Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 14, 2016

How do we pick through all the tools, let alone keep up with all the new ones emerging? The intent of this survey is to track what is ‘trending’, under what circumstances is it being used and how satisfied managers are with the results. We all are caught up in handling and understanding different management tools.

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ITONICS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Spotting efficient sources for different types of innovation is a challenge for innovation leaders. We took a closer look at the most important sources of innovation in large companies: The Leadership. Corporate Innovation Board, Chief Innovation Officer, or other senior executives.

Technical Review 44

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hackerearth

AUGUST 11, 2017

Grow into a major player in the global blockchain space with an innovative mindset. Over 90 percent of organizations want a digital transformation strategy, anticipating cost reduction, increased innovation, and business growth in the future. With the technology still being in its infancy, people are unsure about how to make inroads.

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Values Centered Innovation

MAY 7, 2020

We can never fully go back to “how things were.” I’m reminded of a story that Frank Carrubba, former VP of HP Labs, once told me. So he had them join in a set of team building exercises – one of which involved climbing a 30’ pole with a safety harness on, and then standing on a 12” disk at the very top (with nothing to hold on to!).

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PlanBox Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Collaborative innovation software brings purpose, focus, and structure to collaboration to help you turn ideas into commercial value. According to one Forrester analyst, innovation is a matter of survival for many of their clients, so let’s dive into what collaborative innovation software is and the 5 things you need to know about it.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

Innovation needs to create value, both short-term and progressively over time. Yet our innovation activities are constantly coming up short for the leaders within our organizations, who continue to remain disappointed in its final outcome to stimulate and drive the growth they want to see. It fuels the growth and fires the imagination.

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Legacy Innovation Group

MAY 15, 2019

The Secret to High Energy Innovation Spaces. Innovation Spaces – which can refer to any space intentionally designed to foster and facilitate good innovation work – come in all sorts, shapes, and sizes. Perhaps the most commonly understood of these is the ubiquitous Innovation Lab.

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hackerearth

AUGUST 11, 2017

Grow into a major player in the global blockchain space with an innovative mindset. Over 90 percent of organizations want a digital transformation strategy, anticipating cost reduction, increased innovation, and business growth in the future. With the technology still being in its infancy, people are unsure about how to make inroads.

Ideation 40

Ideation Technology Disruption Crowdsourcing 40

ITONICS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Spotting efficient sources for different types of innovation is a challenge for innovation leaders. We took a closer look at the most important sources of innovation in large companies: The Leadership. Corporate Innovation Board, Chief Innovation Officer, or other senior executives.

Technical Review 28

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Peter Drucker once said, “Above all, innovation is work rather than genius. Can innovation be managed like a business process? Does “managing” innovation limit creativity, thus stifling innovative ideas? There are times, places, and conditions under which innovation flourishes.”. It requires knowledge.

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The BMI Lab Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

During this last September and October BMI Lab organized the Second Senior Management Experience Study Trip with Covestro, a Bayer company spin off created in 2015 (formerly Bayer Material Science division). We interviewed Katharina, one of BMI Lab´s consultants, about this experience. We combine theory and practice. Not a small feat!

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Wazoku

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Our partner, the Intrapreneurship Conference , developed the idea of intrapreneurship into a global initiative, building an ecosystem of intrapreneurs by regularly bringing together innovation leaders to meet face-to-face in major cities around the world. In 2017, the world is more actively innovating than it has ever before.

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IdeaSpies

MARCH 16, 2018

We tend to think innovation is about ideas, but it depends on people even more. Here’s how you create an innovative culture. Others were large corporations and world class labs that tended to be fairly conservative. IBM creates grand challenges, like building a computer that can beat humans at Jeopardy.

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Moves the Needle

MAY 16, 2016

We acquire innovation.” Although every organization faces unique challenges, we see the same excuses repeatedly why established enterprises can’t do “real” innovation. Here are the top 5 to be aware of and some ideas on how to overcome them. Go ask some of your co-workers who they think is responsible for innovation.

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LEAN Company Underperforming Technical Team How To 75

Your Ideas are Terrible

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Best of all they are a source of innovation since they can expose novel product uses. Superconsumers lower your innovation risk. We’ve got plenty of time for innovation. –Said by no corporate innovation team … ever. Innovation is messy and breakthroughs happen after repeated failure. Sure, I own one.

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Legacy Innovation Group

APRIL 1, 2019

The Innovation Mosaic: Building Bridges Between the Many Perspectives on Innovation. I have been a student of innovation for more years now than I care to count. The cons largely stem from holding onto an old–school version of this, which is firmly entrenched in the "how we've always done it" camp.

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eZassi

JULY 30, 2017

As a follow-up to our recent blog on “ What to Include in Your Innovation Budget ” we have created an innovation budget planning components list with 10 key items you should include in your innovation budget. Innovation Budget Planning Components #2. Outside Consulting. Internal Staffing.

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eZassi

JULY 30, 2017

As a follow-up to our recent blog on “ What to Include in Your Innovation Budget ” we have created an innovation budget planning list with 10 key components you should include in your innovation budget. Innovation Budget Planning Component #2. Outside Consulting. Internal Staffing.

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Software Review Technical Review Software Innovation 40

The BMI Lab Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2017

BMI Think Tank travelled to China for a Business Model Innovation Study Trip. A great opportunity to understand how China has evolved into a global innovation power. Massive investments, a huge market and the hiring of worldwide talent has boosted the Chinese innovative ecosystem. But how was this possible?

