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The Innovation Project Matrix

November 02, 2017
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IP Docketing Software is a Necessity, Not a Luxury

October 30, 2017
To some, IP docketing software may seem like a luxury rather than a necessity. Team leads may think that software would be nice, but spreadsheets have worked fine so far, so why change? However, with so much of IP docketing dependent on maintaining strict filing deadlines, relying solely on ad hoc... Read More

Why Your Innovation Program Needs a System of Record

October 30, 2017
While many organizations undertake serious innovation efforts, there are a number of issues that can cause the effort to stall or fail. One key point of failure is structural misalignment between the innovation team and the core product teams. Since any open innovation effort depends on a... Read More

Embracing Organizational Ambidexterity

October 19, 2017
Although open innovation serves as a path towards greater openness in product innovation and organizational growth, it is not immune to the typical failures that can be found within any business system. Failures in open innovation programs don't necessarily mean that open innovation itself is... Read More

Scaling down: picking the best small innovation team

October 13, 2017
Most people have heard of Amazon chief Jeff Bezos’ two-pizza rule: if a meeting can’t share two pizzas, then there’s too many people in the room. Read More

Innovation Conversations — Luke Mansfield, VP Innovation, PepsiCo

October 10, 2017
I met Luke at the FEI Innovation Europe Conference in June, where he gave a great presentation about the challenges of running an innovation programme in a large corporation. I was taken by his in-depth understanding not just of how to run successful innovation programmes, but how to navigate the... Read More

The Basics of Patent Landscaping

October 05, 2017
With so many opportunities for R&D and patenting, how do research teams and IP managers determine viable opportunities? Through the use of patent landscaping, teams can focus their R&D efforts and identify industry trends that can help steer their internal efforts. Read More

SoftBank And Wellspring Announce Channel Partnership Agreement

October 04, 2017
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Optimizing the Role of IP Management

October 03, 2017
In order to be competitive, firms need to move past the antiquated view of intellectual property management: simple management of documents, deadlines, and other legal processes. Given the tools available and deep impact that IP management has on firm performance, effective IP management is much... Read More

How to test your ideas with a sprint and save millions

September 28, 2017
Today's guest post is from Adam Babajee-Pycroft, Managing Director of UX partner Natural Interaction, who shares some of his experience on running successful sprints. Read More

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