
How combinations of TRIZ tools are used in companies – results of a cluster analysis
Experienced TRIZ users and academics will find this paper stimulating, both for further theoretical understanding and also as a basis for further research.
Experienced TRIZ users and academics will find this paper stimulating, both for further theoretical understanding and also as a basis for further research.
The ‘Theory of Disruption’ has proven to be a powerful way of thinking about innovation driven growth; popular with companies both large and small. This paper explores what is and what it isn’t and how it can be used to predict success.
Crowdsourcing is well-known as a problem-solving and production model but how can organisations use it effectively?
Selling technological knowledge is complex, and even for a company that possesses a breakthrough or radically innovative technology, there is no guarantee that the technology would be successfully sold or commercialised. This paper provides a five point plan.
TRIZ provides a useful structure for thinking and brainstorming, enabling ideas to be developed more quickly. However it requires patience to understand it
Hewlett-Packard has successfully piloted a new approach to product development strategy. Learning points from this new framework are discussed in this article.
Overcoming resistance to change is always a challenge when introducing innovation, this approach pioneered by Goodyear provides interesting learning points.
The importance of R&D for future success is widely accepted however there are no widely accepted performance measurement standards.
Organizations that pursue Business Model Innovation (BMI) develop novel value creation architectures and original revenue models beyond new products or new services. However studies that focus on the relationship between BMI and a firm’s performance are rare – this paper discusses the need for new metrics.
There is currently a broad awareness of open innovation and its relevance to corporate R&D. The implications and trends that underpin open innovation are actively discussed in terms of strategic, organizational, behavioral, knowledge, legal and business perspectives, and its economic implications.
As technologies develop and markets evolve firms are being forced to consider radical new ways of doing business if they are to remain competitive. Developing a new business model is extremely complex and challenging as the changes made will inevitably affect every part of the firm.
Schumpeter’s emphasis in his early work on three main aspects of industrial R&D; namely the importance of entrepreneurship, industrial innovation and resultant creative destruction, were major new insights that rejected the long-standing view that equilibrium was the best state for any industrial economy.
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