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Published on: September 11, 2021
Summary
Innovation management is achievable through systematic discipline, not just luck. Identifying the sources of innovation opportunities is key for business success.
Area of Science:
- Management Science
- Innovation Studies
- Entrepreneurship
Background:
- Businesses increasingly rely on innovation for competitive advantage.
- Managers face a paradox: balancing predictable business operations with unpredictable innovation processes.
- The perceived reliance on creativity, inspiration, and luck in innovation creates planning challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the apparent paradox between structured management and the unpredictable nature of innovation.
- To explore the systematic management discipline underlying successful innovations.
- To identify the key sources and methods for recognizing innovation opportunities.
Main Methods:
- Drawing on extensive experience studying innovative and entrepreneurial companies.
- Analyzing the processes of successful innovations.
- Focusing on the practical aspects of innovation management.
Main Results:
- The paradox between management and innovation is only apparent, not real.
- Successful innovation is primarily the result of systematic management discipline, not solely luck or sudden insight.
- Effective innovation relies on knowing where and how to identify opportunities.
Conclusions:
- Innovation can be managed systematically.
- Understanding the sources of innovation is crucial for managers.
- A disciplined approach to identifying opportunities is fundamental to innovation success.
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