Sustainable Innovation Key conclusions from Sustainable Innovation Conferences 2003–2006 organised by The Centre for Sustainable Design Martin Charter & Tom Clark The Centre for Sustainable Design University College for the Creative Arts www.cfsd.org.uk May 2007 Contents 1 Introduction 05 2 Definition and importance of sustainable innovation 09 3 Drivers 12 4 ‘State of the art’ and application 15 5 Obstacles 20 6 Policy needs 28
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3. Source of Innovation 1: Unexpected Success and Failures According to Drucker‚ the best source for successful innovation is from an Unexpected Success or Failure. Exploitation of this requires analysis simply because an unexpected success is a symptom. For example: A competitor is having unexpected success in a particular market segment. Management must find out why this is happening‚ asking themselves what it would mean to them if they exploited it. Unexpected Failures can also
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Healthcare Innovation The healthcare industry has experienced a proliferation of innovations aimed at enhancing life expectancy‚ quality of life‚ diagnostic and treatment options‚ as well as the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the healthcare system. Information technology has played a vital role in the innovation of healthcare systems. If the concept of healthcare innovation can be clarified‚ then it may become easier for health policymakers and practitioners to evaluate adopt
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CREATIVITY‚ INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE REPORT Contents Contents 1. Introduction and Rationale………………………………………………………………….1 1.1 Introduction to Springfield Academy………………………………………………………………1 1.2 Rationale for choice………………………………………………………………………………...2 2. Research Methodology..................................................................................................2 2.1 Methods used for research………………………………………………………………………...2 2.2 Primary
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limited Innovation Audit See the gaps in your innovation and develop plans for new products‚ services‚ processes and cost savings. Below is a summary of the Audit we recommend and can conduct. The full Audit varies dependent upon the organisation. Key Issues There are hard and soft factors that will determine how innovative an organisation is. Those key factors: • CEO and Board Commitment • A Learning Organisation ie being open‚ adaptive and forward thinking • A culture that encourages innovation • It
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Innovation GCU - ENT 435 Innovation Innovation is a buzz word that many hear‚ but fewer understand. The success of a culture that embraces innovation is limitless‚ but how is that done? This essay will define innovation and compare it to the similar concepts of invention and creativity. Related to those concepts is problem solving. The importance of innovation will be stressed as well as the necessities an organization must have to support innovation and success. Innovation Defined
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Open Innovation Innovation and entrepreneurship are at the heart of "creative destruction". In his book‚ Open Innovation‚ Henry Chesbrough describes a new paradigm of open innovation that is in contrast to the traditional closed model. To understand open innovation‚ it is worthwhile to review the older model of closed innovation. The Closed Innovation Model Under the concept of innovation that prevailed during most of the 20th century‚ companies attained competitive advantage by funding large
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MBA A Case Study on “Innovation on Apple” Course Code ： MBA Cohort 22 Lecturer ： Mr. D.L.Allen Student Name ： Wong Man Pan Student ID ： Submission Date ： 18 July‚ 2012 No of words ：3‚092 1. Executive summary This article contains four main sections; in the first section‚ the characteristics of innovation Company are defined‚ mainly the ideas which follow Barry‚ John and Richard‚ 2011 and the overview of Apple Inc innovation would be evaluated based on the
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Entrepreneurs innovate. Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth. © Peter Drucker. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. © Steve Jobs‚ Apple. As time goes on‚ nothing remains the same in our world. Seasons‚ weather‚ relationships‚ human emotions‚ everything is affected by time- everything keeps changing. The same thing is in market industry. The progress is unstoppable and
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Case study An analysis of 3M‚ the innovation company Introduction Any review of the literature on new product development and innovation management will uncover numerous references to 3M. The organisation is synonymous with innovation and has been described as ‘a smooth running innovation machine’ (Mitchell‚ 1989). Year after year 3M is celebrated in the Fortune 500 rankings as the ‘most respected company’ and the ‘most innovative company’. Management gurus from Peter Drucker to Tom Peters continually
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