{"id":8988,"date":"2009-06-26T03:20:04","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T10:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=8988"},"modified":"2009-06-26T03:20:04","modified_gmt":"2009-06-26T10:20:04","slug":"how-do-you-measure-the-true-success-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/8988\/how-do-you-measure-the-true-success-of-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Measure The True Success Of Innovation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg’s recent post about Bloodhoundblog’s innovation contribution<\/a> to the real estate industry created the typical debate over dinosaurs vs. Web 2.0.<\/p>\n

However, there were several good points about the difference between innovation and success.<\/p>\n

I’d like to argue that innovation is a component <\/em>of success, as is failure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re skinning cats the 1.0 way<\/a>, exploring the potential of a complete virtual realty solution<\/a>, mixing a creative listing landing page<\/a> with a direct mail campaign, or putting your referral relationships<\/a> to full use, the simple fact that most of us are still left in the game to have these discussions is a small sign that we’re all successful in one manner or another.<\/p>\n

It is hard to deny that the industry is rapidly changing, especially with regards to the way we leverage the web to communicate to our clients and colleagues.<\/p>\n

By the time something has been proven, its already old news and can’t really be considered innovative.<\/p>\n

What does innovation mean to me? <\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to have a productive conversation about the actual value of an innovative idea, I think it is important that we first agree on a common definition of innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I hear words tossed around like Top Producer, high conversions, leads to loans….\u00a0 which don’t mean much to me unless those are the results I’m expecting when I buy a product.<\/p>\n

But to me, innovation is more of a way of life vs a business decision.\u00a0 I’m always looking for ways to make something or someone better, without living in fear of failure.<\/p>\n

I don’t need social proof from the masses to build my confidence.\u00a0 Matter of fact, if everyone is already doing something well, then I’m even more motivated to find a different, more efficient way of accomplishing the same goal.<\/p>\n

My loving and patient wife has to deal with these character traits every day.\u00a0 And to make things worse on her, my 2 year old daughter is showing signs of following in her father’s patterns.\u00a0 I couldn’t be more proud.<\/p>\n

Either way, I just wasn’t designed to wait around on other people to prove that an innovative idea can be successful.\u00a0 Maybe its because I focus Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greg’s recent post about Bloodhoundblog’s innovation contribution to the real estate industry created the typical debate over dinosaurs vs. Web 2.0. However, there were several good points about the difference between innovation and success. I’d like to argue that innovation is a component of success, as is failure. 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