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First fossil-fuel-free steel produced in Sweden [Innovation highlight]

Idea to Value

This was sent to Volvo for a trial and should begin commercial-scale production in 2026. The reason why this is such an important innovation is that there is always a green premium that makes new, environmentally friendly processes more expensive than the previous, polluting processes.

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Crowdsourced Innovation: Three Things I Learned

IdeaScale

During my first two weeks as a Marketing Intern for IdeaScale, I learned about how the business world operates, particularly how an organization uses crowdsourced innovation with tools such as IdeaScale. Every company says they want to be “innovative” and some of them use “crowdsourcing” to do so. But what do those words really mean?

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Selective universities won’t be disrupted

Christensen Institute

Never mind that the real demographic “cliff” with fewer 18-year-olds—particularly in the Northeast and Midwest—doesn’t begin until 2026. But not disrupted—as the word is understood when we’re talking about the Theory of Disruptive Innovation that Christensen coined. Disruptive innovations initially expand the pie, in other words.

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Examining the State of Crowdsourced Innovation in 2019

IdeaScale

By the year 2026, forecasters expect that the average length of time spent on the Fortune 500 will be 14 years. Those figures indicate increased volatility, but they also indicate that innovation is behind the churn. Lack of great ideas is not the problem when it comes to innovation; management of innovation is.

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Exploring the Global Smart Cities Market: Software Opportunities

Tullio Siragusa

Exploring the Global Smart Cities Market: Software Opportunities According to recent market research reports, the global smart cities market is expected to reach a size of over $2 trillion by 2026, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 10%. The region is expected to see a CAGR of around 8% through 2026.

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Understanding the ISO Standard for Innovation Management – Concepts & Benefits

IM Insights

Elijah Eilert speaks to Andy Cars , the founder and CEO of Lean Ventures International, about the ISO standards for innovation management. The aim is to create a long-term innovation strategy and transform an organisation’s culture into a value creation mindset. Topics and Insights . (01:09) Realization of value.

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Enterprise Level Innovation

eZassi

Enterprise level innovation is the practice of looking beyond the organization’s R&D systems and past its discrete departments, to connect with global collaborators and improve business agility. This practice harnesses the benefits of open innovation to achieve specific enterprise-level goals. ELI and Open Innovation.