Most technology transfer offices start out with a simple technology setup: you log invention disclosures in a shared spreadsheet, manage workflows in project management software, and respond to deadlines as they arise. However, as an institution grows and new IP cases increase, it becomes... Read More

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Innovation creates value from novelty, but it can manifest in many different forms. The definition of “innovation” varies from sector to sector, industry to industry, organization to organization, and even person to person. The types of innovation that matter to you may be completely different than... Read More

Innovation is the lifeblood of an organization—but it requires a great deal of time, resources, and talent, and it can be difficult to track. Enterprise R&D organizations and disruptive startups alike often run into issues when deciding how to measure innovation, especially when it comes to... Read More

Ideas can’t execute themselves. Instead, organizations create and maintain processes for capturing, validating, developing, and executing new ideas. The discipline of overseeing these processes is known as innovation management. Read More

In an ideal world, we could push a button to get excellent ideas any time we need them, and then implement them with confidence. Unfortunately, innovative ideas don’t tend to behave like that. They have a reputation for being elusive, more like events that happen to us, rather than thoughts we... Read More

Innovation is an investment in the future: an enterprise undertakes the project of creating something new in hopes that, once the new thing exists, the enterprise will be better off for it. Ideally, innovation works like a machine: ideas and resources go in, new creations and benefits come out. Read More