Articles
Thinking Differently about Innovation (PDF)
Having analyzed innovations across industries and geographies, we at Monitor have developed some neat insights on key themes and sources of innovations.Read on...
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Globalization and Open Innovation (PDF)
Monitor assisted OECD in performing a landmark study on globalization and open innovation, focused on the Swiss companies. The study addressed four very important questions:
Does globalization of R&D change companies' innovation strategies?
Do companies implement open innovation strategy and if so, how do they implement it?
What are the challenges in implementing open innovation and what are the solutions?
Should government policy be changed to assist firms implement open innovation?
The attached presentation provides a high level introduction to the study. For more details please go to:
http://www.cest.ch/de/technologie_innovation/globalisation.htm
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Innovation Scorecard
When it comes to alternative and renewable energy, it's not enough to have the coolest non-oil-using eco-friendly widget. An innovation score card developed by Monitor Group with the Fast Company was applied to evaluate firms involved with renewable energy and the results are...
www.fastcompany.com/magazine/93/innovation-scorecard.html
Innovation Awards
How do you quantify corporate imagination? Meet the top companies on the first-ever Fast Company/Monitor Group Innovation Scorecard – firms where new ideas are a competitive advantage.
www.fastcompany.com/magazine/89/monitor.html
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A Driving Force for Big and Small (PDF)
Total commitment to continuing innovation can transform companies of all types and sizes.
Needed: CEOs with Vision (PDF)
CEOs need to have a vision to adopt innovation as a growth strategy.
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Building Platforms and Innovation (PDF)
Companies need to build platforms and innovation to realize their growth aspirations and competitive advantage.
Perils of Going Solo (PDF)
A network of partners working on new ideas can reduce risk and increase success.
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Wanted: Innovation Cultures (PDF)
Good intentions are not enough... What is needed is the creation of innovation cultures.
Make Innovation a National Imperative (PDF)
For Singapore, as for many other countries, innovation should become a national imperative.
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Moving Beyond the Official Future
Scenario thinking is an effective approach to manage risks.
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A Delicate Balance Between Risk and Reward
Risk taking is a powerful source of reward and opportunity.
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The State of Innovation in Singapore: Findings, Recommendations, and Case Studies (PDF)
Monitor Group, in collaboration with Singapore's Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), led a study to assess the state of innovation capabilities in Singapore both at firm and national levels. This study also compared Singapore's innovation capabilities with those in other leading economies and developed a set of revealing insights on policies, actions, and initiatives needed to strengthen innovation capabilities and performance in Singapore. This document, a summary of the study and its findings, makes a fascinating reading for anyone interested in the larger picture of innovation at a state or country level.
Die Balanced Scorecard als Instrument fuer Innovation (article in German)
The article "Die Balanced Scorecard als Instrument fuer Innovation" describes how an "Innovation Score Card" can help develop and implement strategies to achieve profitable growth.
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books & publications
Innovation Premium
by Ronald Jonash
How next-generation companies are achieving peak performance and profitability.
Publisher: The Perseus Book Group
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Blur
by Chris Meyer
The speed of change in the connected economy.
Publisher: Warner Books, Inc.
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Powerful Times
by Eamonn Kelly
Rising to the challenge of our uncertain world.
Publisher: Wharton School Publishing
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101 Innovation Breakthroughs
by Hitendra Patel and Steffen Gackstatter
101 Innovation Breakthroughs is a book that highlights the diversity and range of innovations that have changed the world. It is meant to inspire and energize your organization.
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WHITE PAPERS & REPORTS
Scanning and Evaluating Emerging Technologies
This paper outlines a nine phase process that an organization can deploy to scan and evaluate emerging technologies. Deploying a systematic process such as this will help an organization identify opportunities before they are widely known, and threats while there is still time to respond.
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Driving Sustainable Growth and Innovation (PDF)
by Ronald Jonash
The successful corporate strategies of the past are less effective in today’s fast-changing business climate. The time has come to find new pathways to growth and high performance; namely, organic growth and innovation as key drivers to sustainable top- and bottom-line growth.
Cementing Innovation (PDF)
by Hitendra Patel and Holger Koehler
You don’t have to be high-tech to innovate – just high-touch. How one commodity company was transformed into an innovation engine both culturally and strategically.
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Leveraging Community Building Efforts in Organizations (Word Document)
by Ashok Boghani, Jean Pagani, Chris Meyer
How and why companies form communities of interest is one of the most actively debated areas of thought in management today. But, implementation of theories is challenging. What must happen to make community building and networking a viable, valuable function in organizations today?
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The Future World of Healthcare (PDF)
What does the future world of healthcare really look like? What are the implications of innovations in technology and new business models on all players in the healthcare value chain? Read the summary from our workshop on the Implications on Emerging Technologies in Healthcare.
Telemedicine: Scenarios and Implications (PDF)
How will the development of telemedicine play out? What scenarios are likely? What opportunities are going to be created? What risks? For whom? Read a summary of our discussions at a workshop we sponsored on implications of telemedicine.
Also, check out http://www.connected-health.org for further discussions on this timely topic.
The Power of Innovation Investment (Word Document)
How does the level of business innovation investment really impact company growth and performance? This paper summarizes key findings of our research to respond to this timely question.
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Remote Health Services: A Scenario and Roadmap (PDF)
How are the Remote Health Services (RHS) likely to evolve in the future? How will RHS look like from the perspective of various stakeholders? What are potential business models? How will we get there from here? Find out from a summary of a workshop we conducted on the subject.
Implementing Networked Innovation (PDF)
Most corporations realize the potential value of leveraging an external network of experts, academics, organizations, and corporations to develop innovations. However, taking steps to implement such “Networked Innovation” is another matter. We have outlined some thoughts on this subject in this white paper.
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Technology Intelligence and Monitoring System (TIMS) (PDF)
A Technology Intelligence and Monitoring System can prove to be enormously useful to an organization by identifying, in a timely manner, developments in emerging technologies that could lead to new opportunities or pose threat. However, the effectiveness of such a system is dependent on deciding on what technologies to track, how to track them, and how to implement such a system to derive high value for the organization. This whitepaper outlines our view points on this subject.
Physical to Digital Transformation (PDF)
Physical to digital transformation affects not only the way products are made and services provided, but also the offerings themselves. This paper provides examples of this transformation, and outlines an approach to systematically evaluate this transformation in order to identify and exploit new opportunities, as well as manage threats.
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