http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2006/05/08/the-worlds-most-innovative-companies/ The BQF Innovation Unit Blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:09:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2006/05/08/the-worlds-most-innovative-companies/#comment-11 Paul Sloane Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:28:03 +0000 http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovblog/2006/10/25/the-worlds-most-innovative-companies/#comment-11 The poll is based on a survey of managers and directors so SMEs would probably not have the name recognition to get into the list. It is in many ways easier for SMEs to be innovative. It is a big challenge for large organisations - and I agree they could learn from smaller companies. The poll is based on a survey of managers and directors so SMEs would probably not have the name recognition to get into the list. It is in many ways easier for SMEs to be innovative. It is a big challenge for large organisations - and I agree they could learn from smaller companies.

]]> http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovation/2006/05/08/the-worlds-most-innovative-companies/#comment-10 Terry Pilcher, BCS Management Services Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:27:45 +0000 http://www.bqf.org.uk/innovblog/2006/10/25/the-worlds-most-innovative-companies/#comment-10 No SMEs on the list? Maybe further down? In my experience it is the smaller companies that have shown greatest innovation. Virgin, Google etc. in the early years. I feel that there could be a great deal that large companies could learn from SMEs. After all most large companies are broken down into cost centres, which are often the same size as an SME (up to 250 people). No SMEs on the list? Maybe further down? In my experience it is the smaller companies that have shown greatest innovation. Virgin, Google etc. in the early years. I feel that there could be a great deal that large companies could learn from SMEs. After all most large companies are broken down into cost centres, which are often the same size as an SME (up to 250 people).

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