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Innovation Library Management Best Practices
Consider the following tips when planning and using your innovation library management tool: Take full advantage of the ability to describe the many aspects, or categories, of an innovation (ex. idea, intellectual property, prototype, consumer test, etc.) Organizing innovations with these attributes helps differentiate content and allows users greater flexibility when searching for solutions. Utilize […]
R&D Strategy

Innovation Requires Asking the Right Questions
Strategy& (formerly Boos & Co, now a division of PWC) blog, "Strategy+Business" has a review of Warren Berger's new book A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas (Bloomsbury, 2014). Berger illustrates the role of questions in spurring creativity and shows that it’s more important to ask the right questions. “The old, closed questions (How many? How much? How fast?) still matter on a practical level,” says Berger, “but increasingly businesses must … [Read More...]
Open Innovation
Has P&G Proven That Open Innovation is a Failed Experiment
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Stay up to date on the most recent news and conferences for innovation. Subscribe to our email updates: Has the performance of P&G (Procter and Gambel) shown that open innovation is a failed experiment? … [Read More...]
Innovation Tools
4 Myths About Innovation Management Software
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Found on BusinessToCommunity.com is this article about four of the hurdles innovation management software must overcome in order, not only to be purchased, but adopted by the innovation teams: 1. It Will Only Get in the Way 2. It’s Only Useful for Brand New Ideas 3. Innovation Begins and Ends with the Lightbulb, So What’s the Point? 4. We Don’t Have the Time/ Money/ People/ Etc. Read more at http://www.business2community.com/business-innovation/4-myths-innovation-management-software-0637384#y9GU1Vz2bS7JEyRw.99 … [Read More...]
Innovation Conferences
18th R&D-Product Development Metrics Summit
18th R&D-Product Development Metrics Summit This 18th Summit will provide participants with the best metrics for their individual companies across industries. The metrics that you need to drive R&D and Product Development productivity, output, effectiveness, and efficiency. You will also wrap your arms around the metrics that investment firms and Wall Street analysts are increasingly […]
Packaging Innovations 2014 Conference
Packaging Innovations 2014 Conference Packaging Innovations London 2014 is a step away from your traditional packaging event, as it combines the world of technology with the creative minds of branding to achieve shelf stand-out. This is one UK event where you can be certain to source the latest innovations in sustainability, design, luxury materials, print and branding. Conference Details: September 30 […]
Core 77 Design Conference 2014 – Object Culture
Meet and listen to accomplished practitioners and problem-solvers discuss the challenges and opportunities they met head on through innovative design and forward thinking.
9th IFKAD — International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics
The 9th IFKAD aims to bring together academicians, policy makers, practitioners and young researchers from different fields to provide an opportunity for discussion and debate regarding “Knowledge and management models for sustainable growth” from a wide range of perspectives – economic, social, environmental and cultural – and to explore the relevance of knowledge and intellectual […]