Recognising the Opportunity

David Overton, Ordnance Survey, interview transcript

Posted on December 11th, 2014 by John Bessant

transcript of david overton This is a transcript of the interview with David which you can find here.

Competitiveness profiling activity

Posted on December 8th, 2014 by John Bessant

This is an activity based on using the CP tool to explore strategic options for innovation.

Self-test quizzes

Posted on December 7th, 2014 by John Bessant

These are some quick interactive self-test quizzes covering various themes. Introduction to innovation Social innovation and entrepreneurship Globalization Building innovative organizations Sources of innovation Discontinuous innovation Searching for opportunities Innovation networks Developing new products and services Starting new ventures Knowledge and intellectual property Creating value and growing ventures Learning to manage innovation      

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Intelligent design

Posted on December 6th, 2014 by John Bessant

This is a report exploring the ways in which design thinking can contribute to effective innovation. AIM Executive Briefing Intelligent Design

Patrick McLaughlin interview transcript

Posted on December 5th, 2014 by John Bessant

Patrick McLaughlin, Cerulean video transcript  This is the transcript of a video in which Patrick explains how Cerulean manages its innovation process and particularly highlights the challenges of moving to a culture which supports radical innovation.

Lynne Maher interview transcript

Posted on December 5th, 2014 by John Bessant

Lynne Maher transcript

TRIZ

Posted on December 4th, 2014 by John Bessant

TRIZ is an approach to problem finding and solving based on a systematic analysis of problem types.

Absorptive capacity audit

Posted on December 4th, 2014 by John Bessant

Absorptive capacity audit.  This is a self-assessment tool to help explore absorptive capacity within an organization.

High involvement innovation audit tool

Posted on December 4th, 2014 by John Bessant

High involvement innovation audit tool

Benchmarking in the global automobile industry

Posted on December 3rd, 2014 by John Bessant

  Benchmarking in the automobile industry This case provides an illustration of benchmarking.  The particular project it describes led to the emergence of ‘lean thinking’ as an approach which has had major impact in manufacturing, service and the public sector.