Research-Technology Management - March-April 2013 Issue

The Benefits and Challenges of Collaborating with User Communities Invited Article

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Yun Mi Antorini and Albert M. Muniz Jr. describe how LEGO engaged with user communities to create new products.

Living Labs for User-Driven Innovation: A Process Reference Model

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Javier Garcia Guzman, Alvaro Fernandez del Carpio, Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, and Manuel Velasco de Diego report on the development of a model for efficient practices to manage living labs.

Exploring Characteristics and Motives of Consumer Innovators: Community Innovators vs. Independent Innovators

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Susumu Ogawa and Kritinee Pongtanalert present the results of a study that explores the factors that motivate users to innovate.

The Uses and Risks of Open Innovation

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Jim Euchner argues that user innovation, as a radical form of open innovation, can challenge fundamental assumptions about the nature of business and the role of the business model.

Perspectives

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

China comes calling...Japan's solar energy boom...Kenya becoming an innovation hub...The EU's brain research project...other news

From the Editor: User Innovation

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Jim Euchner introduces our special issue on User Innovation.

Point of View: Innovation Economy 2020

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

IRI presents its quandrennial position statement on U.S. economic and technology policy, calling for the launch of Innovation Economy 2020.

Conversations: User Innovation

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Eric von Hippel and Jim Euchner talk about User Innovation

Vision 2038

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Ted Farrington, Christian Crews, and Jennifer Blenke explore Implications Wheels: Structured Brainstorming About the Future.

Reality Check

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Rob Spencer discusses the need to confront Fundamental Limits

Forum

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Questions and answers from IRI's Community Forum

Resources

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Exploring The Rise of the User-Manufacturer

Innovation C-Scape

Wednesday, May 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Bill Coughlin talks about Empowering Users to Rethink Transportation

Threat of Litigation and Patent Value: What Technology Managers Should Know

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Zelijko Tekic and Dragan Kukolj show how the threat of litigation drives patent values.

Reframing the Search for Space and Radical Innovation

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

John Nicholas, Ann Ledwith, and John Bessant demonstrate how exploratory search strategies can help firms identify opportunities for discontinuous innovation.

Improving Design with Open Innovation: A Flexible Management Technology

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

John K. Christiansen, Martha Gasparin, and Claus J. Varnes describe how open innovation approaches are adapted to individual project needs.

Managing Knowledge for Product-Service System Innovation: The Role of Web 2.0 Technologies

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Koteshwar Chirumalla explores how Web 2.0 tools can facilitate sharing and collective creation of knowledge across complex networks.

Perspectives

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

What Obama's reelection means for tech policy...Cloudy outlook for Germany's solar industry...Open-access publishing expands...other news

From the Editor

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Jim Euchner writes about

Point of View

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Jefferson Hynds argues for the benefits of

Conversations

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Jane Edison Stevenson and Jim Euchner talk about

Vision 2038

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Ted Farrington, Christian Crews, and Jennifer Blenkle describe .

Innovation for Innovators

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Roger Smith offers a view of .

Forum

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Questions and answers from IRI's Community Forum.

Resources

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

Exploring .

Innovation C-Scape

Friday, March 1 2013 00:00:01 EST

J. Stephen Rottler advises young researchers to .

Open Innovation: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:20:55 EST

Henry Chesbrough, the father of open innovation, offers his assessment of the history and future of the model.

GE's Open Collaboration Model

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:20:55 EST

Michael Idelchik and Sam Kogan describe how GE’s open collaboration program has transformed the way the company does innovation.

The Challenges in Implementing Open Innovation in a Global Innovation-Driven Company

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:10:55 EST

Paul Nakagaki, Josh Aber, and Terry Fetterhoff fi nd that moving a large company toward more open approaches requires shifting the organization’s mindset.

Open Innovation in the Eighteenth Century: The Longitude Problem

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:09:55 EST

Robin W. Spencer argues that the Longitude Act, passed by the British Parliament in 1714, remains a vivid, relevant model for modern prize-based innovation efforts.

Beyond the Voice of the Customer: Ethnographic Market Research

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:08:55 EST

Keith Goffi n, Claus J. Varnes, Chris van der Hoven, and Ursula Koners demonstrate that ethnographic techniques can help companies generate deep customer insights, beyond those offered by more traditional market research tools.

Perspectives

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:07:55 EST

European pharma R&D threatened by government budget cutting . . . Crowdfunding for startups . . . Bioengineering may offer the next R&D boom . . . A revolutionary approach to engineering education . . . other news.

The 2011 Holland Award

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:06:55 EST

Awarded to William F. Banholzer for his article “Creating Value in Turbulent Times.”

