Open / Collaborative Innovation
Innovation is at the top of the agenda of many firms. Firms implement innovation management to realize innovations.
Innovation management is changing. Again.
Leading firms adapt their innovation management to the new realities of a third generation of innovation management that is about to begin.
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Generation 1: Innovation – The cross-departmental hurdle race
Marketing and Engineering are working in their silos,
Each of them having individual portfolios and procedures.
Innovations are managed as individual projects.
Leading firms build up project management skills to master innovation.
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Generation 2: Innovation – The standardized process
Firms discover that innovation is a core business process.
Business process management concepts such as metrics and continuous improvement are implemented.
Standard plans for New Product Development are set up.
Cross-project decisions are structured with Stage Gate schemes and portfolio management software.
Leading firms build up innovation management skills to master innovation.
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Generation 3: Innovation – The collaborative network
Firms discover that generation 2 innovation systems produce only marginal innovations
Firms re-frame their innovation management to allow for breakthrough and incremental innovation at the same time
External expertise is leveraged to open up a completely new level of innovation opportunities.
Innovators, managers and leaders are alinging with Open Innovation mind-sets.
Web 2.0 tools are used to foster new ideas, finding experts and collaborating on ideas.
Management of networks / ecosystems and Business Model Innovation become Critical Success Factors.
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Leading firms redefine innovation management.
They are now taking the necessary steps to win in the third generation of innovation management.
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We help leading companies to become innovation leaders in the third generation of innovation management.
A generation characterized by networks, openness, collaboration and business model innovation.
The contours of the third generation of innovation management are yet not clear.
But there are many emerging patterns and examples.
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Innovation success requires accelerated learning
Spotting global best practices in various industries,
integrating leading academics for statistical evidence
having access to professional networks to discuss what works in which situations – and why
Talk to us – We have all of this on hand.
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Accelerated learning needs innovation catalysts
To win in the third generation of innovation management, firms need innovation catalysts.
These are networks of experienced and specialized innovation experts
who rapidly appreciate what is around
quickly relate to which best practices from other industries could add value
who see how the pieces and players that can be orchestrated within a innovation roadmap
and how the necessary energy for change has to be built up.
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innovation-3 is the leading innovation catalyst in Central Europe
innovation-3 is a leading innovation catalyst with prime references.
Working with innovation-3 gives leading firms the edge to win in the third generation of innovation management.
Without the expenses and surrounding conditions involved in engaging traditional consulting firms
which do not have the same dedicated focus and insight into the third generation of innovation management.
read moreThe innovation-3 brand
We are passionate about the innovation-3 brand – a premium brand, carrying the promise of superior insights and superior client experience.
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The innovation-3 brand identity consists of three main elements.
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A strong background in innovation management
The first is the existence of a very innovative mindset.
Managing projects and innovations in the first two generations of innovation management is the origin and the heritage of the brand. This core is essential to the brand.
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A passion for solving problems
The second is that every professional in the innovation-3 network is highly passionate about solving the problems of firms and is always going beyond the obvious. We go the extra mile in whatever we do – and we put a high priority on a collaborative working mode with our clients: Always centered on working together in a productive atmosphere.”
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A focus on working collaboratively and on enabling clients
The third is the spirit of enablement, providing the client with insights from other industries and with tools to enhance their performance and competitiveness – so that in the future we can take on even more challenging issues.
Any client and business friend of the innovation-3 network is part of an insightful and meaningful dialogue – in project work, in expert forums or via online media. This dialogue starts with learning and securing Best and Emerging Practices. We deeply believe that this dialogue is an appreciated value-add to the community of inspired professional innovators and dialogue is, after all, the beginning of any relationship.
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