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5. Expertise is the Enemy of Innovation

Stephen Shapiro

The more you know about a particular topic, the more difficult it is for you to think about it in a different way. Oil engineers worked on this challenge for twenty years without any viable solution until they discovered open innovation. Interestingly, the winning solution did not come from the oil industry.

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Powerful Innovation for Energy

eZassi

Adjacent technologies impacting the energy industry can be harnessed by collaborative project teams of engineers and leading organizations who seek to modernize power systems and continue to utilize renewable resources. Let’s plug in to some current topics in this sector. Power Hungry Industries.

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A Portfolio Manager’s Journey into Knowledge Scouting

eZassi

A recent study by the government accounting office (GAO) noted that, only two decades ago, 70% of science and technology development for the DoD was developed exclusively within DoD- industry partnerships. Search Engine Bias. The Challenge. Growth of World Population and the History of Technology. Who should I watch?

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Drones and tradesmen. Is that possible?

etventure

Who these “residents” are and what topics and technologies they work on, we would like to present in our “wavespace Residents” series. With the help of drones, roofs are measured with centimeter accuracy and the data is used by roofers, architects and civil engineers as the basis for their further work.

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Working through a proposed Energy Transition Evaluation

Innovating4Energy

I certainly got the inspiration from this paper for constructing this 18S for evaluating new energy transition innovation solutions. Systems should address all critical aspects of design, construction, operation, and maintenance. So does this 18S framework provide this? Increased system efficiency, less complexity, more efficient.

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Atelier Louis Zero: Spot, Play, Go,… Zero!

Innovation Excellence

To better understand this branding, I have asked Melissa Eisenberg , business engineer at Louis Zero, a few questions. After working in the tourism industry and language training in B2B, she took her nunchaku to shake up the world of innovation! Why “Louis Zero ” ? laugh) isn’t it an unforgettable name ? So now you’re wondering why?

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33 Routes to Open Innovation

Open Innovation EU

It has been a while since Henry Chesbrough coined the term Open Innovation and formulated it’s definition: “combining internal and external ideas as well as internal and external paths to market to advance the development of new technologies.” ” ( Chesbrough, 2003 ). Partner Activities: Route 1: In-licensing.