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System Innovation Entrepreneurship Policies 58

Tim Kastelle

MAY 8, 2016

As reiterated by Tim Kastelle in the previous post , it’s imperative to distinguish discovery from execution when it comes to startup and innovation activities – bearing in mind that both are equally important. This suggests following a dual approach for balanced corporate innovation management.

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The BMI Lab Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

Yet, few established businesses seem to have a clear vision of how to best navigate the change brought about by digitization. Based on her insights, we explore how established companies can execute a digital transformation successfully – and what role business model innovation plays on this journey.

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How To Tools Innovation Technology 52

David Marks

OCTOBER 27, 2017

He is in charge of the innovation and development in his company. I was telling him about the innovation assessments I conduct. “ The innovations required by a fashion retailer are not equivalent to those of a pharmaceutical or a telecom company. There is clearly a need for industry specific innovation services.

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Moves the Needle

MAY 12, 2016

We acquire innovation.”. Although every organization faces unique challenges, we see the same excuses repeatedly why established enterprises can’t do “real” innovation. Here are the top 5 to be aware of and some ideas on how to overcome them. ” Go ask some of your co-workers who they think is responsible for innovation.

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Company Underperforming Technical Team LEAN How To 64

David Marks

OCTOBER 27, 2017

He is in charge of the innovation and development in his company. I was telling him about the innovation assessments I conduct. “ The innovations required by a fashion retailer are not equivalent to those of a pharmaceutical or a telecom company. There is clearly a need for industry specific innovation services.

Industry 40

Industry Technical Review Innovation Culture 40

ITONICS

MAY 14, 2018

Innovation. Nevertheless, many market participants still face the enormous challenge of figuring out the blend of all necessary elements and the right mix for a successful innovation process. Even fewer have persistently developed and implemented habits and processes that foster sustainable innovation. Adapt or die.

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Open Innovation EU

MARCH 30, 2016

During a course we developed at Avans University this winter, we asked students to gather relevant business cases on innovation and entrepreneurship in order to analyse them and prepare discussions around organization design. Lean Innovation Management — Making Corporate Innovation Work {{meta.description}}.

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David Marks

OCTOBER 27, 2017

He is in charge of the innovation and development in his company. I was telling him about the innovation assessments I conduct. “ The innovations required by a fashion retailer are not equivalent to those of a pharmaceutical or a telecom company. There is clearly a need for industry specific innovation services.

Industry 40

Industry Innovation Management Management Technical Review 40

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It always amazes me how we limit growth by not investing fully in innovation. While most large companies want to become more agile and innovative, many of them fail to turn this wish into a reality. Innovation as a dedicated activity still sits uncomfortably within many organizations. Source: [link].

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Innovation 360 Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Being constantly exposed to how we analyze, develop and ultimately help our clients to become and stay successful in the creativity era, where innovation is at the heart, I have decided to put down and share some reflections about how our world is changing, hopefully for the better, and how you and the society can benefit from it.

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Creativity Technical Review Competition Software Review 45

Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Every company says that innovation is important, and that they value the ideas of their people. Yet the problem lies in the fact that so few established companies actually know how to go about getting value out of their innovation ambitions, let alone turning it into profit. So what can you do about it? 40 principles of TRIZ.

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The BMI Lab Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Richard Stechow (BMI Lab) shares valuable insights on sustainability in business in an interview with Vera Hermes for the Haufe Academy's sustainability program. Stechow emphasizes the importance of implementing innovative sustainable solutions, despite the absence of a universal approach. Why are they afraid?

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The BMI Lab Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

On the other hand, the complexity of corporate development makes it almost impossible to work with a single, homogeneous strategy over a longer period of time. Instead, new business models have to be developed, tested and integrated into the corporate strategic framework again and again. The BMI Lab, a spin-off of the University of St.

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ImagineNation

APRIL 21, 2019

Innovation has become one of the most important factors for long-term success. Because of the fast pace of global innovation and change, organizations must improve their performance more frequently than ever before. The biggest barriers to innovation aren’t caused by external factors but come from within the organization.

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The BMI Lab Blog

JANUARY 26, 2018

In a previous post, we described the Chinese innovation ecosystem: a rapidly growing environment, where the role of the Chinese government is crucial to enable the needed conditions for companies to thrive and innovate. What are Chinese innovators trying to solve? How do Chinese innovators work?

Technical Review 73

Technical Review Innovation LEAN Marketing 73

The BMI Lab Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Business model innovation is a complex process that requires skills, motivation, support and time. Although those cases are worth reading, they are focused mainly on big players in particular markets, and they don’t account for the variety of situations where business model innovation is currently working.

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Corporate Innovation

JULY 4, 2015

The success of Tesla Motors, Zipcar and Uber, the growing consumer anticipation of Google’s self-driving cars entering broader service, as well as Apple’s anticipated entry in the car business are exerting additional pressure on the automotive value chain to change the way it innovates. Figure 1: Top 20 corporate R&D spenders in 2014.

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Corporate Innovation

JULY 4, 2015

The success of Tesla Motors, Zipcar and Uber, the growing consumer anticipation of Google’s self-driving cars entering broader service, as well as Apple’s anticipated entry in the car business are exerting additional pressure on the automotive value chain to change the way it innovates. Figure 1: Top 20 corporate R&D spenders in 2014.

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