Comments on: How Accountants Kill Innovation http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/ Designed in Brisbane by Tim Kastelle & John Steen Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:15:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Steen http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-31107 John Steen Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:23:53 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-31107 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-30959"> <strong><a href="#comment-30959" rel="nofollow">forensic accounting</a> :</strong> Why do you say so that accountants kill innovation? I am sure this would be a question to all people who believe on this. I love innovation and this will also help me improve. </blockquote> I wrote this post last March and the ensuing debate was of a very high standard. The Australian CPA magazine ran a feature story which carried both sides of the argument. I have summarized this in a subsequent post called 'innovation and the new reencounters' . Just use the blog search engine and you will find it. John

forensic accounting :
Why do you say so that accountants kill innovation? I am sure this would be a question to all people who believe on this. I love innovation and this will also help me improve.

I wrote this post last March and the ensuing debate was of a very high standard. The Australian CPA magazine ran a feature story which carried both sides of the argument. I have summarized this in a subsequent post called ‘innovation and the new reencounters’ . Just use the blog search engine and you will find it.

John

]]> By: forensic accounting http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-30959 forensic accounting Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:17:11 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-30959 Why do you say so that accountants kill innovation? I am sure this would be a question to all people who believe on this. I love innovation and this will also help me improve. Why do you say so that accountants kill innovation? I am sure this would be a question to all people who believe on this. I love innovation and this will also help me improve.

]]> By: Innovation and the New Beancounters « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-12897 Innovation and the New Beancounters « Innovation Leadership Network Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:37:04 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-12897 [...] of valuing business opportunities hindered innovation. Somewhat foolishly I called it “How accountants kill innovation” and it received a lot of comment from our blog readers, which was mostly very positive. Deb [...] [...] of valuing business opportunities hindered innovation. Somewhat foolishly I called it “How accountants kill innovation” and it received a lot of comment from our blog readers, which was mostly very positive. Deb [...]

]]> By: Options Thinking and Innovation in the Public Sector | Innovation Blog http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-7750 Options Thinking and Innovation in the Public Sector | Innovation Blog Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:25:12 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-7750 [...] strategy and innovation. You can read further about his research in this area in his post “How Accountants Kill Innovation”. The slides of his presentation are available in PowerPoint [...] [...] strategy and innovation. You can read further about his research in this area in his post “How Accountants Kill Innovation”. The slides of his presentation are available in PowerPoint [...]

]]> By: Can Imitation Substitute for Innovation? « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-7375 Can Imitation Substitute for Innovation? « Innovation Leadership Network Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:48:05 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-7375 [...] written before about the difficulties of valuing innovation but the absorptive capacity principle makes valuation even more complicated and more likely to [...] [...] written before about the difficulties of valuing innovation but the absorptive capacity principle makes valuation even more complicated and more likely to [...]

]]> By: Fighting Against Short-Termism « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-5134 Fighting Against Short-Termism « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:25:18 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-5134 [...] post and press release on how accounting kills innovation has generated some really nice debate. Although I had a lot of criticism from my academic [...] [...] post and press release on how accounting kills innovation has generated some really nice debate. Although I had a lot of criticism from my academic [...]

]]> By: What Does a Good Innovation Option Look Like? « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4945 What Does a Good Innovation Option Look Like? « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:13:18 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-4945 [...] bit of a theme lately on valuation methods and selecting innovation projects. This was started with my post on some research that we have been doing on valuing innovation projects. Using surveys and [...] [...] bit of a theme lately on valuation methods and selecting innovation projects. This was started with my post on some research that we have been doing on valuing innovation projects. Using surveys and [...]

]]> By: You Should be a Cannibal! « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4761 You Should be a Cannibal! « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:45 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-4761 [...] ways, if you worry about cannibalisation, you are falling into exactly the same trap that makes Net Present Value project evaluation so flawed. Earlier this week, Ralph Ohr and Wim Rampen both pointed me to an article that illustrates this [...] [...] ways, if you worry about cannibalisation, you are falling into exactly the same trap that makes Net Present Value project evaluation so flawed. Earlier this week, Ralph Ohr and Wim Rampen both pointed me to an article that illustrates this [...]

]]> By: Analysis and Interpretation in Innovation « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4595 Analysis and Interpretation in Innovation « Innovation « Innovation Leadership Network Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:19:15 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-4595 [...] post How Accountants Kill Innovation ended up causing a bit of a stir this week. The press release that went with it was pulled from the [...] [...] post How Accountants Kill Innovation ended up causing a bit of a stir this week. The press release that went with it was pulled from the [...]

]]> By: John Steen http://timkastelle.org/blog/2010/03/how-accountants-kill-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-4509 John Steen Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:30:58 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=1412#comment-4509 Thanks Deborah. It does seem to be the best way to extract value from uncertain investments. Thanks Deborah. It does seem to be the best way to extract value from uncertain investments.

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