Leading Innovation

Abstract

The key takeaways from the wide-ranging World Innovation Forum 2009 can be grouped into three themes. First, opportunities for innovation exist not only in new products and services but also in customer experiences, as the case studies of Build-a-Bear, JFK's new T5 terminal, and GlaxoSmithKline's Alli illustrate. Second, understanding future trends in innovation requires knowing that radical innovation often takes years to be adopted and begins in populations other than the traditional users. Anticipating trends in innovation means looking for signs that people's expectations are changing and that new ideas are about to reach critical mass. Finally, biology provides a both source of innovation and a useful metaphor for innovation-related thinking, as Paul Saffo, C.K. Prahalad, Clayton Christensen and Fred Krupp described.

Citation

Meyer, A. (2009), "Leading Innovation", International Journal of Innovation Science, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1260/175722209788913423