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In Vision 2050, sustainability is the key driver for innovation #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger IIR USA LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: Part 1: Using WBCSD’s Vision2050 of a Sustainable World to Drive Corporate Innovation Speaker: Per Sandberg: Managing Director, WORLD BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Per Sandberg posed this question, “What innovation does the world need?” Vision 2025 [...]
Power Your Way to Innovation with an Electric Toothbrush! #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger Organizer IIR LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: The Invention Environment and its Difficulties Speaker: Peter Hilfinger: Inventor of the Powered Toothbrush & former R&D Director, BRAUN/ORAL B Peter Hilfinger invented the electric toothbrush; he was the leader of the team. He outlined the conditions [...]
MP3 Changes the World of Music #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger Organizer IIR LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: Inventor’s Forum The MP3 Story: From Basic Research to Changing the World of Music Speaker: Prof Karlheinz Brandenburg: Inventor, MP3 Format, Director, Franhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology The MP3 story involves basic research standardization. Internet marketing [...]
Customer-centric Innovation Drives a Superior Customer Experience #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger Organizer IIR LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: Delivering a Superior and More Profitable Experience Speaker: Ian Forrest: Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, GE MONEY This is a story about the GE Money Bank in the Czech Republic and about delivering a superior and more [...]
Innovation Culture as a Team Sport #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger IIR USA LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: Innovation Culture—Making Innovation a Team Sport Speaker: Urs Limacher: Senior Director Emerging Technologies, ZIMMER Zimmer is a leading orthopedic supplier to orthopedic surgeons. The industry is 50 years old. They will be replaced by biological products. Their [...]
Reinventing wind power using technology #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger IIR USA LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: Reinventing an Older Product Segment by Implementing State-of-the-Art Technologies Speaker: Carsten Dickmann, Head of Marketing and Product Management, POWER WIND Carsten addressed the question, “What is the difference of development between a product and a service?” The [...]
Service Innovation and New Markets #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger IIR USA LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: Service Innovation and New Markets …Key Elements of Time: Matters’ Growth Strategy Speaker: Franz-Joseph Miller: CEO TIME-MATTERS-A LUFTHANSA SUBSIDIARY You will get innovation from the view of a mid-size company. They provide special speed solutions for the [...]
Leadership and Innovation Strategy #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger IIR USA LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: Corporate Leadership Forum on Innovation Strategy – A Two Part Presentation Speakers: Krijn Rietveld, Senior Vice President of the Nutrition Innovation Group, Royal DSM N.V. & Patrick O’Riordan: Global Director, Insights & Innovation, Anheuser-Busch InBev DSM has [...]
Ten Ways to get Fired While Innovating #FEIEUROPE
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger IIR USA LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Speaker: Scott Anthony: Author, The Silver Lining An Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times Topic: Seizing the Silver Lining In telecommunications it is about that last mile for success. The same is true for innovation in looking at that [...]
Managing Trends and Innovations
By Connie Harryman, Applied Concepts Creativity Guest Blogger Organizer IIR LIVE Front End of Innovation Europe 2010 Topic: The Trend Radar – Managing Trends and Innovations Through Corporate Foresight Speaker: Dominik Tappert: Head of Innovations, Kaefer Aerospace Dominik Tappert began by posing this question, “Why do we need innovation and early trend detection?” The answer [...]
