Knowledge@SMU
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
4-2010
Abstract
Most people are familiar with the genesis of the Post-it, 3M's signature yellow sticky pad: an accidental outcome that followed the discovery of a non-permanent adhesive. While innovations as such might be viewed as a fluke – an invention that occurred by chance – it is helpful to note that certain environments and conditions can render an organisation more 'accident'-prone. Geoff Nicholson, the "father" of 3M's line of Post-it Note products and an advocate of "risky business" behaviours, shared his insights and observations at SMU recently.
Disciplines
Business | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Technology and Innovation
Copyright Owner and Holder
Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012
Licece/Creative Commons Licence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Article ID
1281
Subject(s)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Citation
Knowledge@SMU.
From Post-its to Face-bras: How 3M puts innovation into practice. (2010).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/154
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