Ideation & Collaboration
What Is a Living Lab and How Can It Be Used for Open Innovation?
Living labs are innovation networks based on the philosophy of open innovation, where all participants become equivalent. How can they be used?
Innovation Management Blog Articles
Learn tips, best practices, methods, and strategies for building and growing a successful innovation program
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The Innovation Manager's Reading List
We've pulled together a reading list for those new to innovation management including Kaplan's recent 2018 recommendations and some of our personal favorites. This list is in no way exhaustive, but it's a great place to start.
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7 Guiding Principles for Innovation Toolkit Selection and Implementation
When building/acquiring and deploying strategic technology and innovation management tools, managers must respect a set of seven principles. This post outlines seven such principles as put forward by Cambridge scholars.
Program Structure & Alignment
The Definition of Innovation
The definition of innovation often refers to the introduction of new products and services that add value to an organization, but industry experts say there's more to it. Here are 22 different definitions of innovation.
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The Power of Problem Exploration
Problem exploration correlates with high-quality creativity. In this post, we explore the power of problem exploration in innovation.
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Giving Shape to the Fuzzy Front End of Innovation
The fuzzy front end of innovation refers to generating ideas within an organization. It is where so much uncertainty exists that we are often profoundly challenged to shape the many unknowns. So where do you start?
Open Innovation
The One Where Young Innovation Managers Had Their Say
A Q&A session with young innovation managers can teach us a lot about what matters in this ever more important and relevant profession.
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Planned Change Management and Why You Should Care
What are the different planned change management models? We compare Kurt LewinÕs Three-Step Change Model, the Action Research Model, and the Positive Model, starting with the most famous one.
Program Structure & Alignment
How Absorptive Capacity, Knowledge, and Idea Management Build Innovation Competence
Absorptive capacity, once recognized and established as a system, promotes the search for new knowledge that increases the ability to make the necessary new connections for innovation to happen. Read more to learn how absorptive capacity, knowledge, and idea management build innovation competence,
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