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Humanitarian innovation

We often use the metaphor of survival when talking about innovation – but there are some situations where this is literally true. In the kinds of crisis condition in which humanitarian agencies operate the need to find novel solutions and implement them quickly is always present – and may be the difference between life and

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Workplace innovation – involving employees

These are a series of links to video resources which form part of an EU funded programme on Workplace Innovation – EUWIN.  More details are available from their website and you can click on these links for specific resources: Employee engagement in innovation – a short video/cartoon highlighting some of the key challenges and opportunities in

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Learning Networks

This resource describes the concept of learning networks as an aid to innovation and explores how to set up and run such networks Click to view case study: Learning Networks

Coloplast

Click to view case study: coloplast case updated version

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

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Marshalls

This case looks at the evolution of the Marshall Group of companies form their early beginnings in the motor trade at the turn of the twentieth century to a strong position today in global aerospace. It highlights the importance of learning and capability development in innovation strategy Click to view case study: Marshalls

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

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