Searching for innovation opportunities

The dimming of the light bulb

Posted on August 7th, 2013 by John Bessant

Click to view the case  Lighting industry updated 2014 You might also be interested in the Philips case which links to this theme

Architectural and component innovation

Posted on August 6th, 2013 by John Bessant

 Innovations can be ‘architectural’ – changes in the ways different things are put together into a whole system.  Examples might be a motor car, a mobile phone business, a hospital.  And innovations can also be at the ‘component’ level – the parts which go into those systems – for example, the engine, brakes, fuel tank,

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Paper aeroplane exercise

Posted on August 6th, 2013 by John Bessant

The paper aeroplane exercise is a simple group activity which helps explore some of the core topics in innovation strategy.

The innovation challenge of cybercrime

Posted on July 14th, 2013 by John Bessant

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

High value innovation networks

Posted on July 9th, 2013 by John Bessant

This report explores the role which innovation networks play in boosting productivity across a sector.  It forms part of a series on innovation-related themes available from AIM – the Advanced Institute of Management Research. Click here to access the resource:iworks

Search strategies for peripheral vision

Posted on July 9th, 2013 by John Bessant

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

Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia (INdT), Brazil

Posted on July 6th, 2013 by John Bessant

This case looks at the work of an independent research centre in Brazil, originally founded by Nokia and still providing an important channel for new ideas for the company.  It has developed a strong focus on user-linked innovation and operates a Living Lab as a co-creation facility exploring innovation needs for the Amazonas region.  Click

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Rich pictures

Posted on July 5th, 2013 by John Bessant

Click to access the resource:  Rich pictures activity

Frank Piller on mass customization

Posted on June 27th, 2013 by John Bessant

In this video interview Frank Piller talks about some of the challenges in exploiting the new ‘mass customization’ opportunities and the implication of the ‘3D printing ‘revolution’ for business models. Frank Piller interview

Continuous Improvement

Posted on June 17th, 2013 by wiley-admin

This resource contains an overview of continuous improvement and some key tools associated with this approach Click to view case study: to come