This is a case study based on continuing research by Professor Michelle Lowe of Tesco’s attempts to break into the US market. Click here to view Tesco There is also a video linked to this case study – click here

Recognising the Opportunity
Forte’s Bakery
This is a case study of a medium sized family‑run business which specialises in the wholesale supply of bakery products to the airline industry. It describes their approach to continuous improvement and employee involvement in innovation. Click here for the case: Forte
Strategic advantage through innovation
Click here to view Strategic advantage through innovation
Hosiden
Click here to view Hosiden Besson
Adidas
This case explores how Adidas, the sports goods manufacturer, has been working with open and user led innovation approaches to revise the ‘front end’ of its innovation processes and move along the emerging trajectory of ‘mass customization’ Click here to view Adidas
NPI
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Threadless
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Lego
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Zara
Click here to view: Zara
Francisco Pinheiro – Atos
This is a video of an interview with Francisco Pinheiro, Strategic Innovation Manager with Atos which I managed to carry out during the ISPIM conference in Barcelona. In particular we talk about the challenges of getting innovative ideas from employees via internal online platforms in the company. There is a transcript of the interview here.Francisco

Activities
- Using the 4Ps approach to explore innovation space
- Uses for ….
- Uses for …
- TRIZ
- The Way We Do Things Around Here
- Success and Failure in Innovation
- Strategic planning for implementation
- Strategic advantage through knowledge
- Strategic advantage through innovation
- SPOTS – an audit framework for new product or service development

Cases

Deeper Dives
