INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
We are strong believers in treating innovation management as any other management discipline that can be learned and used as a sustainable strategy for creating long-term value. Our goal is to facilitate an increased sharing of knowledge, best practices, tools and related resources among innovation practitioners and other professionals who want to bring the discipline of innovation to their organizations.
A variety of sources offer disheartening statistics on the rates of new product failures. Depending on industry and source, failure ranges from 70-95%. Given these findings, it is apparent that many organizations lack the ability to identify winning ideas. Therefore, understanding how to assess which products are market-worthy, and how to prioritize them to justify resource allocation is critical to the product organization’s success. Join us for our IM Channel One Ask the Expert Q&A on April 25, and walk away with tangible ways to collect and assess winning ideas and analyze them effectively to prioritize the right ones against available resources – both people and money.
As companies strive for double-digit growth from innovation they are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their growth targets from innovation year after year. One key success factor to reach goals is to be able to integrate the innovation process and make it everyone's job. In this Expert Panel Q&A webinar the experts and practitioners share their experiences with integrating innovation.
As companies strive for double-digit growth from innovation they are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their growth targets from innovation year after year. One key success factor to reach goals is to be able to integrate the innovation process and make it everyone's job. On February 7th you will get the opportunity to learn more about this in an IM Channel One Expert Panel Q&A session, where experts and practitioners share their experiences and interact with the audience.
An interview with Mathias Kirchmer, one of the authors of Value – Driven Business Process Management: The Value-Switch for Lasting Competitive Advantage, published by McGraw Hill. Mr. Kirchmer is the managing director for Business Process Management at Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.
Corporate venturing is becoming an important tool for big companies to complement internally driven innovation activities. However, becoming a serious player in corporate venturing requires governance principles and creates cultural dynamics which do not fit into existing corporate environment easily. This article discusses those challenges in detail and suggests ways how to deal with them.
In connection with the new collaboration with IMP³rove – Academy, InnovationManagement.se sat down with Sven Schade, Policy Officer at European Commission, to explore how small and medium-sized entities can benefit from having increased access to innovation management tools and learning.
Year after year, our Global Innovation 1000 study has demonstrated that it is not how much companies spend on research and development that determines success — what really matters is how those R&D funds are invested in talent, process, and tools. In addition to our recurring analysis of R&D spending trends, our eighth annual study of the world’s 1000 largest corporate R&D spenders focuses on the “fuzzy front-end” of the innovation process — the tools, mechanisms and networks companies use to generate ideas and effectively convert them into commercialization projects.
Web 2.0 exponentially increased the transactional nature of the Web, and forever changed the way people express themselves, conduct business, learn about different subjects, shop, form communities, collaborate, and share their personal information. But the embrace of Web 2.0 has also introduced serious questions about the inherent risks associated with the use of these tools.
In tough economic times, companies need to demonstrate the value of their innovation programs. Many innovation leaders are pressured to deliver benefits now, whilst long-term success depends on managing a strong portfolio of strategic innovations and potential breakthroughs. In this IM Channel One Expert Panel Discussion hosted by HYPE Innovation, global innovation leaders talk about how they've found a "sweet spot" between strategic and tactical innovation through a smart mix of structure, programs, and tools.
In large or complex organizations, starting or ramping up innovation can be a real challenge. For concrete ideas on how to create momentum for innovation projects, watch this IM Channel One Ask the Experts Panel Discussion. We invited two experts from KILN's cauldron to discuss aspects of innovation program momentum, from leveraging the creative talent of your people, through to winning management's buy-in.
There is a lot of talk about open innovation. But what do you need to be able to really walk the talk and generate concrete results? In this IM Channel One Expert Panel Discussion hosted by NineSigma, you will learn about how Open Innovation has been adopted transversally across diverse industries, how this has been achieved and the impact it has had in making and maintaining these Open Innovation adopters industry leaders.
In tough economic times, companies need to demonstrate the value of their innovation programs. Many innovation leaders are pressured to deliver benefits now, whilst long-term success depends on managing a strong portfolio of strategic innovations and potential breakthroughs. Learn more on how to get the balance right between strategic and tactical innovation in your portfolio in this Expert Panel discussion on October 18th.
In large or complex organizations, starting or ramping up innovation can be a real challenge. For concrete ideas on how to create momentum for innovation projects, tune into this interactive IM Channel One Ask the Experts Panel Discussion. On October 4th, IM Channel One invites two experts from KILN’s cauldron to discuss aspects of innovation program momentum, from leveraging the creative talent of your people, through to winning management’s buy-in. The conversation will be driven to answer your questions.
Is your company a great place for innovation? That probably depends on whether you ask the boss or the underlings. According to a new study by Development Dimensions International, a human resources consulting firm, the boss and the workers could hardly disagree more. Read more and download the report that does recommend some practical action steps that can be used to help bridge this disconnect between leaders and employees.
There is a lot of talk about open innovation. But what do you need to be able to really walk the talk and generate concrete results? Take this opportunity to learn how and to interact with industry leaders in an Expert Panel Discussion on September 27th. In this live session we will share experiences on implementing and executing open innovation and how to make it an integrated and recognized part of the innovation process.
