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There are Knowns and Unknowns in Innovation: Let’s Manage Them Differently

Paul Hobcraft

Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2012—North America, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. The knowns are those products, services, processes, etc. We are often specifically asked to improve on them by finding cost savings, improving their functionality or design.

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Learning to be Innovative – Future Building’s Crucial Role in Driving Innovation Impact

Imaginatik

Many innovation programs, and some R&D teams, benefit from full-time staff who work as designated innovation scouts. Thus, for insurance and transportation firms, Uber’s early successes in 2011 – 2012 could have yielded important insights about the future of transportation, urban living, and the sharing economy.

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Can creativity and innovation be managed?

hackerearth

Later, the company began to focus on the capabilities that differentiated it from its competitors, such as intuitive user interfaces, sleek product design, exceptional consumer experience, and iconic branding. In 2012, their innovations generated a value of $548 million through savings. Why manage innovation? Conclusion.

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Get Real About Your Company’s Future

The Inovo Group

For many, “future” is in fact a continuation of the immediate past and projections of near-term forces and trends that are easy to see and understand. Would it have a new product development or innovation process? This present-forward approach relies on projections from the immediate past and present state.

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What is design thinking and how can it help you innovate?

hackerearth

Today, the business world recognizes that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term sustainability and success. Design Thinking is NOT a New Concept. With all the hype around design thinking, one would think that it is a new concept. What is Design Thinking? Stages of Design Thinking.

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Typology for Innovative Organizations

Open Innovation EU

It has been a while since Henry Mintzberg developed his influential work that made us aware of the importance of structures in organization design. Structures are no longer of primary focus in design organizations. Let me show you how the focus of organization design has changed over the years: Scholar. It enhances productivity.

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Great Ideas Aren’t Enough

Innovationship

As a consultant, I’ve worked with many organizations around the world on a wide array of projects, and while all enter the engagement with a sincere desire to “be innovative” — some have missed the target because their company culture was not ready to break away from old habits and accept change. What a team!

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