This case study explains how Lufthansa Systems have been mobilising internal entrepreneurship through the version of an accelerator programme. Lufthansa Systems case
sources of innovation
Storytelling
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Activity – Sources of innovation
Activity: Sources of innovation Where do innovations come from? Use the chapter in the book on ‘Sources of innovation’ to give you some ideas. Try and generate a list to populate the table below with examples. Source of innovation Examples R&D laboratories New drugs in pharmaceutical industry Market research New or improved
Deep dive – Open and user led innovation – OUI
The innovation landscape has changed profoundly in the past decade and there is now considerable emphasis on opening up to new sources of knowledge and to the ideas of users in particular. In this report you can find an overview of some of these key trends and the emerging properties which they offer. Open_Collective_Innovation
Deep dive – Absorptive capacity
Deep dive Absorptive capacity This explores the concept of AC and its implications for building innovation management capability
Charles Leadbeater on open innovation
In this TED talk Charles Leadbeater makes the case for innovation becoming a much more open activity involving a wide range of stakeholders.
Stephen Johnson – Where good ideas come from
In this TED talk Stephen Johnson explains how ideas emerge and connect to enable innovation.
Value curves
Value curves 1 This is a useful tool to help explore innovation opportunities in developing new products or services.
DOME – Designing out medical error
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.
Process mapping activity
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Deeper Dives
- Sector Innovation Patterns
- Search strategies for peripheral vision
- Responsible innovation framework
- Policy Deployment Cases
- Intelligent design
- High involvement innovation – deep dive
- Deep dive: Frugal innovation
- Deep dive – Supply chain learning
- Deep dive – Servitization
- Deep dive – Open and user led innovation – OUI
