This is an activity based on the idea of using core competencies as a source of opportunity for innovation. Click here for Harvesting knowledge crops activity
Activities
Bubble charts
Bubble charts offer a useful tool to help with innovation selection. You can find a description of the tool and an activity based on this here Bubble charts activity
Activity – Competence enhancing and competence destroying innovation
Competence enhancing and destroying innovation. This is an activity designed to explore patterns of innovation over time and across industries.
Uses for ….
This is a simple activity designed to demonstrate the potential of individual and group creativity. Uses for …
Strategic advantage through knowledge
This case explores the example of Torotrak, a business founded on breakthrough technology but still trying to secure a strong competitive position through the careful deployment of that knowledge. Click for the case and related activity. Torotrak case and activity 2014
Philips sustainable innovation journey
In 2012 Philips put sustainability into the core of its company Vision and set a long-term target for 2025. This case provides an overview of the journey Philips has been travelling to get there. Philips Sustainability Journey It provides a detailed description of the ‘how’ of managing innovation for sustainability – for more on
Innovation Fitness Test
This self-assessment framework is designed to help organizations reflect on how well placed they are to deal with the challenges of managing innovation. How well do they search, select and implement? How do they handle the challenges of building linkages into new innovation space and reframing the approaches which they take to innovation? Do they
Discontinuous innovation audit
This self-assessment framework is designed to help organizations reflect on how well placed they are to deal with the challenges of discontinuous innovation. How well do they search, select and implement? How do they handle the challenges of building linkages into new innovation space and reframing the approaches which they take to innovation? Do they
Gordon Murray Design
Gordon Murray Design
QFD at Lexus
This activity involves using QFD – quality function deployment – to explore innovation in the luxury car maker, Lexus. Lexus QFD Case For more information on QFD see the Innovation Toolkit.