Creating a culture of innovation
Creating a culture of innovation In this article, you will get insights on creating a culture of innovation in your company. What are the most important building blocks of an innovation culture and a highly effective innovation management? What can you do in your company to stimulate a climate that encourages idea generation in order to successfully […]
Hidden obstacles for innovation
Hidden obstacles for innovation: Invisible barriers within the innovation process The innovation process seems to be organized perfectly: Structures, responsible people and functional interfaces are set. Innovation management should function perfectly but something holds projects back or keeps high potential projects from getting started in the first place. “We observe that our competition realizes ideas quicker than […]
Communication in innovation management
Automate communication in idea and innovation management Idea and innovation management is one of the most complex fields in an organization. From idea generation to idea development, from the innovation process to the creation of an innovation roadmap, there are numerous time-consuming activities. The Innolytics® software has been developed to drastically simplify the administration of ideas and […]
Innovation Implementation
Successful implementation of innovation We have enough ideas, but we are struggling to implement them. Not surprising: The path from idea generation to the implemented business innovation is filled with obstacles. Technical challenges have to be overcome, customers do not understand the first product designs or even reject them, expected savings do not materialize immediately. The Innolytics® […]
Five Success Factors for innovative companies
Five success factors of highly innovative companies When implementing innovations, companies often ask themselves this question: What is more important? Is it the innovation process or the innovation culture of a company? Answers are provided by our innovation management study, which you can download free of charge: Processes are tools to channel and sort innovation projects from idea […]
Innovation Roadmap
How to create an innovation roadmap Innovation management is more than just standard project management. From idea development to successful innovation, there are numerous obstacles to overcome. The innovation process is characterized by a high degree of uncertainty. An innovation roadmap helps to manage these uncertainties. Instead of a rigid project plan with fixed tasks […]
Innovation management Process Domo Chemicals
Innovation management process at DOMO Chemicals – understanding as an elementary part of the creative process In this article you will learn about the innovation management process of DOMO-Chemicals, an international manufacturer of specialty chemicals. The company produces polymers for the automotive, textile and plastics industries at its sites in Leuna (D), Premnitz (D), Buford, […]
Innovation in SMEs
Five ways SMEs can innovate successfully Innovation in SMEs is subject to special conditions. Although effective idea management and innovation management is at least as important for the competitiveness of medium-sized companies as it is for large corporations, resources are often lacking. While large corporations employ innovation managers and have their own departments for innovation and […]
Creative processes in idea management
How idea management software supports the creative process Numerous companies use idea management software to support the process of brainstorming and idea development. In recent years, the tools have mostly emulated a process that previously existed analogously: Ideas were entered into the idea management software. These were evaluated by first and second assessors, a decision […]
Innovation management – Trends 2020
Innovation Management – Trends 2020 Markets are changing – innovation management is changing too In recent years, classic innovation management has primarily dealt with the development of technical innovations, new products and innovative product features. In order to cope with these tasks, an innovation process was established in numerous companies, which provided a clear process […]
