Focus shift in Innovation

Focus shift in Innovation: from Technology to Business Model towards Value Networks For many of us, Innovation is still related to New Technology (Research and Development). From the global Laboratories the new technology race is heating up: Nano-thechnology,...

Innovation paradox:

Innovation paradox: entrepreneurship versus the power of the corporate staff departments International researches (as from 2006 up to and including most recent) indicates from that the members of the Council of Governing Board continue consider Innovation as the way...

Purchasing a role

Does Purchasing play a role in success of Innovation? In many organizations Innovation is the domain of Research and Development or Marketing. How come that Purchasing is almost not on the radar screen of innovation? And what may be the impact of this? In the Master...

Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech, transparency of information and new web technology: minimum basis for Open Innovative Society In December Capgemini organized a round table session for clients in corporation with the Center for Inquiry of the United Nations and Mint Consultancy....

How do you know?

How do you know that your Innovation Strategy is the right one?   Many strategy knowledge centers like Insead, Havard Business School and McKinsey Global Institute are publishing many white papers on how to design (Innovation) Strategies. Yes, it is good stuff,...