By Eric van Niekerk – Research Lead, Innocentrix When the brief is to build a house, the vision of the outcome is quite clear: build a large structure with a few walls and a roof and probably some doors and windows. When asked to innovate though, the final outcome is almost completely undefined, since innovation [...]
By Henra Mayer & Eric van Niekerk – Innocentrix Innovation in the organisational environment will only be sustainable if it is focused on a systematic, result driven approach. A results driven approach implies an ability to measure innovation outcomes and showing impact. Many organisations kick-off an innovation programme hastily - something must be done - [...]
By Eric van Niekerk, Research Lead, Innocentrix One of the biggest trends of the 21st century has been the emergence of social media. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and a host of similar sites and apps took our social lives by storm. Our current social ecosystems are often engaged through the use of these online connection systems, [...]
By Eric van Niekerk, Research Lead, Innocentrix The power of disruptive innovation is being embraced all over the world in response to an increasingly competitive and dynamic market place. Harnessing sustainable innovation success however, can be a challenging process. Sustainable innovation rarely happens in isolation, barring the necessity for, amongst other things, adequate resourcing, funding [...]
By Richard Copland. The views contained in this blog and all of my blogs are very much my own. For those in the UK it can’t have escaped anyone’s attention that we have a forth coming election on the horizon. My polling card arrived in my mailbox and it got me thinking how old fashioned [...]
