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Frank Mattes

FRANK MATTES

Frank Mattes founded innovation.support and runs its business in the German-speaking countries. Frank Mattes has more than 15 years of experience in managing innovation, change management and projects. He has worked for several specialized medium-sized consulting companies and for The Boston Consulting Group. He also worked at C-level for an IT and a professional services firm. Frank also founded and runs innovation-3 which focuses on integrating cutting-edge innovation approaches into existing innovation management systems. Frank is the author of several books and a contributing editor to InnovationManagement.se, the number one platform for innovation management practitioners.

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Different Strokes for Different Open Innovation Folks

Many firms discover in their search for unknown co-innovators that in different countries potential innovation partners react differently when they are approached by an Open Innovator. Frank Mattes looks at a recent study that may help shine light on the issue.

2021-12-02T16:06:40-08:00August 31st, 2011|Categories: Column & Opinion, Open Innovation|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Skin Care Giant Launches New Open Innovation Approach

The skin care market is an interesting business to be in. Every single person on our planet is a potential customer and yet it takes a good deal of focus and expertise in every corporate function to become globally the number one. This is what Beiersdorf, the Hamburg (Germany) based champion in the skin care business has achieved with its Nivea brand. Innovation is a key ingredient in the success formula. InnovationManagement caught up with Martin Rudolph from Beiersdorf and discussed about innovation and in particular about the Open Innovation approaches Beiersdorf is taking.

2021-12-02T15:52:05-08:00July 4th, 2011|Categories: Interview, Organization & Culture|Tags: , |
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How to Implement R&D-Driven Open Innovation

Transforming your firm in R&D innovation approach from a closed to an open one promises huge benefits. Increased agility and effectiveness, lowered risk and revenue growth through new products are some of them. In this In-Depth Article Frank Mattes shows how a firm can find the best approach to R&D-driven Open Innovation (Outside-in) based on the insights from a number of projects in this space.

2019-10-15T15:08:35-07:00June 22nd, 2011|Categories: In-Depth Article, Open Innovation|Tags: , , , , , |
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Report from Integro Innovation Lab

InnovationManagement.se was invited to participate in an innovation lab conducted by the Chair of Technology and Innovation Management (TIM), School of Business and Economics of the RWTH Aachen University. Read more to find out about their recent studies and key points from professor Frank Piller, globally acknowledged expert on user innovation and Open Innovation, mass customization and continuous/incremental vs discontinuous/radical innovation.

2019-10-15T15:06:38-07:00October 18th, 2010|Categories: Blog Archive|Tags: , , , , , |
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Keeping a Constant Flow of Innovations at BASF

InnovationManagement recently spoke to Dr Thomas Weber, Managing Director of BASF’s Future Business, about what it takes for a large company to maintain a constant flow of innovation ideas and a spirit of enthusiasm to feed the pipeline.

2021-12-01T14:11:05-08:00August 23rd, 2010|Categories: Interview, Organization & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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