Click to view the case Lighting industry updated 2014 You might also be interested in the Philips case which links to this theme
Searching for innovation opportunities
Architectural and component innovation
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,
Paper aeroplane exercise
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
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
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
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
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
Rich pictures
Click to access the resource: Rich pictures activity
Frank Piller on mass customization
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
This resource contains an overview of continuous improvement and some key tools associated with this approach Click to view case study: to come

Activities
- Using the 4Ps approach to explore innovation space
- Uses for ….
- Uses for …
- TRIZ
- The Way We Do Things Around Here
- Success and Failure in Innovation
- Strategic planning for implementation
- Strategic advantage through knowledge
- Strategic advantage through innovation
- SPOTS – an audit framework for new product or service development

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