Good article written for vendors on how to talk about Innovation Management software/tools & role of education; My Favorite Part: 4. "I've already tried SharePoint, and it doesn't work very well." Although the pure-play innovation management tools are worlds apart from the generic collaboration tools on the market, such as Microsoft SharePoint, providers face two obstacles to user adoption: 1) a belief that innovation management tools are merely incremental improvements over SharePoint-level functionality; and 2) a lack of willingness to abandon the sunk costs of existing software investments. ...Answer: In addition to trumpeting their solutions' superior features, innovation management tool vendors must also articulate how their offerings can seamlessly integrate with and leverage users' already-installed enterprise software. "
- Ami Chitwood