February 25, 2015
ROR Stage: gathering and analyzing data This ROR is examining how culture within an organization can impact the level of innovation coming from it. This working group hypothesizes that there is not...
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March 02, 2016
The other day, a colleague of mine gave me grief— good-naturedly of course—as he walked by my cubicle, where I was sitting back in my chair, feet on the desk, gazing off into space. I realized then...
May 02, 2016
Once upon a time, innovation meant technological innovation--new products or features that offered quantifiable advantages over older solutions. In the decades after World War II, when the idea of...
June 27, 2016
A Case Study of AmorePacific's Cushion Foundation The locus of innovation can be found in either the core or the peripheral components of a product. Most innovation literature has focused on...
March 07, 2017
Investment in innovation training has the potential to help firms create more successful product offerings, but the extent to which companies do innovation training is unknown. Although efforts to...
November 01, 2017
The best ideas are often borrowed. For example, the Dyson vacuum was inspired by cyclone separators used in sawmills to remove sawdust from air, the STRiDA folding bike repurposes the mechanics of...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence; in machine learning, computers learn patterns from data. It is a transformative technology for the business world. But currently,...
July 17, 2019
Our organization is trying to get a feel for some of the specific sustainability metrics that are governing the way companies approach and set goals for R&D. SM_01.jpg SM_02.jpg 3. How does your...
October 09, 2019
Our organization is trying to get a feel for some of the specific sustainability metrics that are governing the way companies approach and set goals for R&D. Sappi 1.jpg Sappi 2.jpg 3. How does...
October 31, 2019
Logged in users click here for credential verification (only needed once per logged in session) Perspectives Getting the Best out of Academic-Industrial Collaborations Peter Gwynne Europe Powers Up...
January 01, 2020
Logged in users click here for credential verification (only needed once per logged in session) Perspectives Getting the Best out of Academic-Industrial Collaborations Peter Gwynne Europe Powers Up...
August 06, 2020
Logged in users click here for credential verification (only needed once per logged in session) PERSPECTIVES: NEWS & ANALYSIS FROM THE GLOBAL INNOVATION SCENE Chemical Recycling Could End Plastic...
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March 01, 2015
OVERVIEW: In order to compete effectively in the fast-moving consumer goods industry, companies must find untapped sources for new product ideas. Experts in other industries may provide a source of...