As part of a very special series on the role of innovation and agility in today's enterprises, we are pleased to welcome Richard Platt, the former corporate innovation manager and senior instructor for innovation methods at Intel Corp. Richard's primary focus has been on the broad scope of innovation as it relates to methods, research and development and business units, strategy, management, infrastructure, economics and the psychology and philosophy of competition in all of its forms.

The presentation below illustrates the many references he's made to sources, statistics and case studies in his podcast series.

We hope you enjoy this look at the drivers of innovation -- from China's First Dynasty to current business giants like Samsung, Proctor and Gamble and Apple Computer.

Slide Show 1: How IT Can Enable Innovation Across the Corporate Enterprise

Everyone talks about having a corporate culture of innovation, but do these consultants and companies that actually claim they have one really have a competitive advantage with the one they have or propose?

• How does a company create a culture of innovation when they don’t have one?
• Where is this culture being applied effectively for growth and increased margin/market share?
• How much value does a company actually gain by such a commitment?
• What are the techniques and approaches used by “best-in-class” competitors? What situations do you apply these methods and techniques?

This analysis attempts to answer these questions from public documents and evaluating company performance to tie together what has actually generated growth (results) from a culture of innovation.