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Lean Innovation Management for SMEs

The use of innovation management increases your operational margins. This was one of the key findings of a European study on Innovation Management performance within SMEs. The growth champions were reaching approximately 12% operational margins, an exceptional performance compared to the 5% operational margin of the average SME. In this article Dr. Dirk Balfanz and Dr. Bernhard Kölmel describe a lean and efficient approach to Innovation Management specifically targeted to the needs of SMEs.

The Sound of One Hand Creating: Making the Most of Constraints

There's awesome power in constraints, which force us to be more creative, according to John Armato. Instead of complaining about constraints, why not learn to create within them?

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-01T09:02:09-08:00October 31st, 2009|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: challenge, challenge driven innovation, constraint, creative outcomes, Creativity, focus, idea collection, management, practical creativity, rules|

How do you Deliver Innovation in a Research Environment?

Research at Lund University is world-class. Research is undertaken in areas such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, automatic control, wireless communication, logistics, ecology and cognitive science.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:05:51-07:00September 28th, 2009|Categories: Column & Opinion, Organization & Culture|Tags: academic innovation, biotechnology, commercializing research, customer interest, customer research, defining market, funding, market research, nanotechnology, R&D, research, research funding, research lab, risk management, university|

How Open Innovation Can Help Firms During the Downturn

The benefits of open innovation during the current economic downturn have only recently been analyzed. Henry Chesbrough and Andrew Garman have recently published a Harvard Business Review article (June) on this. Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Hasselt University, Belgium, provides some additional benefits when companies apply open innovation in a downturn, which has not been mentioned in the HBR-article.

Ideascale2021-11-29T14:35:39-08:00May 27th, 2009|Categories: Blog Archive|Tags: acquisition, cost sharing, economic downturn, economy, globalization, innovation resources, Innovation Strategy, licensing, Open Innovation, partnership development, R&D, research, risk management, risk sharing, venture capital|

Managing change in an innovative world

Natalie Jenkins explains how adopting a set of creative thinking methods can help to prepare you for today's world of constant change and upheaval.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-11-29T13:57:33-08:00November 18th, 2008|Categories: In-Depth Article, Strategies|Tags: adaptation, Change Management, Communication, in-depth article, Innovation Strategy, lessons learned, Success|

Project Management vs. Managing Innovation Projects

What's are the differences between managing an ordinary business project and managing an innovation project? Joyce Wycoff, in a recent issue of the InnovationNetwork's Heads Up! e-newsletter, provides some important insights:

Sarah Vandenberg2021-11-29T07:38:41-08:00November 11th, 2003|Categories: Front End of Innovation, Strategies|Tags: enterprise innovation, innovation, innovation planning, Innovation Strategy, project management|