Discontinuous innovation deep dive
Deep dive – Discontinuous innovation
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Self-test quizzes
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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
The changing face of the imaging industry
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This is a case study highlighting changes over time across the sector. Imaging case You might also be interested to read the responses of players like Fuji, Polaroid and Kodak.
The Maker revolution
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New technologies around computer-aided design and manufacturing have finally matured to the point where almost anything you can imagine can be made using technologies like 3-D printing. In these videos Chris Anderson, of ‘Wired’ magazine, discusses the implications of this new industrial revolution. Video 1 Video 2
Disruptive innovation
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In these two videos Professor Clayton Christensen explains his theory of disruptive innovation Extended lecture: Short version:
Radical Innovation – making the right bets
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This report looks at approaches adopted by European organizations to deal with the challenge of selection under conditions of high uncertainty Click to view case study: 9835 AIM Radical Innovation You can also download this report – and many others on the innovation theme – from the AIM website AIM website and search through their
Gunfire at Sea
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This is a famous case study which highlights the challenges of introducing radical ideas into established organizations. Click to view: http://cs.gmu.edu/cne/pjd/TT/Sims/Sims.pdf
Fujifilm
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This case looks at how Fujifilm responded to the major changes in the photographic industry as a consequence of the emergence of digital imaging. Click to view case study: Stefan Kohn Disruptive Innovations Fuji Film
Polaroid
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The problems which eventually dragged a famous technological innovator down into Chapter 11 bankruptcy are well-described in this presentation by Christian Sandstrom of Chalmers University. It is a good case because it highlights the deep difficulties involved – this wasn’t simply a matter of blindly missing the technological point but a much more challenging issue
Architectural and component innovation
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Innovations can be ‘architectural’ – changes in the ways different things are put together into a whole system. Examples might be a motor car, a mobile phone business, a hospital. And innovations can also be at the ‘component’ level – the parts which go into those systems – for example, the engine, brakes, fuel tank,