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Fostering Innovation with Technological Solutions – Part 2

Wazoku

The Apollo program has been called the greatest technological achievement in human history. Apollo stimulated many areas of technology, leading to over 1,800 spinoff products as of 2015. Ideas are collected from all areas of the organization, beyond specialized departments like R&D, product management, and marketing.

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A Look Back at the Innovation Management Awards

IdeaScale

2014 : Department of Energy. Identifying employment opportunities for people with disabilities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Taking Ten New Technologies to Market. .” Yale University. Empowering staff to shape the future of the ITS organization. Department of Labor.

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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. Nobody wants to launch risky and untested products on the mass market.

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Why We Are Entering A New Innovation Era.

Paul Hobcraft

Increasingly we are seeing a growing dissatisfaction on the impact that innovation is having; in growth, in returns, in market and customer impact. As new digital technology dawns for innovation. Posted on November 22, 2014. Posted on August 15, 2014. The period of 2012 to 2014 was a far from quiet time.

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The importance of owning your own platforms – Podcast S4E97

Idea to Value

But in a few hours, after a decision by the technology companies which owned these various platforms, he lost them all. Yet then accelerating from about 2014 , Facebook changed its algorithms to limit the organic reach of their posts (how many of a page’s fans would even be shown content posted on that page).

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So Where Is Innovation Heading?

Paul Hobcraft

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. The importance of big data, the speed of technology adoption, mobile products, digital design, and technology platforms are at the heart of innovation.

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Why we should focus on Innovation Governance

Paul Hobcraft

Be the warning point of change- be that in scope, markets, delays or changes. I do recommend a really excellent book, brought out in 2014 that provides a really detailed look at Innovation Governance. Let me provide a list here to trigger what it needs to recognize and attempt to resolve. Allocation clarification of resources.