Jul 17, 2016 | Ideas, Innovation
Can a process idea and a product idea follow the same pathway? Stage gates are integral to most innovation systems, but many organisations fall into the trap of relying on one stage gate process to be all things to all ideas. At IIG we use an idea pathway approach...
Jul 1, 2016 | Collaboration, commercialisation, Ideas, Innovation
Collaboration has become a bonafide buzzword. Its meaning is turning fuzzy, being so often interchanged with cooperation, connecting, networking. Maybe that’s why a lot of organisations feel like they’re failing at it, not gaining an advantage from it – collaboration...
Jun 23, 2016 | commercialisation, Ideas, Innovation, investment readiness
I’m often asked ‘what is commercialisation?’ and my standard response is that it’s about replacing assumptions with facts. Then I often have to explain what I mean. Here’s what I say. When you have a new product or service concept, and you establish a...
