INNOVATION

Schneider Electric: Focusing Research on Use Cases

by Albert Meige | Jan 3, 2012 | INNOVATION

During the conference on Open Innovation and the Globalization of Research organized by L'Usine Nouvelle on the 1st of December 2011, Claude Ricaud, Sr VP Innovation of the Power division of Schneider Electric presented his vision of innovation. Presans was there to...

Open Innovation – what’s behind the buzzword?

by Albert Meige | Nov 23, 2011 | INNOVATION

Yesterday (Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011), we were invited to by the Institute for Innovation and Competitiveness i7, the ESCP (Ecole Supérieur de Commerce de Paris) and Accenture who presented their report entitled "Open Innovation: What's Behind the Buzzword?" at...

Testing Perceptions : the GE Ecomagination Challenge

by Jacques Knight | Oct 29, 2011 | INNOVATION

(Français) Second billet d’une série.

The Role of Innovation at a Global Level: The Case of Continental AG

by Albert Meige | Oct 21, 2011 | INNOVATION

At the Grenoble Innovation Fair, the first keynote speaker was Reiner Hoeger, Director Engineering Governance and head of innovation at Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG). Reiner gave a very bright talk on his vision of innovation at Continental AG. His talk...

Innovation in France : the View from Austria

by Jacques Knight | Oct 14, 2011 | INNOVATION

The outside view on efforts undertaken to enhance the French innovation system is refreshingly severe: the new organization introduced by reforms conceals the unshakable hold of the old system, as well as the low appetite of France for globalization. Having eliminated the analytical room usually provided for wishful thinking, such a non-accommodating message invites us to renew from the ground up the way we view innovation and the economic and social changes it is a part of. First post of a series.

Innovation and competitive watch: the role of investment funds – Part 2 : Alstom

by Jacques Knight | Aug 31, 2011 | INNOVATION

Alstom How to detect innovative technologies Operating both within the fields of power (Alstom Power and Alstom Grid) and transportation (Alstom Transport), the core business of the Alstom Group is subject to an innovation imperative: both into adjacent territories,...

Innovation and competitive watch: the role of investment funds – Part 1: SEB

by Jacques Knight | Aug 24, 2011 | INNOVATION

For any organization, the strategic decision to innovate in a domain is accompanied by the choice of an innovation management model, typically characterized by its degree and form of openness to other actors participating in the domain. The challenge of innovation...

Open Innovation Platforms, Idea Dispenser or More?

by Albert Meige | Apr 22, 2011 | INNOVATION

I will be one of the speakers of the symposium "Innovation & Veille - Partenaires de l'Avenir" ("Innovation and Intelligence - Partners for the Future"). I'll be speaking between Pierre-Emmanuel Meyers (Innovation at Air Liquide) and Gerald Piat (Innovation at...

Open science

by Albert Meige | Apr 8, 2011 | INNOVATION

Michael Nielsen, we already spoke about in this blog, recently gave a very interesting talk at TEDx on "Open Science". Why social network for researchers or scientists do not work and why this is a shame. Open Science (by Michael Nielsen at TEDx) Original post is on...

A Novel Approach for Open Innovation Platforms: Multistep Dynamic Expert Sourcing : Conclusion

by Albert Meige | Feb 8, 2011 | INNOVATION

In the first section, the main drawbacks of traditional problem solving platform were presented. These drawbacks are the difficulty to attract and engage sufficient number of qualified experts, the difficulty to efficiently match seeker problems with potential...