sources of innovation

Accelerating innovation at Lufthansa Systems

Posted on February 17th, 2017 by John Bessant

This case study explains how Lufthansa Systems have been mobilising internal entrepreneurship through the version of an accelerator programme.   Lufthansa Systems case

Storytelling

Posted on January 25th, 2016 by John Bessant

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Activity – Sources of innovation

Posted on May 11th, 2015 by John Bessant

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

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Deep dive – Open and user led innovation – OUI

Posted on May 11th, 2015 by John Bessant

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

Posted on May 8th, 2015 by John Bessant

Deep dive Absorptive capacity  This explores the concept of AC and its implications for building innovation management capability

Charles Leadbeater on open innovation

Posted on March 19th, 2015 by John Bessant

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

Posted on March 19th, 2015 by John Bessant

In this TED talk Stephen Johnson explains how ideas emerge and connect to enable innovation.

Value curves

Posted on January 9th, 2015 by John Bessant

Value curves 1  This is a useful tool to help explore innovation opportunities in developing new products or services.

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.

Process mapping activity

Posted on January 9th, 2015 by John Bessant

Process mapping activity