth.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/lindaroach"],"url":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/author\/linda-roach\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}