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Rethinking Development Can Turn “Latin America’s Vicious Circle” Into a Virtuous One

Christensen Institute

For example, the Indian government built more than ten million toilets from 2014 to 2015 to fix its sanitation issues. So, Bimbo’s solution and first product innovation was wrapping its bread in transparent cellophane bags so people could check for freshness before buying.

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Key Issues in Innovation Management – Revisited – Part 1

Tim Kastelle

Adapted from: https://nbry.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/massive-platforms-for-cocreation-the-new-normal-22/. Culture of experimentation (and speed). Recently, experimentation in innovation management is particularly facilitated by intensified use of (rapid) prototyping. We are headed towards a co-creative platform economy.

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Seven Roads of Innovation-Based Growth

Legacy Innovation Group

Seven Roads of Innovation–Based Growth. Nov 15, 2014 | Anthony Mills. It might be a matter of finding new markets, even creating new markets, or just finding new space in your current markets through new technology and products. ROAD #1 — PRODUCT INNOVATION & BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION.

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Why you need extreme constraints to fuel innovation

hackerearth

In 2014, the Stanford bioengineer, Manu Prakash built a 50-cent paper microscope, the origami Foldscope, with all the functionalities and efficacy of a standard microscope. Amazing, cost-effective and extremely useful innovations come out from this frugal science advocate’s lab. Whereas, big companies can afford to lose a few dollars.

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How to enable inclusive innovation

hackerearth

Utrecht-based BoP Innovation Center, a nonprofit foundation, held a hackathon in April 2018 in Africa to promote the use of virtual reality for inclusive business. In 2018, UNDP held a hackathon in Lesotho to encourage product innovations for inclusive financial services.

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Key Innovation Issues for 2016 and Beyond

Integrative Innovation

Adapted from: https://nbry.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/massive-platforms-for-cocreation-the-new-normal-22/. Culture of experimentation (and speed). Recently, experimentation in innovation management is particularly facilitated by intinsified use of (rapid) prototyping. We are headed towards a co-creative platform economy.

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11 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught

Open Innovation EU

Another study has indeed proven that specifically within SMEs, entrepreneurs use both causation and effectuation at the same time (Berends, Jelinek, Reymen, & Stultiëns, 2014). Shane, Venkataraman, & MacMillan, 1995; Venkataraman, 2014). Corporate entrepreneurship. Are managers prepared to allow experimentation? Neck et al.