Searching for innovation opportunities

Storytelling

Posted on January 25th, 2016 by John Bessant

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Greats – start-up case study in the sneaker industry

Posted on July 15th, 2015 by John Bessant

‘It’s ok to buy status, just don’t overpay’ – A Case Study on Greats Whether they are developing a new product for an established company, or starting a business completely from scratch, the first step on any entrepreneur’s journey is finding an opportunity. For many of the most innovative entrepreneurs, this step is characterised by

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Aquapax case study

Posted on July 15th, 2015 by John Bessant

A Case Study on Aquapax For a product concept that began amidst a culture of religious fervour, as seventeenth century pilgrims bottled water from religious wells to take home as holy relics, the public perception of bottled water has undergone a dramatic transformation since its origin. It sits now in an increasingly politicised context, as

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Unipart’s approach to improving productivity

Posted on May 15th, 2015 by John Bessant

May 13, 2015 : FT industry editor Peggy Hollinger talks to John Neill, chief executive of Unipart, about the logistics group’s methods for improving productivity, including a ‘university’ and ‘faculties on the floor’ for continuous training and monitoring.

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

Ethnography

Posted on May 11th, 2015 by John Bessant

Ethnography   One of the problems with market research is that asking people questions about their preferences, wishes and needs may not give the full picture. For many reasons people often say something different to how they actually behave. For this reason a useful addition to the market research toolkit is ethnography. This is a

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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

Transcripts of Torbay Hospital videos

Posted on May 8th, 2015 by John Bessant

Transcripts are available for: video 1Process Innovation In A Hospital Setting Video 2 Improving The Patient Experience in Torbay Hospital Video 3-Enabling Innovation in a Hospital Setting

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.