Comments on: Olympic Innovation http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/ Designed in Brisbane by Tim Kastelle & John Steen Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Analysis and Interpretation in Innovation « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4613 Analysis and Interpretation in Innovation « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:06:06 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1330#comment-4613 [...] key finding is that to innovate succesfully, firms need to be good at both analytical and interpretive processes. Real Options and NPV are typical analytical processes that are used to evaluate potential new [...] [...] key finding is that to innovate succesfully, firms need to be good at both analytical and interpretive processes. Real Options and NPV are typical analytical processes that are used to evaluate potential new [...]

]]> By: Tim http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4343 Tim Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:36:48 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1330#comment-4343 Whoops, got my hockey legends mixed up - it was Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull that discovered the magic of the curved stick: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838996,00.html Whoops, got my hockey legends mixed up – it was Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull that discovered the magic of the curved stick:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838996,00.html

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4327 uberVU - social comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:42:23 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1330#comment-4327 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by timkastelle: RT @Richard_Florida: Is ice dancing really a sport like hockey or skiing? - I answer here! http://bit.ly/bnLpF5... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Tim http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4324 Tim Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:28:57 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1330#comment-4324 Sports & innovation really do have an odd relationship Gavin. My favourite sports innovation story is still the one where Gordie Howe broke a stick, then took a shot with it and was amazed at how fast the puck went - and that was the start of curved hockey sticks! I would've agreed with you about ice dancing, but then I watched some last night after I wrote this post. I hadn't seen any since I think the first Olympics that had it. The skating and moves (especially the lifts) in ice dancing are now MUCH better than they used to be. They actually did a few things I've never seen before. So overall, I would say that they are advancing at a pretty good clip actually... Sports & innovation really do have an odd relationship Gavin. My favourite sports innovation story is still the one where Gordie Howe broke a stick, then took a shot with it and was amazed at how fast the puck went – and that was the start of curved hockey sticks!

I would’ve agreed with you about ice dancing, but then I watched some last night after I wrote this post. I hadn’t seen any since I think the first Olympics that had it. The skating and moves (especially the lifts) in ice dancing are now MUCH better than they used to be. They actually did a few things I’ve never seen before. So overall, I would say that they are advancing at a pretty good clip actually…

]]> By: Gavin Andresen http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4319 Gavin Andresen Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:53:20 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1330#comment-4319 Sports and innovation have a really odd relationship, don't they? Ice dancing isn't (to my untrained eye) very innovative, and I think the fans of ice dancing like it that way. Hip-hop ice dancing is something I'd personally like to see, but it'll be a long time before there's a whiff of a chance we'd see that at an Olympics. Bicycle racing (one of my favorite sports) is analytically innovative... up to a point. You can have all the carbon fiber components you like, as long as your bicycle still looks mostly like a bicycle. No recumbents or aerodynamic fairings allowed in the Tour de France. I wonder: would bicycle racing and ice dancing be more or less popular if their products were more innovative? Sports and innovation have a really odd relationship, don’t they?

Ice dancing isn’t (to my untrained eye) very innovative, and I think the fans of ice dancing like it that way. Hip-hop ice dancing is something I’d personally like to see, but it’ll be a long time before there’s a whiff of a chance we’d see that at an Olympics.

Bicycle racing (one of my favorite sports) is analytically innovative… up to a point. You can have all the carbon fiber components you like, as long as your bicycle still looks mostly like a bicycle. No recumbents or aerodynamic fairings allowed in the Tour de France.

I wonder: would bicycle racing and ice dancing be more or less popular if their products were more innovative?

]]> By: Tim http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4317 Tim Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:35:57 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1330#comment-4317 I've never understood the judging component in ski jumping myself... I’ve never understood the judging component in ski jumping myself…

]]> By: Sam http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/02/olympic-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4316 Sam Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:31:33 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1330#comment-4316 Like the sport application! I was watching ski jumping on TV the other day and was amazed when Silje told me that they get points for both distance AND style. To me it seemed like the last sport that would have an interpretive element. Though maybe that's my Australian winter sport logic at work... Like the sport application!

I was watching ski jumping on TV the other day and was amazed when Silje told me that they get points for both distance AND style. To me it seemed like the last sport that would have an interpretive element. Though maybe that’s my Australian winter sport logic at work…

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