Innovation contents

		Innovation Contents
		Innovation is the process that takes new ideas and changes them into something practical. Donald Marquis identifies several types of innovation: Nuts and Bolts innovation - new product or process developments that a firm requires for survival. Major Technological breakthrough Complex systems - moon mission In addition Innovation can be big-bang approach or incrementalism. Finally we can have product and process innovation. As an example the rate of financial product innovation is becoming exhausted - now process innovation in terms of product delivery to the market place is taking place - telephone banking and the Internet.
Principles		Some basic principles which are applicable to this area: The Process Metaphors of the process - relay races, funnels, Capturing ideas, Office of Innovation, Idea Screening Climate Goran Ekvall studies of the impact of organisational climate on innovation KEYS - a climatic measure by Teresa Amabile Situational Outlook For Creativity and Change Survey (SOCCS) Questionnaire - Scott Isaksen Roles - the five key roles of Idea generator, Champion, Sponsor, Project Planner and Gatekeeper Social Innovation - don't rest on your laurels set up the innovation infrastructure for sustainability Innovation Diffusion - Everett Roger's - how ideas propagate through the organisation showing the famous bell shaped curve Selling Ideas In-House - some strategies on how to sell ideas. Scenarios planning - pioneered by Royal Dutch/Shell in the 1970s, is now recognized to be a fundamental tool for thinking strategically about the future
New Product Development		Some material covering: NPD History - how we came to stagegate Cooper's Stagegate - the process of innovation in practise, developed by Robert Cooper Success or Failure - NEWPROD - studies of where NPD works Performance Drivers - what you should concentrate on to maximise your chances of success Making profits - complementary Assets, the key to profiting from innovation Innovation Labs - how special environments can catalyse creativity
Light-hearted		More light-hearted stuff: Innovator Qualities Stifling Innovation - ways to do it Innovation Quotient - a quick test 3M - McKnight - background to the 15% rules and the Post-It note Misfits - sticking out in the organisation