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Innovative Start-Ups Founded by Women

Destination Innovation

A report by the Kaufmann Foundation found that only 3% of technology start-ups are led by women. Proximie , based in London, develops remote surgery technology using augmented reality. The company has raised over £37 m in equity finance so far, across three funding rounds, and has been awarded grants from Innovate UK.

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Why we should focus on Innovation Governance

Paul Hobcraft

I am working with Jeffrey Phillips , a long-term collaborator on “all things concerning innovation.” ” We have just had our third short conversation of a five-part series on Innovation Governance. This specific conversation is all about the fit of innovation governance within our Executive Innovation Work Mat.

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yet2’s Diverse Project Work Uncovers Cross-Industry Innovation Opportunities

Yet2

Since 2014, we have scouted innovation across 19 industries and 44 categories. Project diversity exposes us to creative and unexpected possibilities allowing us to stay on innovation’s cutting edge. We give clients this edge by finding complete and innovative solutions beyond the scope of their industry.

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Too much Precaution deters Innovation

Destination Innovation

But as Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist, argues in The Times; ‘At its worst the principle does huge harm because it says banish potential hazards without considering the benefits of an innovation while ignoring the hazards or an existing technology. It encourages an attitude of – if in doubt do not innovate.

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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

I have written a fair amount about the new innovation era, offering a view on its future design. One that is jumping to a fresh cycle of innovative design. We are in the middle of it, some of you may not have noticed its impact and change but it is significant on the understanding of innovation, in it’s future design.

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A Look Back at the Innovation Management Awards

IdeaScale

The Innovation Management Awards are in their fifth year and we thought it would be good chance to look back at all the past winners as we prepare to receive submissions from around the world in this year’s competition. Improving the University’s “Innovation Quotient.” 2014 : Department of Energy. ” Yale University.

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Qmarkets and RevelX Launch Partnership to Offer Combined Innovation Management Software & Consultancy Services

Qmarkets

A new partnership between Amsterdam-based growth specialists RevelX and Qmarkets will drive strategic innovation and growth for their joint clients. Established in 2014, RevelX helps organizations to realize innovative growth. About RevelX We are a strategic innovation professional services firm.