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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

There are significant shifts underway towards digital innovation in R&D and new-product development. They point out that since 2014, only four types of innovation and that are all related to digital, have grown increasingly in importance in their pursuit by companies. They are all becoming digital endeavors.

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The Case for Dual Innovation

Tim Kastelle

Let’s sum up some relevant findings of these studies, making the case for dual innovation management: BCG: Most Innovative Companies 2014 . Breakthrough innovators are willing to make decisions and choices as much on the basis of intuition and insight as on data and forecasts – they bet on people rather than manage a process.

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The Case for Dual Innovation

Integrative Innovation

Let’s sum up some relevant findings of these studies, making the case for dual innovation management: BCG: Most Innovative Companies 2014 . Breakthrough innovators are willing to make decisions and choices as much on the basis of intuition and insight as on data and forecasts – they bet on people rather than manage a process.

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Innovation Inspiration – Driving Sustainability at Ford, ESB, and Solvay

Qmarkets

And with global warming showing no signs of abating (last year was the hottest since 1880 according to data from NASA and NOAA, and this year is on track to be the hottest ever), companies have no time to spare in the all-consuming quest to develop innovative solutions for humanity’s many shared challenges.

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Innovating in a Time of Uncertainty and Challenge

Innovation Excellence

Advances in digitalization, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT) were already connecting products to people in ways never before possible. Apps, sensors, and social platforms are integrating products and casting off terabytes of data in the process. The company’s sleek machines are voice-enabled.

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Seven Roads of Innovation-Based Growth

Legacy Innovation Group

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. The new products will typically have a different set of attributes and performance characteristics when compared to your existing products.

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No such thing as the digital revolution? Avoidance strategies and status quo mentality are deadly when it comes to digitization!

etventure

With the help of etventure, the company tackled the challenge of digital transformation in 2014. To say that 3D printing will not replace mass production is another daring assertion. And the following figures about steel distributor Klöckner offer a concrete example. And this is a very important task.