This week in IM: Your New Year’s Resolution for Innovation

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Read more 2013: Think Different InnovationManagement.se | January 2, 2013 2013 will be the fifth year of economic crises in a row in western economies. It creates problems to be profitable on the short term. Downsizing and cost cutting are essential. But in the long run you cannot survive on doing the same things in a cheaper way. 2013 will therefore be a perfect year for a disruptive shift in mindset in your company. Read more Driving Innovation by Corporate Venturing InnovationManagement.se | January 7, 2013 Corporate venturing is becoming an important tool for big companies to complement internally driven innovation activities. However, becoming a serious player in corporate venturing requires governance principles and creates cultural dynamics which do not fit into existing corporate environment easily. This article discusses those challenges in detail and suggests ways how to deal with them. Read more The Promise of Innovation Management Standardization InnovationManagement.se | January 7, 2013 Previously in the Standardization Series, we argued that the worth of a management standard addressing innovation will chiefly rest on its ability to provide guidance on how to achieve sustained success through new product, service or business model development. But how will this "guidance" be generally received and which are the key drivers for the adoption of innovation management standards? The following article explains. Read more Fostering Innovation through Effective Risk Management InnovationManagement.se | January 3, 2013 Risk management can provide visibility, analytical insights and governance that can help companies better manage and optimize their innovation portfolio. In this article Adi Alon and Ken Hooper look at learnings from the VC industry and risk management practices to provide three principles that can drive higher return from an innovation investment. Read more The Role of Education and Learning for Innovation InnovationManagement.se | December 27, 2012 In this series of three articles Paul Hobcraft explores the value of knowledge and education for innovation. In part one he opens the discussion by exploring some of the biggest challenges faced by organizations today and provides encouragement to explore emerging practices. Read more Random Word Brainstorming: A Simple, Powerful and Effective Ideation Technique InnovationManagement.se | December 26, 2012 Word lists, because of their simplicity, are often overlooked as a tool for brainstorming. That\'s too bad, because they can be quite powerful and are very easy to use. They leverage the mind\'s awesome associative powers to help us uncover new connections, insights and ideas. Read more How to Deal with Innovation Management When You Are Small? InnovationManagement.se | December 19, 2012 Innovation is frequently marketed as driver of growth and prerequisite for remaining competitive. However, the process is often risky, especially for small or medium sized enterprises in search of ways to successfully manage their new products, services or businesses in a systemic and stable manner. Luckily, tools such as the "A.T. Kearney House of Innovation" are available to lend an essential helping hand. Read more Top Six Components of a Creative Climate InnovationManagement.se | December 20, 2012 Are you thinking about ways to transform your workplace into an environment more conducive to innovation? This article takes a closer look at six components of creative climates that have shown to be significant at facilitating creativity according to new research. Read more Featured Company IESE's Program for Leadership Development (PLD) Ready to challenge yourself and inspire others? Fast track your career through IESE's PLD. Gain solid business skills and a decision-making framework, while maximizing your leadership capabilities. Tailor the program to your needs by choosing a Short Focused Program (Barcelona or New York) or the new Fast Forward Program (Barcelona). Learn more 3 Leadership Tips for Creating Organic Change Forbes | November 19, 2012 Sometimes great innovations happen because they're driven by exceptional leaders. Other times they happen because great leaders knew when to step aside and let them happen organically. This latter type of change only happens when true leadership exists – the type that recognizes initiative, fuels it, and gives it boundaries without killing the enthusiasm behind it. Read more Finding Inflection Points For Innovation Fast Company | November 13, 2012 Your organization's success at innovation defines you as a leader. Learn to drive your innovation by the inflection points – game changes that shift circumstances decisively – you find or create, and you will soon master the three simple innovation moves that drive market success, according to author Seth Kahan. Read more Innovation Isn't Tied to Size, but to Operating Rules The HBR Blog Network | October 31, 2012 Studies and performance metrics have repeatedly confirmed that innovation is seldom proprietary to a given type of entity or dependent on a single context. The key for every firm — regardless of size — is to figure out how to consistently create value in a demanding, ever-changing market notes Nilofer Merchant. Read more Integration of B2B customers in Open Innovation Innovation 3 Blog | November 25, 2012 Open innovation with business-to-business (B2B) customers poses some special challenges, which Frank Mattes explores in detail in this analysis. He describes the four roles of customers in B2B open innovation, how to find the best partner firms and the best practices for integrating your B2B customers into your innovation process. Read more Product Innovation 2013 Feb 19-20, 2013 Berlin 500 EUR How to Implement an Innovation Management System (IMS) using the Balanced Scorecard Framework? Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2013 Lisbon 10%   Read newsletter in a browser | Forward to a friend | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Update your preferences Web: www.innovationmanagement.se Twitter: IM_Innovation Facebook: Facebook.com/InnovationManagement Comments? IMweekly@innovationmanagement.se InnovationManagement.se Box 168, 22100 Lund Sweden Copyright © 2012 Global Innovation Network

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