Chapter 7 – The Innovation Management Stage

 

  • Edison’s Style of Innovation Management
  • The Intellectual Capital Concept and Network-Based Innovation
  • Strategizing Innovation Management
  • Innovation Strategies and Competitive Positioning
  • Innovation Portfolio Mix and Risk Management
  • Operationalizing Innovation Management
  • Structural Changes – Loosen It Up or in Jack Welsh’s words: “Shake it, shake it, break it”.
  • The R&D Design and Competence Centers
  • Alliances Portfolio – Who’s Who?
  • The Central Unit – To Set the Rules
  • A Culture of Innovation – Liberate the Innovative Spirit
  • Enabling Systems, Practices, and Tools – The Art of Innovating
  • Human Capital – Idea Banks
  • Customer Capital – The Malleable Innovation Resource
  • Value Chain Management - Where to Fit Customer Feedback
  • The Lead User Method – The Quest for Breakthrough Innovation
  • Structural Capital
  • Competitive Intelligence
  • Technology Management and Patent Intelligence
  • Conclusion