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DOME – Designing out medical error

Posted on January 9th, 2015 by John Bessant

DOME final version  This case describes a project to improve patient safety through learning from other sectors and offers some interesting insights into the idea of recombinant innovation.

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.

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.    

Helen King interview transcript

Posted on December 3rd, 2014 by John Bessant

This is a transcript of the interview with Helen King talking about the use of futures techniques for the Irish food industry. helen King Tobias Rooney interview You can find the interview here  

Electroco

Posted on October 21st, 2014 by John Bessant

Electroco This is a case study of a large electrical company which looks at their innovation capability mapped against the framework model.

Competency mapping

Posted on September 8th, 2014 by John Bessant

Competency mapping is an approach to finding opportunities for innovation by exploring an organization’s distinctive competencies.  What does it know about and how could it use this knowledge to advantage?  

Harvesting knowledge crops activity

Posted on September 8th, 2014 by John Bessant

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  

Disruptive innovation

Posted on August 31st, 2014 by John Bessant

In these two videos Professor Clayton Christensen explains his theory of disruptive innovation Extended lecture: Short version:  

Search strategies for peripheral vision

Posted on June 23rd, 2014 by Sarah Booth

This report looks at how a variety of companies and public sector organizations are exploring at the edges of their environment.  It describes experiences with a wide range of search strategies to help identify and anticipate discontinuous innovation. Click here to access the report: Twelve searchstrategies

The innovation challenge of cybercrime

Posted on June 23rd, 2014 by Sarah Booth

This report, by Howard Rush and Puay Tang of CENTRIM, looks at the innovation race in the shadowy world of online crime.