Innovation under the radar at Wiley Book Club
African firms are innovative but unsupported, argues Xiaolan Fu in her most recent book 'Innovation Under the Radar'. The book provides the first survey-based analysis of innovation in the informal economy.
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Impact of the rise and fall of the great US labs
There are three things that make the iPhone possible – cellular networks, lasers and solid-state electronics and transistors – all these innovations were made possible with a significant contribution from fundamental research at the Bell Labs, now these labs...
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It’s official: the rate of innovation did increase during the pandemic
The rate of innovation during the pandemic has increased, research has revealed, but the long term implications are less certain. Bram Timmermans comments that in May 2020 just over 50% of managers indicated that they have innovated as a...
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“Green Check Your Idea” – assess the environmental impact of innovation ideas
The Green Check Your Idea tool helps innovation managers prepare an initial assessment of potential environmental impacts and to draw up proposals for improvement. It enables environmental effects be examined more closely and optimised in early innovation phases.
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New models of corporate incubation create ‘engines of innovation’
To transform themselves into 'engines of innovation', established corporates are adopting powerful new models for engaging with startups, writes Tobias Weiblen and Henry Chesbrough in their paper "Engaging with Startups to Enhance Corporate Innovation" 2015 California Management Review
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Digital fabrication maker response to COVID-19
The rapid spread of Covid-19 has led to an unprecedented bottom-up, distributed, frugal innovation response from individuals and maker communities worldwide who have rapidly developed and distributed crisis-critical items, filling shortages and providing a stop-gap solution for the disrupted...
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