defining problems

How Many Types of Innovation Are There?

Innovation thought leader Nick Skillicorn recently did a pretty good job summarizing all of the innovation theories. And we noticed that there are a few key similarities between most (or all) of these theories that we think are interesting! Download this infographic to learn more about the 15 Theories of Innovation.

Sarah Vandenberg2021-12-20T10:38:10-08:00September 23rd, 2019|Categories: Collaborative Innovation, Enabling Factors, Open Innovation, Support for SMEs|Tags: Collaboration, collaborative innovation, defining innovation, defining problems, Innovation Management, lean innovation, problem definition, Problem Solving, TRIZ, types of innovation|

How Can You Reuse Solutions From Other Industries?

Innovation is often more about combining what is already there than reinventing the wheel in a creative manner. In this article you will learn how to apply solutions from other industries to your problem at hand by using… metaphors. This method I am about to present is called Metaphor Safari and is based on professor Ikujiro Nonaka’s theory on knowledge management.

Ideascale2019-10-15T15:13:44-07:00March 11th, 2013|Categories: Idea Management, Strategies|Tags: cross industry innovation, Crowdsourcing, defining problems, innovation challenge, knowledge transfer, metaphor safari, patterns|