From the Editor

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:04:55 EST

Jim Euchner discusses Looking Back on a Decade of Open Innovation.

Conversations

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:03:55 EST

Gil Cloyd and James Euchner talk about the challenges of building P&G's landmark open innovation program.

Forum

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:02:55 EST

Questions and answers from IRI's Community Forum.

Resources

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:01:55 EST

On the complications of Defining Open.

Innovation C-Scape

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:00:55 EST

Alph Bingham talks about Building on Open Business Models.

Research Foresights: The Use of Strategic Foresight Methods for Ideation and Portfolio Management

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:20:55 EST

Ted Farrington, Keith Henson, and Christian Crews describe how PepsiCo Advanced Research used strategic foresight methods to shape the company’s research agenda.

Charting Exploitation Strategies for Emerging Technology

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:10:55 EST

Robert Phaal, Michèle Routley, Nikoletta Athanassopoulou, and David Probert demonstrate how emergence roadmapping can help companies clarify the potential value of a new technology and articulate a route toward it.

Best Practices in the Idea-to-Launch Process and Its Governance

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:01:55 EST

Robert G. Cooper and Scott J. Edgett report the results of a study of new-product development practices at 211 businesses.

Perspectives

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:50:55 EST

The American Midwest redefi nes itself as a start-up mecca . . . Europe’s battle for technical talent . . . The UK focuses on innovation . . . The role of group intelligence in team productivity . . . other news.

From the Editor

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:40:55 EST

James A. Euchner discusses Engagement and Innovation.

Point of View

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:30:55 EST

Thomas A. Hemphill asks about The European Union Ban on Stem Cell Patents: Is the Sky Falling?

Conversations

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:25:55 EST

Robert Rosenfeld and James Euchner talk about Culture, People, and Innovation.

Managers@Work

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:20:55 EST

Eike Boehm describes how Mitsubishi Fuso applied lean principles to transform its R&D operation in Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness in an Automotive R&D Organization.

The Human Side

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:15:55 EST

Michael Maccoby outlines the challenges of Managing Conflict Between Bureaucratics and Interactives.

Forum

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:10:55 EST

Questions and answers from IRI’s Community Forum.

Resources

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:05:55 EST

Are we in an innovation drought? Considering The End of Innovation.

Innovation C-Scape

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:00:55 EST

Joseph Miller offers A Well-Balanced Approach to Innovation.

The Rise of the Rest: Hotbeds of Innovation in Emerging Markets

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:20:55 EST

Article describes how the rise of emerging markets will force Western companies to recognize new competitors and rethink their own innovation approaches.

Building Innovation Subsidiaries in Emerging Markets

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:20:55 EST

Artcle offers a framework for developing R&D subsidiaries with independent innovation capabilities to respond to local market needs and create products that will sell across the globe.

Frugal Innovation in Emerging Markets: The Case of Mettler Toledo

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:20:55 EST

The authors, using the example of Mettler Toledo, argue that successful frugal innovation requires cultivating a strong local presence in the emerging markets that are demanding affordable, good-enough products.

Strategic, Organizational, and Operational Challenges of Product Innovation in China

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:20:55 EST

Muammer Ozer presents data from a study of the new-product development practices of Hong Kong Chinese firms.

Perspectives

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:10:55 EST

R&D on the fast track to globalization... The European Union's revitalized space program... Novartis takes a new approach to drug development... other news

From the Editor: Innovation in Emerging Markets

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:05:55 EST

Irene J. Petrick discusses Innovation in Emerging Markets.

One Point of View: Global Innovators From Emerging Markets

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:01:55 EST

Michael Schrage argues that there's never been a better time for Global Innovators From Emerging Markets.

Managers at Work - Innovation in Emerging Markets: An Interview with G. N. Bajpai

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:00:55 EST

G. N. Bajpai and James Euchner talk about the drivers of innovation in emerging markets and what they will mean for innovation in the future.

Research Report - R&D Strategies in Emerging Markets

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:20:55 EST

Report presents results from the McKinsey Global Survey in R&D Strategies in Emerging Markets.

The Human Side - Managing in Emerging Markets

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:20:55 EST

Michael Maccoby offers some advice on bridging the cultural divides inherent in Managing in Emerging Markets.

IRI Community Forum

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:20:55 EST

IRI Community Forum - Questions and Answers from IRI's Members

Resources and Reviews

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:10:55 EST

New Books and Reports

In Remembrance

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:00:55 EST

Remembering Harry W. Coover, Jr., inventor of super glue and the only person to win all three IRI awards.